On Tuesday April 14th the BEACON Science Advisory Committee (SAC) met in Carpinteria City Council Chambers. The SAC was given a presentation on California’s 2026 Coast and Ocean Assessment prepared by the California Ocean Science Trust on behalf of the California Ocean Protection Council. The presentation was given by Dr. Jill Harris, project lead. The Assessment is the first in California to detail the condition of our coast and ocean resources across nearly 20 different assessment categories, including California’s sandy beaches. The assessment was prepared by dozens of scientists and experts, including members of BEACON’s Science Advisory Committee. Information contained in the Assessment will inform BEACON’s own research activities over the next three to five years.
The SAC members also heard a report from BEACON’s science support staff regarding the draft 2026 Update to BEACON’s 2021 Science Research Agenda. The 2026 Update describes many research initiatives undertaken or supported by BEACON in the past five years, including BEACON’s Regional Coastal Adaptation Monitoring Program, RCAMP. SAC members were asked to review and comment on the draft update, which will be circulated first for public and stakeholder review and comment over the next couple of months, and further discussed at an upcoming manager-scientist meeting to be held in Fall/Winter 2026. BEACON staff welcome stakeholder and public review and comment of the draft.
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