Healthy Coastal and Marine Ecosystems

Historical ecology of estuarine and coastal communities
Salt marsh plant communities

Nation-level property rights can help protect global marine resources
New research shows that unauthorized foreign fishing is dramatically lower just inside Exclusive Economic Zones than in comparable adjacent areas

Implementation of California Coastal Salmonid Monitoring in the Russian River Watershed (2015- 2019)
Results from salmon and steelhead monitoring associated with implementation of the statewide Coastal Monitoring Plan in the Russian River Watershed from June 2015 to February 2019. 

Explosion in plastic pollution post-World War II seen in marine sediments
Sea Grant-funded research shows a surge in microplastics since the 1950's, visible in sea floor sediments

Simulation driven Bayesian calibration of data weighting
Fisheries managers use stock assessments—collections of demographic information about fisheries populations—to determine the health of the population and inform fisheries management.

Empirical dynamic modeling for assessment and management of short-lived species
Although scientists can successfully assess many fisheries, some populations are harder to model.

Climate change could shrink oyster habitat in California
Ocean acidification is bad news for shellfish, as it makes it harder for them to form their calcium-based shells.

Urbanized beaches lack biodiversity
Some of southern California’s most iconic and popular beaches have lost most of their biodiversity, according to Sea Grant-funded marine scientists

Research measures impact of California's ocean preservation policy
California Sea Grant-funded research helps evaluate effectiveness of marine protected areas. 

Coastal condor populations threatened by contamination from marine mammal carcasses
A research project led by California Sea Grant Trainee Maggie Stack is providing insight into the context of environmental contaminant buildup in blood samples of condors in California.