Healthy Coastal and Marine Ecosystems
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Could fish sounds help scientists monitor ocean health?
Acoustic recordings of fish species could be a powerful and less expensive way to monitor California’s marine protected areas. -
Ocean Protection Council Awards $6 million to research projects that advance ocean and coastal management in California
At its October 25, 2018 meeting, the California Ocean Protection Council (OPC) unanimously approved 24 research projects totaling $6 million in funding through the -
Assessing the combined effects of ocean acidification and warming on disease susceptibility and restoration success of the critically endangered white abalone
The white abalone is an iconic California species, which once supported a lucrative commercial fishery. -
Understanding ocean warming impacts on shrinking body sizes of California fishes: Linking pattern & mechanism to support future sustainable fisheries
Reductions in body size of marine fishes linked to ocean warming have been reported across numerous ecosystem types and species. -
Geography of stress: Impacts of ocean acidification along the California Coast
Increases in atmospheric CO2 concentrations are fundamentally changing the chemistry of the ocean. -
Present and future climatic drivers of domoic acid toxicity in coastal ecosystems of California
Domoic acid, a neurotoxin produced by certain species of the diatom, Pseudo‐nitzschia, poses a significant health threat to marine mammals, seabirds, and humans via transfer of the toxin t -
Benefits beyond biomass: Biophysical feedbacks within Marine Protected Areas may promote ecosystem resilience in the face of global climate change
Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are a critical tool for conservation and management of economically, socially, and ecologically valuable species in California. -
An ecophysiological framework to assess hypoxia driven habitat loss in the California Current ecosystem
The California Current Ecosystem (CCE), extending from British Columbia to Baja California, Mexico, is one of the most productive ocean ecosystems in the world. -
A multi-faceted approach to enhance sustainability of the California spiny lobster fishery
The California spiny lobster is an important species in California both economically and ecologically. -
Struggling Olympia oysters get a boost from scientists in Monterey Bay
Once common up and down the West Coast, Olympia oysters now need help to survive.
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