Healthy Coastal and Marine Ecosystems

Rare coral-like algae, rhodoliths build habitat on the ocean floor
Catalina Island, located off the coast of Southern California, is a tourist's paradise that attracts boaters, hikers, divers, and snorkelers, who boat or ferry to the island to hike its miles of un

MPA update: A deep dive into the mid-depth rocky reef
Just beyond California’s kelp forests, patches of rock and sandy seafloor stretch from about 100 feet to over 300 feet deep at the edge of the continental shelf in what scientists call the mid-dept

California Sea Grant Strategic Plan, 2018-2023
California Sea Grant serves the communities, industries, and people of California.

Alumni profile: From Knauss fellowship to fisheries management
Jet-setters of the high seas, swordfish roam thousands of miles across the open ocean. They may cross dozens of international boundaries, of which they remain entirely unaware.

MPA update: Sport anglers reel in fisheries data
Over the last two decades, California created a unique network of marine protected areas across the state with the intention of cultivating healthy ocean ecosystems.

2020 Landowner Update: Salmon and Steelhead Monitoring in the Russian River Watershed
Annual update for landowners and community members, summarizing outcomes of salmon and steelhead monitoring activities in the Russian River watershed. 

Spring-run and fall-run Chinook salmon aren’t as different as they seem
Historically, spring-run and fall-run Chinook salmon have been considered as separate subspecies, races, ecotypes, or even as separate species of fish.

State of the skates: An investigation into three of California’s skate species
Research funded by California Sea Grant sheds new light on the life histories and population statuses of three little-studied skate species.

MPA update: Fishing communities discuss protected areas impacts
A team of researchers studies how marine protected areas affect state water fisheries.

California Sea Grant welcomes new CalCOFI coordinator
California Sea Grant and the California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations (CalCOFI) are pleased to welcome Dr.