Safe and Sustainable Fisheries and Seafood Supply

Research funding to support new faculty in California
California Sea Grant announces seven research projects exploring coastal resilience, aquaculture, and fisheries.

Anticipating the effects of future climates and river flow regimes on Pacific Herring recruitment in the San Francisco Bay
San Francisco Bay’s once-thriving herring fishery has recently seen declines and increased variability, which has even led to closures.  Forage fishes like herring, anchovy, and shad are not only i

Season timing, benefits of diversified fishing portfolios, and the ability of fishers to withstand sudden revenue declines
Over the past several decades, managers have limited access to many of California’s commercial fisheries.

Study of the biology of night smelt (Spirinchus starksi) in Humboldt and Del Norte counties
Night smelt, Spirinchus starksi, is an ecologically, economically and culturally important forage fish that occurs from Central California to Southeast Alaska.

Using energetics and metabolism to enhance Olympia oyster aquaculture and outplanting success
Olympia oysters (Ostrea lurida) are the only native oyster species along the California coastline.

Quantifying volatile bromocarbon emissions from seaweed aquaculture in California
The seaweed aquaculture industry is a growing area in California, and there is particular interest in the development of seaweed aquaculture for use in livestock feed, as incorporation of seaweed i

Strengthening sustainability in an acidified ocean: does the co-culture of seaweeds and shellfish improve shell integrity in farmed red abalone?
Abalone harvesting and consumption have a long history in California, but recreational and commercial fisheries have been forced to close due to overfishing, habitat destruction, harmful algal bloo

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.