Safe and Sustainable Fisheries and Seafood Supply

Study identifies traits of climate-resilient red abalone
Red abalone mothers from California’s North Coast give their offspring an energy boost when they’re born that helps them better withstand ocean acidification compared to their captive, farmed count

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

Fish to Families
About the project

Fish forecasting: Reducing the risk of cetacean bycatch through computer modeling
Computer modeling seeks to improve the sustainability of California's swordfish fishery, by forecasting the probability of cetacean bycatch.

Warmer waters threaten red abalone recovery
New California Sea Grant-funded research identifies conditions that promote consistent red abalone recruitment, but also finds impacts from prolonged heat stress.

Understanding the Demand for Local Seafood to Improve Accessibility Throughout an Urban San Diego
This publication is a Bachelor thesis completed with UCSD Environmental Systems Program (ESYS) and California Sea Grant in summer 2020.

Aquaculture shows promise in restoring native California oysters
A restoration aquaculture project has doubled the population of native Olympia oysters in Monterey Bay’s Elkhorn Slough.

California Sea Grant and Cal Poly appoint aquaculture specialist
California Sea Grant and California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly) are pleased to welcome Dr. Kevin Marquez Johnson.

New partnership to bring local fish to San Diego families
California Sea Grant is proud to support Fish to Families, a new meal distribution program meant to support both local fishermen

By the numbers 2020
This handout provides a quick overview of the impact of the California Sea Grant Program, as reported to the National Sea Grant Office in June 2020.