Safe and Sustainable Fisheries and Seafood Supply

Sea Grant research to inform the future of sustainable marine aquaculture
Five new projects involve researchers from California

Assessing policy barriers for mariculture in the United States while accounting for fisheries context
Demand for seafood is increasing globally and domestically. Despite being the largest importer of seafood in the world, U.S.

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.

Socioeconomic Guidance for the California Marine Life Management Act Amended Master Plan
Fisheries are complex, dynamic integrated social-ecological systems.

California company nurtures interest in seaweed aquaculture
Researchers successfully cultivate native seaweed in Tomales Bay

California Collaborative Fisheries Research Program – monitoring and evaluation of California marine protected areas
The California Collaborative Fisheries Research Program (CCRFP) is a diverse partnership of volunteer fishermen, boat captains, scientists, nongovernmental organizations, and charter companies inte

Establishing a statewide baseline and long-term MPA monitoring program for commercial and CPFV fisheries in the state of California
Humans are a key component of California’s ocean and coastal ecosystems, and fishing communities have voiced concern about socioeconomic and recreational impacts related to the establishment of Cal

California Sea Grant Extension
This publication highlights impacts from the California Sea Grant Extension Program. The program specializes in applied research designed to supply information to meet specific state information an

Native seaweed aquaculture in Tomales Bay: Gracilariopsis andersonii cultivation techniques and associated ecosystem services
Studies have shown that seaweed aquaculture can absorb carbon and nitrogen from the water and contribute to the reduction of local ocean acidification and eutrophication.