California Ocean Protection Council (OPC)
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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 DNA metabarcoding approach to monitoring fish spawning and population connectivity in Coastal Southern and Central California
Changes in global climate are affecting many parameters of the ocean environment including temperature, pH, nutrient levels, and oxygen concentrations. -
Sea Feeds: Identification and culture of Californian marine macroalgae capable of reducing greenhouse gas production from ruminant livestock
To address climate change in California beyond carbon-based gases, the state has recently passed legislation to reduce short-lived climate pollutants. -
Improving management under the Marine Life Management Act (MLMA) by accounting for effects of Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA) Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) on fisheries
Over the past several decades, California has implemented two major pieces of legislation to improve management of our local marine ecosystem: the Marine Life Management Act (MLMA) to improve fishe -
Reconstructing the population dynamics of southern California Paralabrax species in the face of a changing ocean
The saltwater basses (Paralabrax species) are an important recreational fishery in California.
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