National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
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The Spread and Ecological Consequences of the Invasive Seaweed, Sargassum horneri
Sargassum horneri is a large, annual, brown alga native to shallow reefs of Japan and Korea that was first discovered in the eastern Pacific Ocean in Long Beach Harbor in 2003. -
The Effect of Sea Otter Re-establishment in Southern California on the Remnant Populations and Recovery of Black Abalone, An Endangered Species
The black abalone is a long-lived intertidal marine snail listed as endangered under the federal Endangered Species Act. -
Geochemistry, Physics, and Ecology of an Intermittent Estuary on the California Coast: A Multi-Disciplinary Investigation into an Annual Organism Die-off
Almost every year since 1995, Pescadero Estuary in San Mateo County has experienced mysterious die-offs of fish, including federally protected steelhead trout. -
Ocean Forcing of San Francisco Bay: Intrusion of Upwelled Water
This project examines the degree to which the intrusion of deep, upwelled water into San Francisco Bay affects the bay’s nitrate, oxygen and pH levels and thus contributes to eutrophication, hypoxi -
Context and Scale of Seagrass Effects on Estuarine Acidification: An Academic-Industry Partnership to Explore Mitigation Potential
Could seagrass meadows be a natural, local remedy for ocean acidification? -
Importance Estuarine Acidification (EA) for Commercial Oyster Production and Native Oyster Restoration
Though the ocean is expected to become more acidic on average over the next several decades, it is not clear whether climate change will have the same effect on California’s estuaries, since these -
Climate and the Santa Barbara Basin Fish Assemblage in the Last Two Millennia: Management Implications
Marine fish population sizes may vary over periods of months to decades in response to natural ocean cycles, which inevitably favor some species over others. -
Sustainable Marine Aquaculture in the Southern California Bight
A Case Study on Environmental and Regulatory Confidence -
Submarine Groundwater Discharge in North Monterey Bay— The Fuel Sustaining the Algal Incubator
Northern Monterey Bay is subject to recurrent diatom and dinoflagellate blooms.
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