National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Statewide High-Resolution Assessment of California Coastal Cliff Erosion and Retreat
In this project, the scientist will lead an effort to measure and map recent coastal cliff erosion and retreat along most of the California coast, using aerial laser survey data collected in 1998,

Spatial Redistribution of Fishing Effort: Identifying Drivers and Testing Model Predictions for Informing Expectations in Marine Spatial Planning
Do marine reserves reduce fishermen’s catches or simply displace where fish are caught? Is “spill-over” real and can it be documented from catch records?

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 of 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