Research Projects

Project Number Title Focus Area Start / End Date
R/MPA-50A Monitoring and Evaluation of Kelp Forest Ecosystems in the MLPA Marine Protected Area Network: 2024-2026 Healthy Coastal Ecosystems -
R/HCEOPC-45 ACCELERATING BULL KELP ECOSYSTEM RECOVERY IN A RECENTLY DEFORESTED LOCATION IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA BY USING A STRATEGIC SEQUENCE OF RESTORATION TECHNIQUES & COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION Healthy Coastal Ecosystems, Education, Training and Public Information, Resilient Coastal Communities and Economies, Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture -
R/HCEOPC-41 EVALUATING A NOVEL KELP RESTORATION APPROACH AND THE CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE FOR KELP RECOVERY AND RESTORATION Healthy Coastal Ecosystems -
R/RCCE-18 Informing a Holistic Socio-Ecological Restoration and Monitoring Plan Through an Understanding of the Long-Term Patterns of Change and Use of Tidal Marshes in Northern Mission Bay, San Diego, California Resilient Coastal Communities and Economies -
R/RCCE-16 Microbial Photo-Biodegradation of Plastics and Bioplastics Resilient Coastal Communities and Economies -
R/SFA-21 Contribution of Lagoon-Rearing Juvenile Chinook Salmon to Adult Spawning Population in the Mattole River Resilient Coastal Communities and Economies -
R/SFA-18 Evaluating the potential for commercial aquaculture of the native Pacific littleneck clam (Leukoma staminea) in Morro Bay Estuary, CA Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture -
R/HCEOPC-43 Ghvtlh-k’vsh shu'-srnelh-'i~ (KELP GUARDIANS) Healthy Coastal Ecosystems -
R/RCCE-14 Understanding Flow-Ecology Relationships to Inform the Restoration of Effluent-Influenced Coastal Streams in Southern California Resilient Coastal Communities and Economies -
R/SFA-20 Biological Hotspots Under Threat: Quantifying Climate Impacts to California’s Marine Ecosystems and Coastal Communities Resilient Coastal Communities and Economies -