Research Projects

Project Number Title Focus Area Start / End Date
R/MPA-34 Citizen-scientist Monitoring of Rocky Reefs and Kelp Forests: Creating a Baseline for California’s North Coast MPAs -
R/MPA-35 Baseline Characterization of Seabirds -
R/MPA-36 Baseline Characterization of Human Uses and the Socioeconomic Dimensions of MPAs -
R/MPA-37 Baseline Characterization of Nearshore Fish Communities Associated with Rocky Reef Habitats -
R/MPA-38 Baseline Characterization of Sandy Beach and Surf-Zone Ecosystems -
R/MPA-39 Traditional Ecological Knowledge of Keystone Marine Species and Ecosystems -
R/MPA-4 Collaborative Surveys of Nearshore Fishes in and Around Central Coast MPA Healthy Coastal Ecosystems, Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture -
R/MPA-40 Baseline Characterization of Estuarine Ecosystems -
R/MPA-41 Baseline Characterization and Monitoring of the MPAs along the North Coast: ROV Surveys of the Subtidal -
R/MPA-42 Establishing a statewide baseline and long-term MPA monitoring program for commercial and CPFV fisheries in the state of California Healthy Coastal Ecosystems, Resilient Coastal Communities and Economies, Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture -