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Delta Fellows. Courtesy of Delta Fellows.

Eight emerging scientists address high-priority research needs

The latest cohort of Delta Science Fellows improved our understanding of an important ecological and economic region

Exterior view of Monterey Bay Aquarium

‘A great stepping stone’

From sanctuaries to an aquarium, California Sea Grant State Fellows are diving into the communities of the Central Coast

California State Capitol

California Sea Grant welcomes new 2025 class of state fellows

The year-long fellowship offers hands-on training related to policy and management of marine, coastal and watershed resources.

Ben Dorfman standing at the railing of a boat with a fishing rod

An Accidental Sea-Level Rise Specialist

A California Sea Grant State Fellow is on a mission to protect the beaches he grew up loving

Estuaries outside San Francisco

Navigating the agency world

California Sea Grant State Fellows at the San Francisco Estuary Partnership learn the ins and outs of government work

Cruise Ships in the Port of San Diego

State Fellows learn the policy ropes

At the Port of San Diego and the Coastal California Commission, fellows pursue social justice and ecological flourishing

State Fellows gathered

California Sea Grant State Fellows reach beyond research

Placements with the Ocean Protection Council and Delta Stewardship Council show how science impacts people and places

Brandon Quintana sitting on the beach

From backyard sharks to championing coastal communities

State Fellow Brandon Quintana’s passion combines environmental science and social equity

Washington, D.C.

Knauss fellow embraces the wider ocean view

De'Marcus Robinson explores policy at the Council on Environmental Quality

2024 State Fellows

California Sea Grant welcomes new 2024 class of state fellows

The year-long fellowship offers hands-on training related to policy and management of marine, coastal and watershed resources.

Binational fellow Meliza Le Alvarado surfacing from a dive

Bridging Borders for Coastal Resilience

California Sea Grant’s First-Ever Binational Climate Fellow Meliza Le Alvarado forges coastal collaborations

Michael Wells and his dog

From finance to shaping a sustainable future

California Sea Grant State Fellow Michael Wells looked at lithium extraction to help California reach its targets for clean air and climate change

California Sea Grant announces finalists for the 2022 Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship

2024 Knauss Fellowship Finalists announced

Two California graduate students to join prestigious program

A group of fellows sitting.

How California Sea Grant State Fellows Influence Good Policymaking Everywhere

Over 300 aspiring researchers & future policymakers have spent year-long forays in the decades old program polishing their best skills & discovering new strengths

Natalie Cross headshot

2023 NOAA Coastal Management Fellows Announced

Natalie Cross, a recent Stanford graduate, among the slate of fellows

The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.

Finding the Human Dimension in Environmental Management

2022 California Sea Grant State Fellow Aaron Angel explains how combining social and ecological data can improve monitoring programs across the state

Carina Fish headshot.

Knauss fellow Carina Fish melds justice and science

Working in a senate office reveals ‘how the cookie is made’

Meliza Le Alvaredo headshot

California Sea Grant Welcomes Binational Climate Fellow

Through a new fellowship, Meliza Le Alvarado will improve access to coastal resilience science for communities around the San Diego-Northern Baja California region.

Cloudy blue water rushes through rocks in the Trinity River as the evening sunlight shines on a section of evergreen trees lining the rocky river bed.

Pathogen-Resistant Salmon Stock May Signal Hope For The Upper Klamath River

Graduate Research Fellow Leah Mellinger finds promising results in the effort to restock the Upper Klamath River