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Fleet of boats

New Portal Tracks Coastal Health

Real-time data helps protect $45 billion marine economy from the effects of ocean acidification and oxygen depletion

Coho smolt

Coho Salmon's Survival Strategy: Different Paths to Success

Study reveals unexpected diversity in endangered coho migration patterns

Group photo of ECOPs

Making Waves in Ocean Science

Creating Opportunities for Early Career Ocean Professionals

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

Kristine Cabbage kneeling in grass for monitoring

Digging deep

How a postdoc position bridged the gap between research and policy in California's crucial Delta

Man observing debris captured by trash booms in a sediment basins

Uniting across borders to tackle land-based marine debris

A $300,000 grant is bringing together efforts in the Tijuana River watershed

Water and wetlands

Deep Uncertainty and Top Predators

A unique postdoc dives into the ecosystems of the Delta

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.

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

Oyster bags in Tomales Bay. Courtesy of Jonathan MacKay.

The birth of the California Current Acidification Network

When oyster larvae started dying in record numbers, California Sea Grant jumped into action

John Richards and Captain Mike McCorkle.

Sharing the Sea

California Sea Grant's Role in Forty Years of Navigating Ocean Space Use

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

Kelp forest in California

Cutting-Edge Science for Kelp Restoration

Results from six innovative research projects will help protect and restore California's vital kelp forests

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

Sea Surface and Horizon. Photo credit/courtesy of: Petr Kratochvil.

Forging community and joint voices in the face of DDT’s environmental threat

When offshore DDT disposal in California resurfaced in the media, two Sea Grant programs joined forces

A view from the cliffs of the rocky coastline of Greyhound Rock State Marine Conservation Area.

California Sea Grant’s Role in Creating the MPA Network

The state’s unique network of marine protected areas extends for over a thousand miles and protects California’s coastal and marine ecosystems holistically