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![An ecosystem of the pacific ocean is visible during low tide in Pismo Beach with rocks, tide pools, grass and a person walking their dog on the sandy beach.](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2023-03/02_23.news_.livingshorelines.ue_.photo1_1.jpg)
Researchers are studying how oyster reefs and eelgrass can fight coastal erosion in California
Living shorelines can help combat erosion caused by sea level rise. A new study investigates what approaches work best.
![A photo taken from the beach facing the ocean shows the sand leading into the waterand a blue highlighted box outlines a section of the ocean in the waves that identifies a ripcurrent in the water.](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2023-01/ripfinder.jpeg)
Researchers awarded $150,000 to develop RipFinder app
A new funding award will help warn ocean swimmers of dangerous rip currents before they enter the water
![Russian River with low water flow.](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2022-04/news_item_russianriverlowspringflow.jpg)
Droughts are Shifting Migration Patterns in Already Endangered Russian River Coho Salmon
Lower flows and warming water temperatures are creating a potentially deadly timing mismatch for young salmon headed to sea
![Two people standing among phragmites. Courtesy of Richelle Tanner.](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2022-10/09_22.News_.RichelleTanner.BU_.Photo_.1.jpeg)
A study of a marsh ecosystem grows into a consideration of what science can be
By embracing complexity and nuance, Chapman University’s Richelle Tanner is searching for a more inclusive and effective approach to biology
![Aerial shot of landscape. Courtesy of DJ Fogbound.](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2022-10/9_22.News_.NicolParkerPMPM.BU_.Photo_.1.jpg)
Pinning down the pesticides
The volume and variety of pesticides sprayed in California seem almost incomprehensible. Nonetheless, Delta Science Fellow Nicol Parker has built a model that can track their toxic spread
Study finds coralline algae are threatened by the dual stressors of ocean acidification and warming
These hard algae look similar to coral and are ecologically and economically important to kelp forest ecosystems
![Reel in and Recycle fishing line recycling bin set up at Dana Point Harbor.](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2022-06/torresdanapointbin_800x500.jpg)
Reducing fishing line pollution one recycling bin at a time
California Sea Grant's NOAA Marine Debris Program Extension Fellow recently facilitated the addition of 50 new bins.
![Sunflower star larvae raised at Dr. Jason Hodin’s lab in Washington as seen under a microscope. The dark shapes are stomachs. Photo credit: Dennis Wise/University of Washington](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2022-06/copy_of_larvae-1.jpg)
Baby sea stars and urchins reveal insights for kelp forest restoration
The tiniest of creatures are helping Sea Grant-funded scientists solve one of the biggest problems in the kelp forest crisis.
![A diver checks equipment used to plant bull kelp.](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2022-05/diver.png)
How math is helping restore bull kelp forests
By Gina Contolini, Kelp Management Extension Fellow, California Sea Grant
![Scripps Pier.](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2022-03/untitled_design_1.png)
California Sea Grant welcomes Lian Guo as the new Research Coordinator
Lian Guo joins the team at California Sea Grant, which is based at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego.