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Ready for the Next Step: Underrepresented & Minority Undergrads Wrap Up Their California Sea Grant Internships
The year-long internships focus on kelp recovery, but the opportunity allows students to gain new experiences in science. For some, it’s helping to launch new careers.
Roe Crops: How Sacramento Became the Caviar Capital of the U.S.
Bolstered by steady funding assistance from California Sea Grant, California’s white sturgeon were successfully brought into domestication
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
Spent nuclear fuel sits on a crumbling California coastline. So what to do?
A Cal Poly Humboldt research team considers varied viewpoints on a tangled problem
Knauss fellow Carina Fish melds justice and science
Working in a senate office reveals ‘how the cookie is made’
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
Who’s At Risk? A New California Sea Grant Study Assesses Contaminant Levels in Spiny Lobster & Crab Harvested from San Diego Bay
Where shellfish is caught and which parts are eaten can impact risks.
‘Everybody thinks the ocean is limitless’
Fisherman Pete Halmay believes that both science and experience play a role in sustaining local fisheries. As told to Ute Eberle.
The story in the data
Marine science interns turn to storytelling to clarify the numbers behind hypoxia in California
The unassuming device that maps California’s fish eggs
California Sea Grant funding helped an innovative tool spread across the world
Press Release: Can genetic rescue be used as a tool to save endangered species?
Researchers from UC Berkeley, NOAA and California Sea Grant say the technique is being used to bolster California’s endangered coho salmon.
A New $298,000 Grant Will Help Engage Underserved Communities in Efforts to Reduce Marine Debris Pollution
Vulnerable communities are often impacted the most by trash that can become marine debris
A $2.7 Million Funding Award Aims For End-of-Life Solutions For Plastics Used By Growers Along California’s Central Coast
Millions of pounds of plastics are used on coastal farm fields each year; a new funding award will help researchers to find ways of keeping it out of nearby streams and the ocean
Q&A with former California Sea Grant Seafood Specialist Pamela Tom
Part of a special series celebrating California Sea Grant's 50th anniversary
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
Symposium connects science and management in Southern California’s wetlands
The San Diego Estuaries Research Symposium offered a look at innovative wetland research
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.
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.
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
Beach loss through sea level rise will affect underserved communities the most
A new study shows that equitable coastal access might become another victim of climate change – unless we plan proactively