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Hands sorting scientifically through detritus. Courtesy of iStock.

New research associates will carry out California Sea Grant’s science and outreach mission

2022 Ricketts Award Recipient Rick Starr

Rick Starr Discusses Seascape Ecology as 2022 Ed Ricketts Memorial Award Recipient

The marine scientist and former extension program director will provide a lecture on seascape ecology on Oct. 26

Giant – or purple-hinged – rock scallops are big and delicious. Courtesy of Carolynn Culver.

Rock scallops like it rough

By going against conventional wisdom, a team of California Sea Grant and Moss Landing Marine Lab researchers might have finally figured out some critical factors for farming large quantities of elusive giant rock scallop larvae

Aerial shot of landscape. Courtesy of DJ Fogbound.

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

Knauss Fellow Maya Becker and Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski. Courtesy of Brian Dusek.

Knauss Fellow Maya Becker on Policy for Ocean and Climate Resilience

Laurie Richmond. Courtesy of Laurie Richmond.

Cal Poly Humboldt Professor Laurie Richmond Joins California Sea Grant as an Extension Specialist

Ocean scene. Courtesy of iStock.

Welcome California Sea Grant’s new fund managers!

CASG’s fiscal team grows by two

Seaweed from land-based culture systems. Courtesy of Monterey Bay Seaweeds.

California Sea Grant Receives Nearly $700,000 To Develop New Hatchery Technologies For Seaweed Farming

Funding will address critical knowledge gaps in propagating seaweed and expanding U.S. seaweed markets

Kevin Stuart, a research scientist at Hubbs netting yellowtail fingerlings. Courtesy of Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute.

California Sea Grant Awarded Nearly $630,000 In Yellowtail Research Funding

Improving production of this commercially ready marine fish for aquaculture will help reduce America’s reliance on imported seafood

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Share your input on California Sea Grant's draft strategic plan

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Coralline algae covered in barnacles. Courtesy of Emily Donham.

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

Point Loma San Diego - North San Diego Bay. Courtesy of cultivar413.

“Fishing for Meaning”

The underlying social significance of harvesting and eating seafood from urban San Diego Bay

Tumble culture of the red seaweed dulse (Devaleraea mollis) was used to buffer natural pH fluctuations, to feed juvenile abalone, as can be grown for human consumption with our industrial partner, Monterey Bay Seaweeds. Courtesy of Scott Hamilton.

Ocean acidification can pose a challenge to abalone aquaculture. Seaweed can help

Growing dulse alongside abalone could have big benefits for aquaculture

An experimental array of structures are seen here. Concrete blocks in particular result in an increased number of crabs, which decrease the predatory Atlantic whelks that consume native oysters. Oyster shells serve as structures for juvenile oysters to attach. Courtesy of Marcella Heineke.

Scientists restore native oysters by bringing back an enemy of their predator

California Sea Grant Graduate Research Fellow Priya Shukla is stress hardening baby oysters. Courtesy of Priya Shukla

Running boot camps for oysters to train them for a warming world

Delta Fellows. Courtesy of Delta Fellows.

Eight Early-Career Scientists Awarded Delta Science Fellowships

Emily Chen. Courtesy of Emily Chen.

California Graduate Student Awarded National Marine Fisheries Fellowship

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

2023 Knauss Fellowship Finalists announced

Ocean scene. Courtesy of: Art Wager/iStock

California Sea Grant scales up science outreach

U.S. Capitol Building.

Knauss Fellow advances marine science legislation

The PIER team bolts an Argos transmitter to the dorsal fin of a swordfish caught with deep-set gear. The transmitters allow the researcher to track movements of swordfish throughout their annual migration cycles. Photo credit: PIER

Scientists study Pacific swordfish ecology for sustainable management

The swordfish industry is big business. By studying the genetics and movements of swordfish, scientists have begun to address important management questions for this elusive resource.

Piedras Blancas State Marine Reserve. Photo credit: Gary O'Neill

Defining fishing impacts on the effectiveness of California’s Marine Protected Areas for the first time

Coastal flooding in Imperial Beach California.

New Guide to Help Communities Plan For Sea Level Rise

As sea levels rise across the globe, preparation is critical for coastal communities that face increased flooding, eroding beaches and threats to critical infrastructure.

Reel in and Recycle fishing line recycling bin set up at Dana Point Harbor.

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.

In December of 2019, Pacific sardines were collected for experimentation in net pens of the Everingham Bros. Bait Co. in Mission Bay, San Diego, CA.

California’s sardines aren’t growing as large in warming oceans

Climate change sardines may impact fisheries and food webs.