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California Sea Grant welcomes new CalCOFI coordinator
California Sea Grant and the California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations (CalCOFI) are pleased to welcome Dr.

Fish forecasting: Reducing the risk of cetacean bycatch through computer modeling
Computer modeling seeks to improve the sustainability of California's swordfish fishery, by forecasting the probability of cetacean bycatch.

Warmer waters threaten red abalone recovery
New California Sea Grant-funded research identifies conditions that promote consistent red abalone recruitment, but also finds impacts from prolonged heat stress.

California Sea Grant and Cal Poly appoint aquaculture specialist
California Sea Grant and California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly) are pleased to welcome Dr. Kevin Marquez Johnson.

California graduate student wins national fisheries fellowship
Katherine Dale, a PhD student at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has been awarded a NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)-Se

Tackling toxic algal blooms from two directions
A sea lion rolling its head back and forth, almost as if swaying to music, might actually be dancing in distress to a di

MPA Update: Observing the space between land and sea
California researchers spend hours crouched over rocky intertidal zones across the state, piecing together how best to protect marine life.

New research to address kelp forest crisis in California
California Sea Grant is pleased to announce six new research projects aimed at restoring California’s kelp forests.

An invasive seaweed's secrets to success
California Sea Grant research helps explain why “devil weed” Sargassum horneri spreads so easily.

A message to our community
California Sea Grant staff members are deeply saddened and troubled by the recent killings of Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd, David McAtee, Tony McDade, Breonna Taylor, and countless other Black peopl