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MPA update: Sport anglers reel in fisheries data
Over the last two decades, California created a unique network of marine protected areas across the state with the intention of cultivating healthy ocean ecosystems.

Spring-run and fall-run Chinook salmon aren’t as different as they seem
Historically, spring-run and fall-run Chinook salmon have been considered as separate subspecies, races, ecotypes, or even as separate species of fish.

State of the skates: An investigation into three of California’s skate species
Research funded by California Sea Grant sheds new light on the life histories and population statuses of three little-studied skate species.

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.