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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

Streamside landowners: The key to salmon and steelhead recovery
The powerful but graceful dance of salmon swimming, fighting, and leaping their way upstream as they migrate back from the ocean to their spawning tributaries is a captivating marvel to behold.

MPA update: Monitoring California's iconic kelp forests
Some of California’s most important forests don’t have trees. Up and down the West Coast, kelp—a large, plant-like brown algae—supports marine life and local economies.

2020 California Sea Grant Extension Fellows Announced
California Sea Grant has awarded two fellowships as part of the new Extension Fellowship program.

El Niño impacts on southern California estuaries reveal potential for more frequent closures
Some Southern California estuaries may be more vulnerable than others to larger waves and higher water levels associated with El Niño events and climate change, according to a

New research to support sustainable aquaculture and resilient coastal communities
California Sea Grant today announced funding for 19 new research projects that will take place over the next one to two years.

2020 California Sea Grant State Fellows Announced
California Sea Grant has selected 28 recipients for its prestigious State Fellowship, making this year’s cohort the largest yet.