Research

Climate change could shrink oyster habitat in California
Ocean acidification is bad news for shellfish, as it makes it harder for them to form their calcium-based shells.

Urbanized beaches lack biodiversity
Some of southern California’s most iconic and popular beaches have lost most of their biodiversity, according to Sea Grant-funded marine scientists

Research measures impact of California's ocean preservation policy
California Sea Grant-funded research helps evaluate effectiveness of marine protected areas. 

Coastal condor populations threatened by contamination from marine mammal carcasses
A research project led by California Sea Grant Trainee Maggie Stack is providing insight into the context of environmental contaminant buildup in blood samples of condors in California.

California company nurtures interest in seaweed aquaculture
Researchers successfully cultivate native seaweed in Tomales Bay

Spawning success raises hopes for endangered white abalone
Researcher Kristin Aquilino’s white abalone facility is not only a fertility clinic and nursery for abalone, but also one of the leading abalone research labs on the West Coast.

Marine protected area monitoring program 2019-2021
The California Ocean Protection Council approved seven research projects totaling $9.5 million in funding through the Marine Protected Area Monitoring Program.

California coastal communities brace for rising seas
Recent research funded by California Sea Grant helps make sense of the latest climate science, from a local perspective, so that coastal communities can prepare for the impacts of sea-level rise.

California Sea Grant announces 2019 new faculty awards
California Sea Grant has selected four research projects in the 2019 Special Focus Award research competition.

With otters away, what keeps urchins at bay?
California sheephead and spiny lobsters may be helping to control sea urchin populations in Southern California kelp forests, where sea otters — a top urchin predator — have long been missing