Research
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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
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