Research

Nice catch: Fishermen recover lost crabbing gear
From Morro Bay to Crescent City, commercial fishermen in California pull in millions of pounds of Dungeness crab annually. The industry valued at $32 million to $95 million per year.

Video cameras paint a clearer picture of rockfish recovery
California ocean anglers have long pursued the numerous and colorful rockfish species that inhabit the coastal waters.

Recipe for Health: San Diego to Open Dockside Fish Market
After struggling with red tape and permitting procedures for more than a year, San Diego commercial fisherman have hooked the big one – an open-air fish market that will open next month.

2050 Is Calling. How will San Diego Answer?
What might San Diego look like in four decades?

Research projects to “take snapshot” of North Coast’s MPAs
The California Ocean Science Trust announced the selection of an initial set of research projects that will begin the $4-million North Coast Marine Protected Area Baseline Program.

Findings from San Diego Dockside Fishing Markets Feasibility Study to be Presented
Researchers to report results at Fish Public during Slow Food Urban San Diego mixer.

California Sea Grant awards $2.3 million in funding to 10 marine research projects
California Sea Grant recently awarded $2,349,382 to support 10 research projects that investigate coastal and marine topics.

California Sea Grant researcher named 2013 AAAS Fellow
Ronald S. Burton, a currently funded California Sea Grant researcher, has been elected a 2013 Fellow of the American Association of the Advancement of Science, the nation’s largest general science organization.

Trash-loving birds take bite out of wild salmon
Birds are taking a bite out of young salmon populations in Central California, and researchers suspect that our trash is the likely root of the avian-predation problem.

Engaging ocean-goers in harmful algal bloom monitoring
Patterns of harmful algal bloom formation are changing off California.