Research

Help Protect Kelp Beds and Reefs from Invasive Seaweeds
Southern California has been experiencing the most extensive marine invasion ever seen in the area, along the coast and at the Channel Islands.

MPA Baseline Monitoring Program: North Coast
Information on research projects under the $4-million North Coast Marine Protected Area (MPA) Baseline Program.

Special focus awards support new faculty, resilient coastal communities
California Sea Grant has selected five projects to receive funding in the 2017 Special Focus Award research competition.

Some ocean ecosystems are bouncing back from climate change stress. What makes them special?
Several factors may promote ecosystem recovery and allow the habitats to persist in the face of climate change.

Can the U.S. have its fish and eat it too?
2016 was a banner year for marine conservation, including the addition of nearly 450,000 square miles to the U.S.

Changing waters in Humboldt Bay: Extension Specialist Joe Tyburczy awarded funds to track ocean acidification
Research will provide critical information to aquaculture producers, eelgrass management

The knowledge of native peoples in coastal science
Native American tribes living on the coastal and Great Lakes shores continue to practice and preserve their sea-based cultural traditions.

NOAA Sea Grant awards two grants for aquaculture workshops to California
California Sea Grant has been awarded two new grants to host workshops on emerging issues in aquaculture, part of the National Sea Grant College Program’s $3.4 million in federal funding to support

The geographic inequity of San Diego seafood availability
Experts estimate that there is an $11.2 billion seafood trade deficit in the United States, driven by imports.

Seagrass in the Spotlight
Sea Grant researchers work to restore seagrass, a key to growing fisheries and reducing ocean acidification