Research

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

MPA Baseline Program: North Central Coast
Starting in 2007 California Sea Grant partnered with other orgnanizations and agencies in the state to administer research project funding for baseline monitoring of marine protected areas (MPAs). 

Twelve Early-Career Scientists Named Delta Science Fellows
California Sea Grant announces the selection of 12 outstanding doctoral graduate students and postdoctoral researchers as recipients of the 2016 Delta Science Fellowship.

California Sea Grant awards $2.6 million to 10 research projects
Research projects will explore climate change, aquaculture, pesticides, and ecosystem dynamics

To prepare for climate change, California Sea Grant funds emergency research on El Niño storms
California Sea Grant is providing Program Development Awards, designed for rapid disbursement, to scientists tracking the impacts of El Niño this winter. 

Forecasting of algal blooms improves after record year in 2015
UC Santa Cruz scientists track the spread, cause of neurotoxic algal blooms to provide forecasts

CA Sea Grant informs new law to permit Fishermen’s Markets
California Governor Jerry Brown has signed new legislation to streamline the permitting and operation of direct, local fishermen’s markets in California.

What 1458 studies have to say about the impact of marine reserves [+ infographic]
When Marissa Baskett, a professor at UC Davis, was asked to review the latest research on marine reserves, she knew it would be a big task – but perhaps not a 1458-studies big task.