The NOAA Coastal Management Fellowship was established in 1996 to provide on-the-job education and training opportunities in coastal resource management and policy for postgraduate students and to provide project assistance to state coastal zone management programs.
When Jason Patton bikes from his home in Manila, California, to the nearby town of Arcata, he rides along a peninsula at the edge of Humboldt Bay. His travels lead past levees that were built in the late 1880s to protect this narrow slip of land from the sea. But lately, their protection has started to feel precarious.
WE’RE HIRING!
California Sea Grant is looking for a Fund Manager. The successful candidate will serve as a member of a team responsible for the accounting activities of our large statewide program with research projects, fellowships, and extension services based throughout California.
California Sea Grant, in partnership with the California Ocean Protection Council (OPC), will administer $2 million in funding for five research projects that will address microplastics in California.
“Microplastics are a growing threat to California’s communities and ecosystems,” said Shauna Oh, director of California Sea Grant. “We’re excited to be helping the state advance its understanding and pursue potential solutions through these projects.”
Katie Neylan grew up in the Central Valley of California, two hours away from the coast. But when it came time to pick a college, it was the ocean that inspired her. She enrolled at California State University, Monterey Bay, ultimately majoring in marine science, which “felt like the most intriguing area of study,” says Neylan.
Aquaculture and marine resource management, in particular, piqued her interest. “It became clear to me that the global need for fish as a protein source is outpacing what is available through wild-caught fisheries.”
Federal Agency Name(s): Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce
Funding Opportunity Title: 2025 National Sea Grant College Program Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship
Funding Opportunity Number: NOAA-OAR-SG-2025-23655
Deadline: The deadline for application to California Sea Grant is February 15, 2024 5:00PM Pacific Standard Time.
This project aims to evaluate design and maintenance criteria for a category of infrastructure known as low-impact development best management practices (LID BMPs). Few studies have analyzed the extent to which LID BMPs can capture and manage microplastic pollution from stormwater runoff. Through field monitoring and engagement with stormwater regulatory committees and permittees, this research will help fill data gaps needed to develop recommendations for solutions to mitigate microplastic pollution from urban runoff.