Under general supervision the Staff Research Associate 2 will assist a dynamic team of California Sea Grant Extension Specialists with applied scientific research, outreach, and education projects focused on achieving sustainable fisheries and aquaculture, healthy coastal ecosystems, and resilient coastal communities.
This is the third in a yearlong series of stories showcasing the research that the Ocean Protection Council supported in partnership with California Sea Grant, with funding from Proposition 84.
Under general supervision, the Fund Manager serves as a member of a team responsible for the accounting activities of a large statewide program with research projects, fellowships, and extension services based throughout California. Responsibilities include the full post award administration of the department’s administrative, research and fellowship accounts from initiation through closeout in accordance with the policies and procedures of the University and funding agencies. Establish and maintain internal bookkeeping systems for monitoring budgetary/financial activities.
Good news: The oysters in Elkhorn Slough are having babies again. For the first time in over a decade, researchers last fall found wild juvenile oysters in the tidal estuary 100 miles south of San Francisco. The discovery came after conservationists outplanted close to 200,000 oysters grown in a pioneering conservation aquaculture project.
As part of its continuing effort to boost sustainable domestic aquaculture production, California Sea Grant is pleased to announce our intent to award nearly $755,000 in funding for three new research projects being launched in early 2024, pending final approval by NOAA. These projects will help support an expanding aquaculture industry looking to create a steady supply of shellfish, seaweeds and finfish, bringing with it skilled jobs and other benefits.
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This project will study the lifecycle of California’s Pismo clam species, conduct feeding trials, investigate the potential of growing the clams in sand-less systems, and will help establish a commercial hatchery pipeline that can contribute towards meeting domestic demand for sustainable seafood.
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This project will evaluate the potential for commercial cultivation of native Pacific littleneck clams in the Morro Bay Estuary in an effort to help expand shellfish production beyond the non-native Manila littleneck clam. Viability of the species will be determined by directly comparing the native Pacific littleneck with the non-native Manila littleneck clam in both field and laboratory trials.
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