California Sea Grant is excited to announce that Jenna Wisniewski has joined our team as a Staff Research Associate. As a member of the extension team, Wisniewski focuses on expanding communities’ capacity to adapt to increasing sea level rise and other coastal hazards through scientific research and clear communication.

Damaged Gear

It was a Saturday morning in the early spring. Cars pulled up to the California Sea Grant Extension satellite office and dozens of people walked inside to sit down and talk. The meeting inside, the likes of which had never occurred in California before, took eight hours.

“That was April 9, 1983 — I will never forget that,” said John Richards, a former Area Marine Advisor for California Sea Grant who was present at this meeting.

It was a dream opportunity for Joshua Suzuki to spend his summer elbow-to-elbow with experienced aquaculture researchers at Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute (HSWRI) where he conducted egg assessments and monitored the swim bladders of captive California yellowtail.