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California Sea Grant Welcomes Binational Climate Fellow

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California Sea Grant is excited to welcome Meliza Le Alvarado as the new Binational Climate Fellow. In this new two-year role she will work with Indigenous communities, stakeholders and scientists around the San Diego-northern Baja California region with the goal of improving access to coastal resilience research.

Le Alvarado grew up in Ensenada, Mexico, and earned a bachelor’s degree in general biology from the Autonomous University of Baja California. She started working in aquaculture and sustainable seafood but soon moved to conservation and habitat restoration.

Improving Predictions of Distribution Change Under Anomalous Conditions Using a Joint Fishery-Species Distribution Model

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Drought monitoring in support of salmonid recovery actions

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Monitoring to Support Central California Coast Coho Salmon Recovery in Tributaries of the Lower Russian River Basin - 2021 Annual Report

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Coho Salmon and Steelhead Monitoring Report Winter 2021/22

This report summarizes findings from the 2021-2022 winter season, including PIT-tag abundance estimates of returning adult spawners as well as in-field fish and redd observations.

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Willow Creek SHaRP Presentation

NOAA Fisheries and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife are implementing a collaborative process called SHaRP (Salmon Habitat Restoration Priorities) to identify priority actions for restoring California’s salmon and steelhead habitat. Willow Creek has been selected as one of four streams in the Russian River watershed due to its high value for endangered coho salmon.

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Dutch Bill Creek SHaRP Presentation

NOAA Fisheries and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife are implementing a collaborative process called SHaRP (Salmon Habitat Restoration Priorities) to identify priority actions for restoring California’s salmon and steelhead habitat. Dutch Bill Creek has been selected as one of four streams in the Russian River watershed due to its high value for endangered coho salmon.

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