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. Mill Creek has been selected as one of four streams in the Russian River watershed due to its high value for endangered coho salmon.
It’s not often that a fish carcass changes the course of a career.
Then again, the bluefin tuna is a superlative fish. The first bluefin that Tyler Loughran encountered “was almost as big as I was and it wasn’t even full grown,” she said.
California Sea Grant Seeks Fellowship Program Coordinator
Around 40% of the world population lives within 60 miles of the coast, and much of the ocean’s biodiversity exists near land. As people and the ocean influence one another, it makes sense to study the two together as interlinked “social-ecological systems.”
Abalone and oysters are popular shellfish in aquaculture, valued as both food and for their shells. But the development of sustainable aquaculture in California already lags behind the demand for these species, and ocean acidification will further challenge the growth of the industry. More research is needed to develop techniques for successfully and sustainably cultivating shellfish in the face of climate change. Innovation in the field will benefit from researchers from diverse backgrounds with a variety of perspectives.