**UPDATED MAR 6, 2023 AWARD INFORMATION TO REFLECT FINAL AMOUNT AVAILABLE FOR CALL 2**
March 7, 2023 – 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm PT: RFP Informational Webinar (Optional)
March 24, 2023 – 5:00 pm PT: Letter of Intent due to eSeaGrant
May 15, 2023 – 5:00 pm PT: Full proposals due to eSeaGrant
*Only applicants who have submitted a letter of intent are eligible to submit a full proposal
Guest blog by: Tanya Torres, California Sea Grant Marine Debris Research Associate. In this blog, originally published by NOAA's Marine Debris program, she reflects on her recent Extension Fellowship with the NOAA Marine Debris Program and explains how it was a catalyst for her current position with the Sea Grant Program.
California Sea Grant Seeks Aquaculture Extension Specialist
First consideration will be given to applications submitted by 11:59 pm Monday, April 1, 2024
Warming, pollution, acidification, habitat loss – the ocean faces some major challenges, and finding solutions to these challenges is going to require input from a wide range of stakeholders – including younger generations.
But how do ocean decision-makers engage the next generation of leaders? A new report co-authored by California Sea Grant offers tips and tools to do just that.
The coastal region encompassing San Diego County through Baja California Norte is a connected landscape that supports the livelihoods, lifestyle, and culture of millions of people. The region is also increasingly vulnerable to weather extremes that can have significant consequences for its communities and ecosystems. To address these growing stressors, many communities and populations are looking to plan and support coastal resilience strategies that include adaptation, restoration, and transitional support for habitats and populations.
The idea started as a joke.
Richelle Tanner, who leads the Socio-Ecological Adaptation and Climate Resilience Lab at Chapman University, works with her students to keep up a TikTok account, showcasing their life as researchers. Out of curiosity, Tanner examined the videos’ reach. The results were humbling.
California Sea Grant is excited to welcome five new Staff Research Associates! Staff Research Associates help carry out California Sea Grant’s mission by engaging in scientific research, outreach and education projects focused on achieving sustainable fisheries and aquaculture, healthy coastal ecosystems and resilient coastal communities. These SRAs engage in field and laboratory research – including ecological surveys, aquaculture experiments and social science assessments – plan hands-on educational activities, run workshops with stakeholders and much more.
Picture a scallop: its marshmallowy-white flesh, buttery taste, delightful lack of bones – all reasons why scallops are one of the most popular seafood items in the world. Now picture a scallop that’s about twice the size of a regular one and known by sport divers to have outstanding, mouthwatering flavor.