California Sea Grant is pleased to announce a new team of science writers has joined the program. The six-member team will bolster outreach and increase exposure for roughly 100 projects in marine research, extension and education funded by California Sea Grant and its partners.

California has a long history of fishing for and consuming swordfish, revered as a delicacy in fine dining restaurants. In California, the swordfish industry peaked shortly after it began in the mid-1980s and has since gradually declined in both participation and landings. Today, the multi-million dollar industry in the United States feeds consumers roughly 20 million pounds of swordfish each year. Predominantly consumer demand is in California with most of the consumed swordfish being imported — up to 80 percent.