Research Projects

Project Number Title Focus Area Start / End Date
R/OPCOAH-01 An ecophysiological framework to assess hypoxia driven habitat loss in the California Current ecosystem Healthy Coastal Ecosystems -
R/OPCOAH-04 Geography of stress: Impacts of ocean acidification along the California Coast Healthy Coastal Ecosystems -
R/OPCSFAQ-08 A multi-faceted approach to enhance sustainability of the California spiny lobster fishery Healthy Coastal Ecosystems, Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture -
R/OPCSFAQ-11 Sea Feeds: Identification and culture of Californian marine macroalgae capable of reducing greenhouse gas production from ruminant livestock Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture -
R/OPCOAH-02 Benefits beyond biomass: Biophysical feedbacks within Marine Protected Areas may promote ecosystem resilience in the face of global climate change Healthy Coastal Ecosystems -
R/OPCOAH-05 Understanding ocean warming impacts on shrinking body sizes of California fishes: Linking pattern & mechanism to support future sustainable fisheries Healthy Coastal Ecosystems -
R/OPCSFAQ-09 Reconstructing the population dynamics of southern California Paralabrax species in the face of a changing ocean Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture -
R/OPCSFAQ-12 A DNA metabarcoding approach to monitoring fish spawning and population connectivity in Coastal Southern and Central California Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture -
R/OPCOAH-03 Present and future climatic drivers of domoic acid toxicity in coastal ecosystems of California Healthy Coastal Ecosystems, Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture -
R/OPCOAH-06 Assessing the combined effects of ocean acidification and warming on disease susceptibility and restoration success of the critically endangered white abalone Healthy Coastal Ecosystems -