Research Projects

Project Number Title Focus Area Start / End Date
R/MPA-44 Evaluating the performance of California’s MPA network through the lens of sandy beach and surf zone ecosystems Healthy Coastal Ecosystems -
R/MPA-43 Monitoring and evaluation of kelp forest ecosystems in the MLPA marine protected area network Healthy Coastal Ecosystems -
R/MPA-47 Integrated ocean observing systems for assessing marine protected areas across California Healthy Coastal Ecosystems -
R/MPA-42 Establishing a statewide baseline and long-term MPA monitoring program for commercial and CPFV fisheries in the state of California Healthy Coastal Ecosystems, Resilient Coastal Communities and Economies, Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture -
R/MPA-45 California Collaborative Fisheries Research Program – monitoring and evaluation of California marine protected areas Healthy Coastal Ecosystems, Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture -
R/HCE-09 Harnessing the power of population genomics to understand the dynamics of Pseudo-nitzschia spp. harmful algal blooms Healthy Coastal Ecosystems -
R/HCE-08 Assessing the health and productivity of Southern California estuaries using high-throughput sequencing of benthic meiofauna Healthy Coastal Ecosystems -
R/HCE-11 Impact of the San Francisco Bay Plume in the California north central coast 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 -