Research Projects

Project Number Title Focus Area Start / End Date
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/MPA-46 Assessment of rocky intertidal habitats for the California marine protected area monitoring program Healthy Coastal Ecosystems -
R/MPA-48 Monitoring and evaluation of mid-depth rocky reef ecosystems in the MLPA marine protected area Healthy Coastal Ecosystems -
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/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-07 Habitat characterization, fishery development, and stock structure of swordfish off California Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture -
R/OPCSFAQ-10 Improving management under the Marine Life Management Act (MLMA) by accounting for effects of Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA) Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) on fisheries Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture -