Monthly Archives: December 2013

New projects to “take snapshot” of North Coast’s MPAs
Citizen Science / Public Education / Research / Sea Grant News

New projects to “take snapshot” of North Coast’s MPAs

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The California Ocean Science Trust today will announce the selection of an initial set of research projects that will begin the $4-million North Coast Marine Protected Area Baseline Program. The science grants will support the collection of ecological and socioeconomic information on beaches, reefs and other nearshore ecosystems along the state’s North Coast, which stretches … Continue reading →

Fighting the world’s largest landfill starts at the local level
Class of 2013 / Fellowships

Fighting the world’s largest landfill starts at the local level

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Out in the North Pacific Ocean, a combination of chemical sludge, plastic and other debris circulate in a slow-moving spiral of currents. This unusually dense patch of man-made marine debris in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre, also known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, is a problem of international scale. Mandy Sackett is tackling the … Continue reading →