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
Patterns of harmful algal bloom formation are changing off California. Harmful algal blooms (population explosions of toxin-producing algae) are no longer just coastal phenomena. In the last decade, “HABs” appear to have become more frequent, widespread and persistent in offshore waters, particularly in the Santa Barbara Channel. To learn more about the distributions of these … Continue reading
Bycatch reduction, gear recovery and direct-seafood marketing are among the topics currently addressed through collaborative research with commercial and recreational fishermen. Other projects examine rockfish populations within the Rockfish Conservation Areas; yellowtail movement patterns in Southern California, and spawning populations of night smelt along the North Coast. All of the projects are unique in that … Continue reading
LA JOLLA – Professor Stuart Sandin and graduate student Noah Ben-Aderet, both with Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego have been awarded a $25,000 grant from Collaborative Fisheries Research West to study one of the most popular trophy fish off San Diego – California yellowtail. The researchers will be tagging and tracking the … Continue reading
Millions of krill—tiny shrimp-like animals that are food for salmon, whales and other large marine species—have been washing up on beaches from Bodega Bay, Calif. to Newport, Ore. in recent weeks. Joe Tyburczy, a California Sea Grant Coastal Specialist in Eureka, is trying to figure out why, with colleagues from NOAA, Humboldt State University and Oregon … Continue reading
Calling all anglers. Here is your chance to go fishing in a marine reserve and help marine biologists learn more about some of the region’s most popular sport fishes, including calico bass, barred sand bass and spotted sand bass. The Brice Semmens laboratory at UCSD will be conducting two bass tagging trips aboard the Sea … Continue reading
Imagine being stabbed with a venomous, serrated ice pick. Maybe that’s an exaggeration, but truly, getting stung by a stingray REALLY HURTS. I’ve been stung twice, and the first “attack” – a direct jab to my ankle – landed me in the emergency room. As summer approaches and the ocean finally becomes warm enough for … Continue reading
