Jennifer O’Leary will draw on scientific research to support Central Coast ecosystem management La Jolla, Calif., August 11, 2014 – Marine ecologist Jennifer O’Leary has been appointed as an Extension Specialist at California Sea Grant. Dr. O’Leary will join a group of seven specialists who develop and execute research and outreach initiatives for the California … Continue reading
California Sea Grant Extension Specialists use research as a tool to conduct outreach and provide reliable technical and science‐based information to residents to address local needs. California Sea Grant Extension Specialist Theresa Talley and University of San Diego professor Dr. Adina Batnitzky conducted a feasibility study to determine demand for a dockside fish market in … Continue reading
California Sea Grant provides unique educational opportunities for graduate students in the form of 12-month paid fellowships. Anthony Shiao is currently completing his fellowship at the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. The following is a guest post from Anthony. My Morning Routine 9:00 am: combing through a week-old e-mail exchange with an environmental scientist … Continue reading
Once home to healthy populations of steelhead trout, coho and Chinook salmon, California’s Russian River watershed experienced a steep decline in the abundance of these fish in recent decades. Historical estimates place the number of coho salmon in California at around 350,000 to 500,000 fish over their entire coastal range, with perhaps 20,000 in the … Continue reading
After struggling with red tape and permitting procedures for more than a year, San Diego commercial fisherman have hooked the big one – an open-air fish market that will open next month. Last fall, California Sea Grant Extension Specialist Theresa Talley and University of San Diego professor Dr. Adina Batnitzky conducted a feasibility study to … Continue reading
Sea Grant Fellows Lauren Bernadett, Karen Kayfetz, and Liz Parissenti attended the OPC-SAT meeting in June. In this post, they explain why the California Sea Grant Fellowship program allowed them to take advantage of the opportunities that arise from the disconnects between scientists and managers. In the beginning of June, we attended the biannual Ocean … Continue reading
California Sea Grant provides unique educational opportunities for graduate students in the form of 12-month paid fellowships. Bethany Baibak completed her fellowship at the California Department of Parks and Recreation, Natural Resources Division. The following is a guest post from Bethany. As a biology graduate student at Humboldt State University and a field biologist who … Continue reading
California Sea Grant provides unique educational opportunities for graduate students in the form of 12-month paid fellowships. Evyan Borgnis is currently completing her fellowship at the California Coastal Conservancy. The following is a guest post from Evyan. Throughout my research career, I have attended, presented and volunteered at more than twelve scientific conferences ranging from … Continue reading
California Sea Grant provides unique educational opportunities for graduate students in the form of 12-month paid fellowships. Lauren Bernadett began her fellowship in March at the California State Lands Commission. The following is a guest post from Lauren. I went to law school to be an environmental lawyer. I clerked for the Attorney General’s Land Law … Continue reading
Joe Street spent the last ten years as a scientist. He studied paleoclimatology and earned a doctorate in geological and environmental sciences from Stanford University. “I grew up on the California coast, and part of the reason I got into science was that I’ve always been fascinated by the ‘interface’ between the land and the … Continue reading
