Nov 21, 2018 | Orange County, Research and Monitoring
It’s a sea mystery that has stumped scientists along the West Coast for years.But a group of Cal State Fullerton students and marine biologists are on the hunt for answers about a mysterious epidemic that wiped out millions of sea stars in recent years.
Nov 1, 2018 | Central Coast, North Coast, Research and Monitoring, South Coast
Written by Jen Chiu, CCFRP Statewide Coordinator and Lead Field Scientist for Moss Landing Marine Lab with some modifications by Leandra Lopez, MPA Collabortive Network Staff “I am thoroughly impressed with the high standard of science supported and adhered to...
Oct 26, 2018 | Research and Monitoring, Uncategorized
Mark your calendars, we’ve set the dates for the 4th annual Snapshot Cal Coast, the series of coordinated coastal bioblitzes or small groups of people working together to document biodiversity up and down the California coastline. The next Snapshot will be June 1-16,...
Oct 1, 2018 | Central Coast, North Coast, Outreach and Education, Research and Monitoring, South Coast
“The recreational fishing community remains an underserved audience.” This is among a number of key findings identified in new report by the California Marine Sanctuary Foundation. The report entitled “California MPA Education and Outreach Needs Assessment: Major...
Jul 20, 2018 | Orange County, Research and Monitoring
In 2012, environmental systems graduate student Lauren Schiebelhut was collecting DNA from ochre sea stars living along the Northern California coast—part of an effort to study genetic diversity in various marine species that serve as indicators of habitat health. She...
May 15, 2018 | Outreach and Education, Policy and Permitting, Research and Monitoring
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.** This March Co-chair for the Golden Gate MPA Collaborative Paul Hobi and I attended the statewide MPA collaborative network workshop. This network of 14 groups, mostly volunteers are composed of...
