May 6, 2014 | Research and Monitoring, Uncategorized
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> All of us have probably seen it, that small plane flying low, whizzing by just off the coast. “What a view they are getting” I think to myself whenever I see this. Besides a pretty view, small...
Apr 1, 2014 | Policy and Permitting, Research and Monitoring
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> Karina Nielsen loves going to the beach as much as any Californian — and may love it even more than most. That’s because as a marine ecologist, she knows those long sandy stretches that...
Mar 18, 2014 | Research and Monitoring, Uncategorized
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> Standing in front of the large kelp forest tank at the Monterey Bay aquarium, volunteer SCUBA divers with the Reef Check program look at the list of species held within like a checklist. “I’ve...
Mar 17, 2014 | Research and Monitoring, Uncategorized
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> This post first appeared March 17, 2014 in the West Coast Governors’ Alliance on Ocean Health, The Collaborative Voice of the West Coast Sea Grant FellowsAs a Californian, I had only heard...
Feb 13, 2014 | Orange County, Research and Monitoring
Smith, J.R., Vogt, S., Creedon, F., Lucas, B.J., and Eernisse, D.J. 2014. Biological Invasions. 16:2195-2208.
Feb 12, 2014 | Research and Monitoring, Uncategorized
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> This is the first in a series of longer articles profiling the citizen science programs of the Central Coast based on our research efforts (see the introduction here). Stay tuned for others as...