Wednesday, September 23, 2020 California Sea Grant-funded research finds warmer waters threaten red abalone recovery California Sea Grant-funded research finds warmer waters threaten red abalone recovery Wednesday, September 23, 2020 0 918 California Sea Grant-funded research finds warmer waters threaten red abalone recovery While red abalone were once abundant throughout California, they have long been in decline due to overfishing and environmental changes. California Sea Grant-funded researchers identified conditions that promote consistent recruitment, but also found that prolonged heat stress can cause red abalone recruitment to fail, in a new study published in the Journal of Shellfish Research last month. Read more
Monday, July 6, 2020 New research to address kelp forest crisis in California New research to address kelp forest crisis in California Monday, July 6, 2020 0 683 New research to address kelp forest crisis in California California Sea Grant is pleased to announce six new research projects aimed at restoring California’s kelp forests. The newly funded projects in the 2020 Kelp Recovery Research Program total $2.1 million, funded jointly by California Sea Grant and the California Ocean Protection Council, in collaboration with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. Read more
Monday, June 8, 2020 Seafood direct marketing: Sea Grant experts contribute to UN report Seafood direct marketing: Sea Grant experts contribute to UN report Monday, June 8, 2020 0 1143 Seafood direct marketing: Sea Grant experts contribute to UN report In a new report published by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), California Sea Grant and Alaska Sea Grant contributed a case study to highlight the approach Sea Grant extension personnel take in working with fishing communities and the seafood direct marketing information products they have created since the mid 1990s. Read more
Wednesday, March 18, 2020 California Sea Grant publishes new research on microplastics in San Diego estuary fish California Sea Grant publishes new research on microplastics in San Diego estuary fish Wednesday, March 18, 2020 0 1259 California Sea Grant publishes new research on microplastics in San Diego estuary fish In a study led by California Sea Grant Extension Specialist Theresa Talley, researchers found that nearly a quarter of fish sampled from a creek that flows into San Diego Bay contain microplastics. This work, which was recently published in the journal PLOS ONE, examined plastics in coastal sediments and three species of fish. Read more
Tuesday, March 19, 2019 Sea Grant Report on Barriers to Shellfish Aquaculture in the U.S. Sea Grant Report on Barriers to Shellfish Aquaculture in the U.S. Tuesday, March 19, 2019 0 3985 Sea Grant Report on Barriers to Shellfish Aquaculture in the U.S. A Sea Grant team of legal and aquaculture experts has released a report detailing eight case studies that identify challenges to the shellfish aquaculture industry in the United States. The project was funded through Sea Grant's 2017 national investment in aquaculture. Read more