California Sea Grant News Releases

California Sea Grant News Archive

See below for full text of archived California Sea Grant news releases, feature stories and announcements. Keyword searches of all articles are possible using the search at the top of the site navigation bar to the right.

2009

Search Commences for New California Sea Grant Director (pdf) - 11-16-09
Aerial Lasers Map Bird Habitats - 10-01-09
Snails Threaten Native Oysters in Tomales Bay - 8-25-09
Wetland Restoration Update in Huntington Beach - 7-24-09
West Coast Regional Report - 7-01-09
Newly Discovered Source of Methylmercury: Groundwater - 6-03-09
An Ultrasound for the Ocean: Seeing the Sound of Marine Life - 5-18-09
Detecting Population Structure of West Coast Red Urchins - 5-07-09
New Technology for Tracking Algal Toxins - 5-04-09
New Video Calls Attention to Pollution Problems of Tijuana River for Earth Day - 4-22-09
Sport Fishing Hammering Large Male Sheephead - 4-20-09
Fish Farm Empties Its Ponds to Grow Algae for Biofuels- 4-17-09
New Publication: "Stop the Spread of Dwarf Eelgrass" - 4-06-09
Climate Change Website Features Advice of California Experts (pdf) - 4-06-09
Septic Tanks Affect Coastal Water Quality - 3-11-09
Evaluating Risks Posed by the Live-Bait Trade in Ghost Shrimp - 3-04-09
New Online Searchable Database of Marine Laws - 2-19-09
Bigger, Better “Super Abs” Raised on Macroalgae - 2-17-09
Study to Lower Fishmeal in Yellowtail and White Seabass Diets - 2-09-09
A Case Study Relates Ocean Currents to Northward Distribution of Nudibranchs - 2-04-09

2008

Nudibranchs Track El Niño Events - 12-10-08
$1.4 Million Awarded to Six New Research Projects - 12-08-08
Winning CALFED Fellow Studies Steelhead Survival - 12-05-08
2009 State Fellows Awarded - 09-23-08
2009 CALFED Science Fellows Announced - 09-23-08
Sportfishes Thrive in La Jolla Marine Reserve - 09-05-08
Traineeships Offer Needed Relief for Graduate Students - 09-05-08
Exercising Fish to Improve Growth Rates - 09-05-08
Knauss Fellowships Awarded - 08-06-08
New Invasive on Docks - 07-23-08
John D. Isaacs Marine Undergraduate Research - 07-21-08
Does Riparian Restoration Harm Walnut Orchards? - 07-01-08
Artificial Reef Construction Underway - 06-30-08
Abalone Restoration Update - 06-27-08
A Study of the Connectivity of Grunion Populations Is Underway - 05-07-08
3D Animations of Fish Movements in MPAs Underway - 04-28-08
Tumors in Fish from Morro Bay Point to Contaminants - 04-25-08
New Bilingual Ocean Safety Signs for California’s Coastal Beaches - 04-14-08
Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Found in So Cal Wetlands - 04-10-08
Temperature and Salinity Constrain Mitten Crab Abundance - 04-07-08
Bring That Rockfish Down! - 04-07-08
Flightless Duck Hunted to Extinction - 03-06-08
Two Popular Sport Fishes Have Surprisingly Small Home Ranges - 03-05-08
Mapping Central Valley Bird Habitats with Aerial Laser Surveys - 03-04-08
Science for Sustainable Sea Palm Harvesting - 02-13-08
Jumbo Squid Following Low-Oxygen Zone - 01-28-08
First Live-Attenuated Vaccine for S. Iniae in Development - 01-14-08

2007

The Problem Is Maximum Sustainable Yield - 12-21-07
Finding the Cause of “Soft” Caviar - 12-18-07
Former Knauss Lands Position in Federal Budget Office - 11-05-07
Disease-Resistant Black Abalone Discovered - 11-05-07
Sea Grant Fellowship Winners Announced - 10-30-07
Monitoring Thresher Shark Fishing in Ensenada - 10-30-07
CALFED Science Fellowships Announced - 10-19-07
2007 Sea Grant State Fellow Update - 09-4-07
Eight Populations of Cabezon Discovered - 08-23-07
Black Abalone Withering Towards Extinction, Disease-Resistant Population Found on San Nicolas Island - 08-15-07
Minimum-Depth Requirement for Drift Gillnets Isn’t Protecting Sharks Seasonal Changes in Depth of Thermocline a Factor - 08-14-07
When Are Stock Assessments Worse Because They Attempt to Model Too Much? - 08-14-07
Au Revoir Bali, Sayonara Palau: Drug Discovery Goes Local - 08-13-07
2007 John D. Isaacs Marine Undergraduate Research Assistantships Announced - 07-02-07
Monitoring of Central Coast Marine Protected Areas Begins - 06-21-07
2007 California Sea Grant State Fellowships Awarded - 04-26-07
Climate Change May Be Cause of Seabird Deaths - 04-24-07
Researcher Develops Culturing Techniques for Red Algae - 04-16-07
Researchers Develop a Key for Identifying Skates from Their Egg Cases - 04-9-07
Mitochondrial DNA Analysis Suggests Cabezon May Be Single Genetic Unit - 04-2-07
The Science of Size Limits: Regulations Are Protecting Abalone - 03-26-07
Tracking of Spiny Lobsters Yields Surprising Results - 03-21-07
Think Green, Think $Green - 03-07-07
2001 Sea Grant State Fellow Fighting to Save So Cal’s Wetlands - 02-23-07
1995 Sea Grant State Fellow an Environmental Specialist in Water Quality, and More -02-20-07
2001 Sea Grant Fellow a Social Scientist for Great Lakes Commission - 02-12-07
1988 Sea Grant Fellow VP of Westervelt Ecological Services - 02-8-07
John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship Winners Announced - 01-26-07
In Humboldt Bay, Grazing Geese Does Eelgrass Good - 01-26-07

2006

“Red Tides” May Be Linked to Bacteria - 11-06-06
Fish Safety Update Meeting - 09-26-06
California Sea Grant Aims to Stem the Tide of Invasive Marine Organisms - 09-05-06
Caulerpa Laws Difficult to Enforce: Illegal Sales Continue - 08-03-06
Go Fishing on Duxbury Reef! Volunteers Help With Fish Tagging Study - 08-03-06
Sea Grant Marine Advisor Completes 23-year Study Of Smith River Chinook Salmon - 07-20-06
"Stop Aquatic Invaders on Our Coast!" Free Bilingual Poster - 07-20-06
Sport Fish Survive If You Get Them Back Down - 06-27-06
Marshes Being Restored at Tijuana Estuary - 06-20-06
Retired Seafood Technology Specialist Bob Price: 1942–2006 - 06-08-06
Researchers Nearing Commercially Viable Cure to Abalone Disease
Findings Also Assist in Conservation of Endangered Species - 06-06-06
How Healthy Is That Marsh? Biologists Count Parasites - 05-16-06
Rare Success at Rearing Native California Rockfish, Lab Fish Celebrate First Birthday - 05-12-06
Nothing Fishy About the Smell of Success in California Sea Grant’s Seafood Extension Program - 05-09-06
Scientists Enlist Marine Animals to Probe Ocean - Sea Lion Foraging Patterns Give Insights on Warming - 05-01-06
Marine Advisors to Study Return of the Razor Clam - 04-28-06
The Making of a Natural Sandy Beach: Have Rivers in Southern California Ever Been An Important Source of Sand? - 04-10-06
Scientists Enlist Fishers to Return Tags on Thresher Sharks - 03-16-06
This Spring Break Pack Common Sense for the Beach - 03-09-06
California Sea Grant Sizes Up Alternatives to Copper-Based Paints for Recreational Boaters - 03-03-06
In Search of the Source of Beach Pollution, Scientists Monitor Groundwater - 02-17-06
New Study to Explain Cause of Seabird Die-Offs - 02-16-06
Next Generation of Photovoltaics, Semiconductors and Silicon Chips Inspired by Marine Sponges? - 02-15-06
Sport Fish Contain Toxin Produced During Algal “Blooms” - 02-16-06
Innovative Rockfish Research Project Nets Good Will from Volunteer Anglers - 02-06-06

2005

Russian River Coho Recovery Project Seeing First Hopeful Signs of Success - 12-05-05
Sea Grant's Pamela Tom Selected "Technologist of the Biennium" - 10-17-2005
Coastal Bluffs Provide More Sand to California Beaches than Previously Believed - 10-12-05
Sea Grant Advisor Receives Ocean Conservation Award - 10-7-05
Media Advisory - Break The Grip of The Rip - 09-16-05
Carrie Pomeroy, New Marine Fisheries Advisor in Santa Cruz - 07-19-05
Bones of Extinct Flightless Duck Discovered - 07-19-05
California Sea Grant Marine Research Funds Awarded - 03-23-05
Beware of Dangerous Rip Currents - 03-17-05
Carrie Culver, New Marine Fisheries Advisor in Ventura - 03-09-05
Peter Nelson, Marine Fisheries Expert in Northern California - 03-08-05

2004

2003

Seismic Testing of Old Navy Pier Shows What Could Happen During 'Big One' - 11-12-03
Funding Awarded for 14 New Marine Science Projects - 11-12-03
California Sea Grant Turns 30 - 09-26-03
Troubled Coral Reefs - A Long History of Decline - 08-14-03
Sea Grant a Gatekeeper of New FAO Website - 07-30-03
Oceanographer Receives State Assembly Accolades - 05-20-03
Invasive Marine Species Subject of International Conference - 03-05-03

2002

Parasites In Cats Killing Sea Otters - 12-02-02
Does Beach Grooming Harm Grunion Eggs? - 08-28-02
CA Sea Grant Awarded $3.86 Million Federal Grant - 03-29-02

2001

New Take on Measuring Water Quality: Viral Loads - 06-21-01
Coastal Erosion - 06-21-01
Commercial Fishermen Encouraged to Apply for Low-Interest Loans for Improving Fuel Efficiency of Their Vessels - 05-29-01
Frontiers in Squid Reproduction: Prospecting for New Antibiotics - 05-01-01
Killer Algae Found: Caulerpa taxifolia - 05-12-01
Fish Production of Artificial Reef to Be Studied - 05-01-01
First Known Sightings of "Withering" Abalone Bacteria in Northern California - 04-01-01

2000

University of California Names Director of California Sea Grant - 09-00