News & Events
Vision Plan and Funding Start for New Marine Research Center Announced
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa today outlined a vision to transform City Dock No. 1, a 100-year-old pier on the LA Waterfront, into a world-class urban marine research center. The new project is called AltaSea and eight CSU's are among the educational partners.
Posted: June 17, 2013
Romberg Tiburon Center Signs Partnership with Smithsonian
San Francisco State and the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) are partnering to engage in coastal and estuary research in the San Francisco Bay. The partnership will include collaborative research, professional training, public education and coordinated long-term monitoring.
Posted: June 17, 2013
Two Opportunities for Scientists to Help Shape US Federal Policy
The White House is seeking comment on the implementation of the newly
revised Principles and Guidelines for Water and Land Related Resources
Implementation Studies, and the Department of Commerce is seeking
feedback on the Draft Initial Comprehensive Plan for restoration in the
Gulf of Mexico. Deadlines for submitting comments are June 27 and June 24, respectively.
Posted: June 14, 2013
City Dock 1 Project at the Port of LA Will Benefit Marine Science in the CSU
The City Dock 1 Project at the Port of Los Angeles will convert unused wharf and warehouse areas into a marine research center for Southern California universities, including 8 CSU campuses, over the next several decades. The research center will house laboratories, classrooms, exhibits and berth space for research vessels.
Posted: June 11, 2013
California Ocean Science Trust Announces 2013-2014 Science Integration Fellowships
The California Ocean Science Trust 2013-14 Science Integration Fellowships are now available. The fellowships integrate science into ocean resource policy and management, including work on citizen science, water quality and MPA's and MPA monitoring.
Posted: June 7, 2013
MBARI Finds Deep Sea Littered with Trash
MBARI reviewed 22 years of video imagery from the deep sea, down to 4,000 meters, to quantify instances of marine debris. They counted over 1,500 observations of debris, including large amounts of plastic, mostly in and around Monterey Bay.
Posted: June 6, 2013
CERF Abstract Deadline Extended to June 10th
The Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation (CERF) has extended the deadline for abstract submission until June 10, 2013. The 2013 CERF Conference is November 3-7, 2013 in San Diego, California.
Posted: May 29, 2013
Antarctic Time-lapse Video Chronicles 2 Months of Sea Ice in 5 Minutes
Time-lapse video chronicles 2-month Antarctic research cruise aboard the R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer in less than 5 minutes as the vessel breaks through sea ice to study dissolved organic carbon.
Posted: May 20, 2013
Moss Landing Marine Laboratories Student Wins CSU Statewide Research Competition
Moss Landing Marine Laboratories student Brian Maurer won the California State University’s top award for graduate student research in Biological and Agricultural Sciences this week. His research focuses on the optimization of bulk FDA, a water quality analysis technique developed for ballast water testing by his advisor, Dr. Nick Welschmeyer. Congratulations Brian!
Posted: May 16, 2013
Study Highlights Another Benefit of Oyster Restoration
A new study in Chesapeake Bay finds that oyster reefs can provide a buffer against increasingly acidic waters. As oyster shells dissolve they create an alkaline environment and decrease acidic conditions.
Posted: May 16, 2013
Seabird Bones Offer Clues to Open Ocean Food Chain Changes
Bone records of Hawaiian petrels suggest that open-ocean food webs are changing on a large scale due to human influence. These birds are eating smaller prey much lower on the food chain and the timing coincides with increases in industrialized fishing.
Posted: May 15, 2013
State of the Estuary Conference Call for Poster Abstracts
The 11th Biennial State of the San Francisco Estuary Conference will be held in Oakland, California on October 29-30, 2013. The deadline for poster abstracts is July 7, 2013.
Posted: May 15, 2013
National Endowment for the Oceans (NEO) Passes Senate Vote
The Senate approved an amendment to establish a National Endowment for the Oceans, Coasts and Great Lakes. This permanent federal endowment could provide a steady funding stream to support research and restoration projects.
Posted: May 15, 2013
Humpback Whales Learn Behavior From Peers
Humpback whales in the Gulf of Maine shown to communicate through social learning. These whales likely learn new feeding behavior, such as lobtail feeding, through social connections.
Posted: May 9, 2013
CERF Abstract Deadline Extended to June 10th
The Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation (CERF) has extended the deadline for abstract submission until June 10, 2013. The 2013 CERF Conference is November 3-7, 2013 in San Diego, California.
Posted: May 29, 2013
Antarctic Time-lapse Video Chronicles 2 Months of Sea Ice in 5 Minutes
Time-lapse video chronicles 2-month Antarctic research cruise aboard the R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer in less than 5 minutes as the vessel breaks through sea ice to study dissolved organic carbon.
Posted: May 20, 2013
Moss Landing Marine Laboratories Student Wins CSU Statewide Research Competition
Moss Landing Marine Laboratories student Brian Maurer won the California State University’s top award for graduate student research in Biological and Agricultural Sciences this week. His research focuses on the optimization of bulk FDA, a water quality analysis technique developed for ballast water testing by his advisor, Dr. Nick Welschmeyer. Congratulations Brian!
Posted: May 16, 2013
Study Highlights Another Benefit of Oyster Restoration
A new study in Chesapeake Bay finds that oyster reefs can provide a buffer against increasingly acidic waters. As oyster shells dissolve they create an alkaline environment and decrease acidic conditions.
Posted: May 16, 2013
Seabird Bones Offer Clues to Open Ocean Food Chain Changes
Bone records of Hawaiian petrels suggest that open-ocean food webs are changing on a large scale due to human influence. These birds are eating smaller prey much lower on the food chain and the timing coincides with increases in industrialized fishing.
Posted: May 15, 2013
State of the Estuary Conference Call for Poster Abstracts
The 11th Biennial State of the San Francisco Estuary Conference will be held in Oakland, California on October 29-30, 2013. The deadline for poster abstracts is July 7, 2013.
Posted: May 15, 2013
National Endowment for the Oceans (NEO) Passes Senate Vote
The Senate approved an amendment to establish a National Endowment for the Oceans, Coasts and Great Lakes. This permanent federal endowment could provide a steady funding stream to support research and restoration projects.
Posted: May 15, 2013
