Projects by Topic

Aquatic Invasive Species

• California Agencies Aquatic Invasive Species Team (CAAIST)
• Preventing the spread of invasive marine species

Climate Change

• Climate Adaptation and Sea Level Rise
• The Coastal and Ocean Resources Working Group for the Climate Action Team (CO-CAT)

Education and Outreach Initiatives

• Thank You Ocean Campaign

Fisheries and Aquaculture

• California Spiny Lobster Fishery Management Plan
• Moss Landing Fisheries Market Project
• San Francisco Fishermen’s Wharf Seafood Market
• San Luis Obispo Sustainable Fisheries Support
• San Diego Sea Urchin Fishery Project
• Collaborative Fisheries Research Organization
• California Aquaculture Programmatic EIR
• OPC-DFG Joint Work Plan
• Central Coast Groundfish Project
• California Sustainable Seafood Initiative
• California Fisheries Fund
• Preserving California’s Fisheries
• CEMAR – Southern Steelhead Resources Project
• Instream Flow Analysis – Santa Maria River
• Instream Flow Analysis – Big Sur River
• Instream flow Analysis – Shasta River
• Salmon and Steelhead
• Dungeness Crab Task Force
• MLMA Lessons Learned Project

Marine Debris

• Plastic Debris in the Marine Environment
• Derelict Fishing Gear Removal Pilot Project
• Ocean and coastal water quality
• Toxicological Profiles
• Preventing Ocean Litter
• Plastics Substance Flow Accounts

Marine Protected Areas/MLPA Initiative

• OPC Funds Awarded to South Coast MPA Baseline Program
• OPC-DFG Joint Work Plan
• ROV-based Deep Water Monitoring of the Northern Channel Islands Marine Protected Areas

Ocean Observations and Mapping

• New Report Released to Better Inform Uses of Ocean Observing Capabilities
• Research and Monitoring
• Mapping California’s Seafloor
• The California Coastal Mapping Program

Regional Initiatives

• Wave Energy Development
• Preserving California’s Fisheries

Research/California Sea Grant

• California Sea Grant and UC Marine Council Fellowships
• OPC-DFG Joint Work Plan
• ROV-based Deep Water Monitoring of the Northern Channel Islands Marine Protected Areas
• Research and Monitoring
• Promoting Applied Ocean Research
• University of Southern California Sea Grant
• University of California Sea Grant

Sediment Management

• San Francisco Bay Sediment and Hydrodynamic Model

Socioeconomic Studies

• Ocean and Coastal Economic Studies
• Preserving California’s Fisheries

Water Quality/Harmful Algal Blooms

• The Southern California Bight Nutrient Loading Study
• Ocean and coastal water quality
• Low-Impact Development (LID)
• Once-through Cooling at Coastal Power Plants