Past Projects

• 2016 - 2018 Funded Projects

• Documenting Multiple Phycotoxins in Coastal Ecosystems of the California Coast - D. Caron

• What Factors Explain the High Rates of Fish Production Associated with Oil Platforms Off the Coast of California? - J. Claisse, D. Pondella

• Drivers of Morphodynamic Change and Hypoxic Events in Southern California Lagoons - S. Giddings, G. Pawlak

• Ecosystem Service-Based Strategies for Optimizing Natural Treatment of Stormwater in Southern California - L. Levin

• Physiological and Behavioral Effects of Angling Stress on Two Important Gamefish in Southern California, Kelp Bass (Paralabrax Clathratus) and Barred Sand Bass (P. Nebulifer) - C. Lowe

• Development of Digital RT-­PCR Methods to Quantify Human-­Associated Bacteriophage in Storm Water and Coastal Recreational Waters - J. Steele, A. Martiny

• Expansion of Oxygen Deficiency in Santa Monica Basin - T. Treude, W. Berelson 

• 2015 - 2016 Funded Projects

• Mobile Beach Erosion Monitoring (MoBERM) - R. Guza, T. Gallien

• Cleaning Urban Stormwater On Its Way To The Ocean: Ecosystems Services From Natural Treatment Systems - L. Levin

• Low Inflow Estuarine Response to Extreme Events: Storms and El Nino as Indicators of Future Conditions in Urban Southern California Estuaries - S. Giddings, E. Pawlak

• Developing a Dialog / Decision-Support Tool for Climate-Smart Restoration and Adaptive Strategies in Coastal Wetlands of Southern California - E. Stein, R. Ambrose

• 2014 - 2016 Funded Projects

• Technology Transfer of Self Cleaning Larval Rearing Tanks to the United States to Improve Microbial Control and Larval Survival
  - P. Olin, M. Drawbridge

• Transport of Sediment and Water Around Headlands: Observations and Modeling at Point Dume, With Implications for Santa Monica Bay Beaches and Littoral Cell ~ J. Largier, D. George

• Understanding Fish Habitat in a Tidally Restricted Urban Lagoon ~ C. Whitcraft, C. Lowe

• Developing a Model Ordinance for California Local Governments to Integrate Sea-Level Rise Adaptation ino Existing Land Use Plans ~ S. Hecht, M. Herzog  

• New Method for Monitoring Urban Beach Ecosystems ~ K. Martin, J. Dugan

• The Environmental and Economic Impacts of Moorage Marinas on the West Coast ~ J. Moore, C. Bae, N. Trumbull

• Trophic Transfer of Domoic Acid in Food Webs of the Future Greenhouse Coastal Ocean ~ D. Hutchins and F. Fu

• 2012 - 2014 Funded Projects

• Resolving the annual pattern of algal toxins in coastal waters off Los Angeles ~ A. Schnetzer, D. Caron

• The Value of Habitat Diversity in Marine Reserves: Spiny Lobster and Sheephead Use of the Intertidal Zone at the Santa Catalina Island MPA ~ C. Garza

• Will A Warmer, More Acidic Ocean Lead To Increased Pseudo-Nitzschia Bloom Toxicity In The Southern California Bight? ~ D. Hutchins, F. Fu

• The Ecosystem Impacts Of Kelp Forest Habitat Restoration, Including Important Fishery Species ~ D. Pondella, T. Ford, J. Claisse, J. Williams, L. Fink

• Contaminant-related Thyroid Disruption in Wild Fish in Southern and Northern California: Cause and Effect Evaluations ~ K. Kelly, J. Reyes, J. Armstrong

• The Role of Small Upstream Reservoirs in Trapping Organic Carbon, Nutrients, and Metals in The San Francisco Bay Area ~ L. Rademacher, K. Faul

• Successful Adaptation: Identifying effective Process and Outcome Characteristics and Practice-Relevant Metrics ~ S. Moser, P. Matson, A. Snover, D. Lach