Between 2009 and 2018, Urban Mariner started as a quarterly publication focused on diving into details of specific USC Sea Grant-funded research projects. Explore our collection of 16 Urban Mariner Publications below.
Wetlands: Then, Now and for How Long?
Published: Spring 2018
Management and restoration of wetlands must occur with both an understanding of the past and a prediction of the future.
The Power of the People
Published: Summer 2016
Community-based science enriches data gathering and strengthens the relationship between researchers and the public.
The Call of the Running and Rising Tide
Published: Spring 2015
USC Sea Grant answers the call for climate change science, adaptation, planning and education in Southern California.
The Sea Grant X – Files: Halibut Sexing and the No-Eyed, Many Spined, Grazing, Purple, Kelp-Eaters
Published Fall 2014
This issue focuses on two very successful collaborative fisheries research projects.
I Know What You Did Last Summer…
Published Spring 2014
Learn about USC Sea Grant/Wrigley Summer Science Programs
Detecting the “Fingerprints” of Endocrine Disruption
Published Summer 2013
Pioneering use of technology sheds new light on endocrine-disrupting chemicals in Southern California’s Urban Ocean; a Profile on Dr. Kevin Kelley.
Ships, Trains and Automobiles
Published Spring 2013
A profile on Dr. James Fawcett; USC Sea Grant’s Maritime Policy Specialist/Extension Director (retired 2023).
Heavy Metals Take a Heavy Hit from the Clean Water Act
Published Fall 2012
A profile on Dr. Sergio Sañudo-Wilhelmy
USC Sea Grant 40th Anniversary Special Edition Retrospective: In honor of Dr. Burton Jones
Published Summer 2012
From ‘SC’ to the Red Sea: Dr. Burton Jones leaves USC and we celebrate his invaluable legacy of research, teaching and outreach in Southern California.
A Little Urban Harbor Reveals Big Mysteries
Published Fall 2011
Profiles on Dr. David Caron & Astrid Schnetzer
Our Changing Climate: Learning and Adapting
Published Spring 2011
Profiles on Dr. David Hutchins & Dr. Douglas Capone
The Fire Within
Published Fall 2010
A look at of USC Sea Grant’s current education programs; Profiles on USC Sea Grant educators, Linda Chilton & Lynn Whitley.
Keeping an Eye on the Ocean
Published Summer 2010
A profile on Dr. Burton Jones, Sea Grant-funded oceanographer and USC professor.
Do You Know the Stingray Shuffle?
Published Spring 2010
A profile on Sea Grant-funded professor, Chris Lowe.
Loving the Coast to Death
Published Fall 2009
A profile on Dr. Steve Murray
Is it Safe to Swim?
Published Summer 2009
A profile on Dr. Jed Fuhrman
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