{"id":269,"date":"2023-02-08T22:36:13","date_gmt":"2023-02-08T22:36:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/uscseagrant\/?page_id=269"},"modified":"2025-03-13T17:57:44","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T17:57:44","slug":"current-projects","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/uscseagrant\/current-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Current Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n  \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--accordions \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--accordions\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          2024-2026 NOAA Marine Debris Project\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n      \n      \n    <\/div>\n  \n      <ul>\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-1-ZvonRvGK6G\" aria-controls=\"section-1-1-ZvonRvGK6G\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Repurposing Plastics: Using a novel technology to turn marine debris into high-value products as a tool to protect coastal communities<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-1-ZvonRvGK6G\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-1-ZvonRvGK6G\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><b>Principal Investigators:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Clay C. C. Wang, Ph.D., University of Southern California<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Travis J. Williams, Ph.D., University of Southern California<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Karla Heidelberg, Ph.D., USC Sea Grant, University of Southern California<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Joe \u00c1rvai, Ph.D., Wrigley Institute for Environment and Sustainability, University of Southern California<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Richard W. Roberts, Ph.D., University of Southern California<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"cta-link\" href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/uscseagrant\/repurposing-plastics\/\">View Project Page<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n          <\/ul>\n  \n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n          \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--accordions \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--accordions\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          2024-2026 Funded Projects\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n      \n      \n    <\/div>\n  \n      <ul>\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-1-tAZ9GM_m99\" aria-controls=\"section-1-1-tAZ9GM_m99\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Green and Grey: Using novel coastal armoring methods to support greater intertidal productivity and resilience<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-1-tAZ9GM_m99\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-1-tAZ9GM_m99\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><b>Principal Investigator:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Luke Miller, Ph.D., San Diego State University<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"cta-link\" href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/uscseagrant\/green-and-gray\/\">View Project Page<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-2-tAZ9GM_m99\" aria-controls=\"section-1-2-tAZ9GM_m99\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Oil Spill Recovery: Southern California wetland serves as a model system for ecosystem recovery from an oil spill<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-2-tAZ9GM_m99\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-2-tAZ9GM_m99\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><b>Principal Investigators:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Roman Barco, Ph.D., University of Southern California<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"cta-link\" href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/uscseagrant\/oil-spill-recovery\/\">View Project Page<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-3-tAZ9GM_m99\" aria-controls=\"section-1-3-tAZ9GM_m99\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Algae Responses: Studying the combined effects of ocean acidification, hypoxia, and harmful algal blooms in the California ecosystem<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-3-tAZ9GM_m99\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-3-tAZ9GM_m99\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><b>Principal Investigators:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Andrew Gracey, Ph.D., University of Southern California<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">David Hutchins, Ph.D., University of Southern California<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"cta-link\" href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/uscseagrant\/algae-responses\/\">View Project Page<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-4-tAZ9GM_m99\" aria-controls=\"section-1-4-tAZ9GM_m99\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Seafood Security: How studying larval fish over 50 years can improve food security in our urban ocean<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-4-tAZ9GM_m99\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-4-tAZ9GM_m99\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><b>Principal Investigator:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Daniel Pondella, Ph.D. Occidental College<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"cta-link\" href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/uscseagrant\/seafood-security\/\">View Project Page<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-5-tAZ9GM_m99\" aria-controls=\"section-1-5-tAZ9GM_m99\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Ecological Knowledge Meets eDNA: New Techniques to advance management of a new National Marine Sanctuary<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-5-tAZ9GM_m99\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-5-tAZ9GM_m99\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><b>Principal Investigators:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stephen Palumbi, Ph.D., Stanford University<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Violet Sage Walker, Northern Chumash Tribal Council<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"cta-link\" href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/uscseagrant\/ecological-knowledge-meets-edna\/\">View Project Page<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n          <\/ul>\n  \n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n    \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--accordions \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--accordions\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          2023-2026 NOAA Marine Debris Projects\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n      \n      \n    <\/div>\n  \n      <ul>\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-1-6Qt268WcqQ\" aria-controls=\"section-1-1-6Qt268WcqQ\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Clean Streets, Clean Seas: Innovating public works to intercept microplastics in urban runoff<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-1-6Qt268WcqQ\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-1-6Qt268WcqQ\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><b>Principal Investigators:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jill Murray, City of Santa Barbara<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amalia Almada, Ph.D., USC Sea Grant, University of Southern California<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"cta-link\" href=\"\/uscseagrant\/clean-streets-clean-seas\/\">View Project Page<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-2-6Qt268WcqQ\" aria-controls=\"section-1-2-6Qt268WcqQ\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Marine Debris Prevention: Advancing resources to marine debris solutions through California&#8217;s Ocean Litter Strategy<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-2-6Qt268WcqQ\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-2-6Qt268WcqQ\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><b>Principal Investigators:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Theresa Sinicrope Talley, Ph.D., University of California, San Diego<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amalia Aruda Almada, Ph.D., USC Sea Grant, University of Southern California<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"cta-link\" href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/uscseagrant\/marine-debris-prevention\/\">View Project Page<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n          <\/ul>\n  \n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n    \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--accordions \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--accordions\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          2023-2025 DDT Projects\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n      \n      \n    <\/div>\n  \n      <ul>\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-1-jKwloy9ydw\" aria-controls=\"section-1-1-jKwloy9ydw\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">A Baseline for DDT Contamination: Foundational research for deep ocean dumping of DDT+ waste to discover how much is out there, where it is, and what it is doing today<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-1-jKwloy9ydw\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-1-jKwloy9ydw\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>Principal Investigators:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">David Valentine, Ph.D., University of California Santa Barbara<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eunha Hoh, Ph.D., San Diego State University\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nathan Dodder, Ph.D., San Diego State University<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"cta-link\" href=\"\/uscseagrant\/a-baseline-for-ddt-contamination\/\">View Project Page<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-2-jKwloy9ydw\" aria-controls=\"section-1-2-jKwloy9ydw\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">DDT Fingerprints: The production and mobility of DDT metabolites within sediments as controlled by the local diagenetic environment<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-2-jKwloy9ydw\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-2-jKwloy9ydw\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>Principal Investigators:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">William Berelson, Ph.D., University of Southern California<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alex Sessions, Ph.D. California Institute of Technology\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hope Alisa Johnson, Ph.D., California State University, Fullerton<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lisa Collins, Ph.D., Santa Monica College<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"cta-link\" href=\"\/uscseagrant\/ddt-fingerprints\/\">View Project Page<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n          <\/ul>\n  \n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--accordions \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--accordions\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          2022-2025 Sporeless Kelp Project\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n      \n      \n    <\/div>\n  \n      <ul>\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-1--YSijZvpwm\" aria-controls=\"section-1-1--YSijZvpwm\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Safer Seaweed Farming: Developing sporeless (non-reproductive) breeds of domesticated kelp species to reduce regulatory barriers for expanded kelp farming<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-1--YSijZvpwm\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-1--YSijZvpwm\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><b>Principal Investigators:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sergey Nuzhdin, Ph.D., University of Southern California<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Co-PI Scott Lindell, Ph.D., Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Co-I Amalia Almada, Ph.D., USC Sea Grant, University of Southern California<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Co-I Joshua Reitsma, Ph.D., WHOI Sea Grant, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"cta-link\" href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/uscseagrant\/safer-seaweed-farming\/\">View Project Page<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n          <\/ul>\n  \n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n          \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--accordions \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--accordions\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          2022-2024 Funded Projects\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n      \n      \n    <\/div>\n  \n      <ul>\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-1-PbPAhjQMJh\" aria-controls=\"section-1-1-PbPAhjQMJh\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Safe to Surf: The ocean is an important source of transmission of antibiotic-resistant bacteria to humans<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-1-PbPAhjQMJh\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-1-PbPAhjQMJh\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><b>Principal Investigator:\u00a0<\/b>Jennifer Jay, Ph.D., University of California Los Angeles<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"cta-link\" href=\"\/uscseagrant\/safe-to-surf\/\">View Project Page<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-2-PbPAhjQMJh\" aria-controls=\"section-1-2-PbPAhjQMJh\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Better Beaches: Evaluating nature-based beach restoration projects to inform policy<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-2-PbPAhjQMJh\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-2-PbPAhjQMJh\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><b>Principal Investigator: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jenifer Dugan, Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"cta-link\" href=\"\/uscseagrant\/better-beaches\/\">View Project Page<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-3-PbPAhjQMJh\" aria-controls=\"section-1-3-PbPAhjQMJh\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Deep DDT: Local impact of DDTs on deep-sea benthos off Catalina Island<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-3-PbPAhjQMJh\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-3-PbPAhjQMJh\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><b>Principal Investigators:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carlos Neira, Ph.D., University of California, San Diego<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lisa Levin, Ph.D., University of California, San Diego<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"cta-link\" href=\"\/uscseagrant\/deep-ddt\/\">View Project Page<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button 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