California Sea Grant Project Profiles

Lay summaries of select projects funded by California Sea Grant and our partners. Perfect for non-specialists or those who prefer less jargon and less technical detail. This is "science lite."

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Mitigation of Coastal Bluff Instability in San Diego County. Ashford, S., R/OE-37: 3/01/2001–2/28/2005.

Ocean Fronts off California: A New Product from GOES Satellite Data. Breaker, L., R/CZ-181: 3/01/2002–2/28/2005.

Developing an Instrument for Counting Fish Eggs. Checkley, D., R/F-172: 3/01/1997–2/29/2000; R/F-180: 3/01/2001–2/29/2004.

Calcium Requirements and the Spread of Zebra Mussels. Cohen, A., R/CZ-31PD: 3/15/1998–5/01/2001.
Movement Patterns and Bioenergetics of the Shortfin Mako Shark. Graham, J., R/F-85PD: 4/01/2002–3/31/2003 and R/F-193: 3/01/2004–2/28/2006.

Surf-Zone Drifters: A New Tool for Observing Nearshore Circulation. Guza, R., R/CZ-166: 3/01/2000–2/28/2003.

Quantifying and Minimizing the Risk that Hatchery Enhancement Will Reduce Genetic Diversity of White Seabass. Hedgecock, D., R/F-184: 3/01/2001–8/31/2004.
Control of Rickettsial Infections in White Seabass. Hedrick R., Arkush, K., R/A-114: 3/01/2000–2/28/2002.
Sardine Disease: Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia. Hedrick R., Arkush, K., R/F-88PD: 5/01/2002–4/30/2003.
Acoustic Method for Fish Counting and Fish Sizing in Tanks. Kuperman, W.A., Roux, P., R/A-123: 3/01/2004–2/28/2005.
Establishing an Historic Baseline of Diatom Diversity in Southern California. Lange, C., R/CZ-47PD: 3/01/1999–2/29/2000.
Catch and Release of California Sheephead: Physiological and Behavioral Stress Effects and Post-Release Survival. Lowe, C., Kelley, K., R/F-192: 3/01/2002–12/31/2004.

Development of Halibut Aquaculture. Piedrahita, R., Conklin, D., R/A-116: 3/01/2001–2/29/2004.
Novel Biological Elastomers from Marine Organisms. Shadwick, R., R/MP-77: 3/01/1998–2/28/2001.
The Invasion and Impacts of Tamarisk in Tijuana Estuary Salt Marshes, and Ecosystem Recovery After Its Removal. Talley, D., R/CZ-190: 3/01/2004–2/28/2006.
 
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