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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 Project Profiles 2009
Oreskes Understanding Submarine Groundwater Discharge and Its Influence on California Coastal Water Quality. Boehm, A and Paytan, A., R/CZ-197 07.01.2006 - 12.31.2009.
Burton

Assessing Connectivity of Red Sea Urchin Populations Using New Genetic Tools. Burton, R., R/FISH-130PD 03.01.2008 to 02.28.2009.
Caselle

Life History of California Sheephead: Historical Comparisons and Fishing Effects. Caselle, J., Lowe, C., Young, K., R/OPCFISH-05 02.01.2007 to 01.31.2010.
Flegal

Groundwater Discharge of Mercury to California Coastal Waters.
Flegal, R. and Paytan, A., R/ CONT-135PD 03.01.2008 to 02.28.2009.
Grosholz Investigating the Limits of Native Oyster Recovery and Restoration. Grosholz, E. and Zabin, C., R/ENV-203 02.01.2007 to 01.31.2010.
Hastings Fish Populations in and around the San Diego-La Jolla Ecological Reserve. Hastings, P., R/CZ-183 3.1.02-2.28.05.
Kudela Testing a New Tool for Monitoring Algal Toxins. Kudela, R., R/CONT-137PD 03.01.08 to 02.28.09
Hovel Protein Expression in Gobies as Biomarkers of Exposure to Persistent Organic Pollutants. Tomanek, L., R/CONT-142PD 3.01.2008 to 2.28.2009.
 
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