Blog Posts

How does kelp density affect the fish communities in the Northern Channel Islands

The Channel Islands off the coast of California are some of the most diverse areas of temperate marine ecosystems around the world. These rocky reefs host a plethora of…

Replicating the Aquaculture Impact Analysis on Minnow Communities

Freshwater aquaculture can influence lake ecosystems through nutrient enrichment, increased primary productivity, and shifts in food web structure. These ecosystem-level…

Kylie Newcomer, Joaquin Sandoval, Grace Bryan

Analyzing the impacts of temperature on rockfish recruitment in the Channel Islands

Rockfish (genus Sebastes) are an important commercial and recreational fishing target on the west coast. The early life stages of Rockfish are spent in the water column…

Visualizing fire scars from the 2025 Eaton and Palisades fires

More information for this project can be found on the GitHub Repository

EEZs for Aquaculture

Marine aquaculture is a growing source of food in many areas around the world, yet remains wildly under-utilized in the United States. The U.S. imports between 70% and 85%…