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A black and white photo of SRJC Intern Alex Margand posing with another fisher, holding a large rockfish between them
Fishing for Science with CCFRP

An SRJC-BML Internship Story

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SRJC Intern Jafet Torres posing with his experiment

First Steps in the Field

I came into the Bodega Marine Laboratory summer program completing as a third year from Santa Rosa Junior College. I had applied the previous two years for this internship with no success, until this year.
A black and white photo of SRJC Intern Alex Margand posing with another fisher, holding a large rockfish between them

Fishing for Science with CCFRP

As an intern at BML, I was involved with the California Collaborative Fisheries Research Project, which monitors the health of California’s Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) with the help of volunteer anglers. My mentor Fran de Castro and her partner Jordan Colby help to manage the BML’s contributions to the program.
Four people wearing headlamps working waist deep in a seagrass meadow at dawn.

“The Best Job I’ve Ever Had”

It’s early—almost too early to be out walking. But Leo Konefat, a rising third-year undergraduate at UC Davis and one of the 2025 EVE Scholars, has an urgent appointment with a low tide.
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Tideline Newsletter

Tideline is the Coastal and Marine Sciences Institute's quarterly newsletter. From deep dives into kelp forests and student experiences to in-depth interviews with faculty and researchers, there's always something new to explore and discover.
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Microplastic Pollution
Researching Corals in Bodega Bay?
Massive Burps of Carbon Dioxide Led to Oxygen-less Ocean Environments in the Deep Past
Fish ‘Beauty Salons’ Offer Insight into How Microbes Move Within Reefs
How Are They Biting?
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Pulling the E-Brake on Methane Emissions
First Steps in the Field
Fishing for Science with CCFRP
“The Best Job I’ve Ever Had”
Two Continents, One Ocean
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A Legacy of Learning
A Mussel Bed is Full of Life, 80 Years Later
Groundswell of Giving
The Meaning of a Webcam
8,000 Fish in 12 Days

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