Climate Change

El Niño’s Gone, But Some Unusual Southern Visitors Remain on the North Coast

Investigating El Niño weather pattern and the effects it has on redistribution of species, BML research coordinator Jackie Sones and ecology professor Eric Sanford have discovered red pelagic crabs on the Californian Northern Coastline. Because they are usually found off Baja California, Sones and Sanford suggest that the finding is indicative of how strong the most recent El Nino was. 

UC President tours Bodega Marine Lab and Reserve

The president, Janet Napolitano, was joined by lab and reserve staff, as well as UC Davis faculty and students, for a tour of the lab and the surrounding 362 acres of Bodega Marine Reserve. Along the way, the UC chief learned how the wildlands of the reserve complement the indoor lab facilities, and that this synergy fuels research into conservation, ocean processes, climate change adaptation, and other fundamental scientific questions. 

Climate Change

Rising CO₂ is changing the chemistry, temperature, and currents of our oceans—shifts that ripple through marine ecosystems. Along California’s coast, researchers at the Coastal and Marine Sciences Institute study how naturally upwelled, acidified waters offer a window into future ocean conditions. With ocean buoys, moored sensors, and ship-based surveys, they monitor and model how climate-driven changes in acidification and upwelling affect marine life and coastal ecosystems.

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