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A colorful illustration showing an imagined view of white abalone falling out of a plane into the ocean with the caption "LightHawk, a non- profit flight organization, volunteers its pilots, staff, and flight hours to assist in transferring white abalone between facilities in partnership with the White Abalone Captive Breeding Program at the UC Davis Bodega Marine Laboratory. White abalone are not actually dropped directly into the sea!"

Making Space for White Abalone

  • by CMSI Intern Elijah Valerjev, edited by Jessica Lee
White abalone have influenced cultural traditions, inspired regional cuisine, and moved generations of ocean lovers, but when overfishing pushed white abalone to the bring of extinction, humans and white abalone had to develop an entirely new relationship with each other.
A group of people in orange waders gathered around on a boat

8,000 Fish in 12 Days

  • by CMSI Undergraduate Intern Elijah Valerjev
With funding from California Sea Grant, the California Collaborative Fisheries Research Program (CCFRP) provides an insightful volunteering experience with rockfish.
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