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Alternating bands of images that show kelp growing in a tank and adult white abalone shells.

Bringing Back What's Been Lost

  • by Jessica Lee
Along California’s coast, two ambitious efforts are reshaping how we approach restoration in a rapidly shifting world. The White Abalone Captive Breeding Program, led by Dr. Alyssa Frederick, and the Kelp RISES project, led by Dr. Marissa Baskett, working alongside a broad interdisciplinary team, are tackling ecological crises head-on.
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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