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A humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, breaches near the Farallon Islands. Learn about our work with Point Blue Conservation Science on whale migration, climate change and entanglement in fishing gear.
The porcelain crab, Petrolisthes cinctipes, lives in the low intertidal zone under rocks and cobbles. Dr. Jonathon Stillman and his students study how climate change and ocean acidification will affect its physiology and ecology in the future.
The striped Taylor’s sea hare, Phyllaplaysia taylori, helps keep our local SF Bay eelgrass, Zostera marina, healthy by eating off the algae that try to grow on top them, and keep them from getting enough light. Dr. Katharyn Boyer and her students are discovering the best ways to restore eelgrass habitats.
Our research vessel the R/V Questuary supports a variety of research and education projects in the San Francisco Estuary: From Delta food webs to the role of nutrients to oceanography, and more.
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An open source coupled physical-biogeochemical model is developed for San Francisco Bay (SFB) to study nutrient cycling and plankton dynamics as well as to assist...
The giant clam Tridacna crocea, native to Indo-Pacific coral reefs, is noted for its unique ability to bore fully into coral rock and is a major agent of...
There are numerous reasons to conduct scientific research within protected areas, but research activities may also negatively impact organisms and habitats, and thus...
As climate change looms, SF State’s Estuary & Ocean Science Center monitors the health of the Bay