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A Rising Tide: Marin Tackles the Challenges of Elevated Sea Levels
What’s being done to protect Marin’s coastal lands from the effects of climate change?
Ian Urbina’s “The Outlaw Ocean” earns him an invitation to testify before Congress
If you joined us for the discussion with New York Times award winning investigative reporter Ian Urbina, you will want to watch his moving testimony before Congress.
Op-ed series puts SF State marine science in the spotlight
EOS Center researchers write in the SF Examiner about their work on sea stars, whales and more
At the Estuary & Ocean Science (EOS) Center in Tiburon, San Francisco State University faculty and students tackle the toughest issues facing the Bay, from toxic algae blooms to whales tangled in fishing gear. Now EOS researchers are bringing this science to the public through an ongoing series in the San Francisco Examiner.
Read more at SF State News.
EOS Center gets the word out about research
On October 21 and 22, a number of EOS Center students, faculty and alumni took part in the 14th “State of the San Francisco Estuary” conference in Oakland, an event held by the San Francisco Estuary Partnership to highlight efforts to manage and understand San Francisco’s estuary. Researchers at the EOS Center and its partner organizations presented 19 posters, and Professor of Biology Katharyn Boyer and EOS Center Executive Director and Professor of Biology Karina Nielsen both gave plenary talks at the event.
Oceans 9-1-1
As Californians, there are few things we love more than the ocean. The water and beaches aren’t just remarkable natural resources, though—they’re essential to our state’s economy. Every day, research makes it more clear how climate change threatens California’s precious coasts, perhaps irrevocably.
Dr. Katharyn Boyer elected as a California Academy of Sciences Fellow
Congratulations to EOS Center’s Dr. Katharyn Boyer who was inducted as a Fellow of the California Academy of Sciences this month. The Fellows of the California Academy of Sciences are a group of distinguished scientists, nominated and appointed in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the natural sciences. Dr. Boyer was recognized for her teaching on conservation and management and her pioneering restoration work for climate change adaptation and protecting shorelines against erosion.
Ocean research: The tiny hitchhiker’s guide to San Francisco Bay
Global shipping traffic in and out of San Francisco Bay continues, which means a higher risk of introducing more invasive species.
In 1849, the Gold Rush brought over 700 ships carrying fortune-seeking gold miners to the San Francisco Bay Area looking to “strike it rich.” Little did they know that historical events like this, and a boom in the maritime industry, would bring an influx of vessels carrying tiny aquatic hitchhikers. Today, after a century and a half of maritime industry, San Francisco Bay is now home to more invasive species than any estuary in the world.
How sea anemones feel the pinch of climate change
If you’ve visited the rocky California coast at low tide, you’ve probably seen, stepped on, and stuck fingers into carpets of aggregating sea anemones, or sea flowers. These elegant and colorful masses of tentacles, ever-present in the intertidal, close up during low tide to present as dark green blobs.
Estuary study offers restoration guidance for Marin, West
About 85% of the West Coast’s estuaries, which provide vital habitat for a diverse set of wildlife and various benefits for humans, have been lost in large part because of development.
Bayside newsletter - Summer 2019
Captain of the Ship – a woman at the helm
An interview with Estuary & Ocean Science Center's Amanda Dostie by staff members Aimee Good and Sarah Ferner
