Ocean Scientist for Informed Policy

UC Revelle Delegation to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the Parties (COP 23) are now gathering in Germany. CMBC Scientists have begun posting on the Ocean Scientists for Informed Policy (OSIP) website.  OSIP,  established and funded by CMBC in  2013 for COP 19, is led by graduate students at the who want to see … Read More

MAS-MBC recruits students for 2018-2019

Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego formally announces that January 11, 2018 is the application deadline for the Master of Advanced Studies Program in Marine Biodiversity and Conservation (MAS MBC). This 12-month intensive master’s program is geared toward early to mid-career professionals interested in marine conservation careers. The MAS MBC program equips students with the knowledge and skills they need to be … Read More

Adventures of the Ruby Seadragon

We were pleased to see our friend, Jim Toomey, feature the Ruby Seadragon in his Sherman’s Lagoon Comic Strip. http://comicskingdom.com/sherman-s-lagoon/2017-09-14 Adding to Ruby’s adventure, author J.K. Rowling commented on her twitter page: https://twitter.com/jk_rowling/status/819977601850703873?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Video of the Ruby Seadragon This is the video published in Rouse GW, Stiller J, Wilson NG. 2017. First live records of the Ruby Seadragon (Phyllopteryx dewysea, Syngnathidae). … Read More

A view from the pier

Adventures of the Ruby Seadragon We were pleased to see our friend, Jim Toomey, feature the Ruby Seadragon in his Sherman’s Lagoon Comic Strip. http://comicskingdom.com/sherman-s-lagoon/2017-09-14 Adding to Ruby’s adventure, author J.K. Rowling commented on her twitter page: https://twitter.com/jk_rowling/status/819977601850703873?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Video of the Ruby Seadragon This is the video published in Rouse GW, Stiller J, Wilson NG. 2017. First live records of the … Read More

Protect Herbivores, Preserve Coral Reefs

Data from world’s first herbivore reserve suggests protection works to keep algae overgrowth in check. CMBC Researchers  predict that protection of seaweed-eating fish and invertebrates will help maintain the health of a Hawaiian coral reef by leveling the competition between fast-growing seaweed and slow-growing coral. Read More

100 Island Challenge

The goal of the 100 Island Challenge is to gain a holistic understanding of the current state and future trajectory of the world’s coral reefs by conducting a global assessment of coral reefs and the factors promoting or inhibiting their growth. This project is designed to provide a regional scale perspective of coral reefs, investigating spatially explicit patterns in community … Read More