Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System Executive Director, Clarissa Anderson, talks to The Guardian about the growing number and intensity of Harmful Algal Blooms in the “Lethal algae blooms – an ecosystem out of balance.” Click the link to read the full article.

SCCOOS PI, David Caron, discusses harmful algal bloom impacts to Southern California ecosystems and human health in Phy Org by Sarah Nightingale, Unviersity of Southern California.  “When dying birds and sea lions wash up by the dozens on Southern California beaches, David Caron’s phone starts ringing. Like a detective at a crime scene, the expert […]

Check out the new and improved Harmful Algal Bloom Monitoring Alert Program page that reviews SCCOOS and CeNCOOS weekly monitoring effort at nine university-run or municipal pier stations along California’s coast for a suite of HAB species and for the neurotoxin domoic acid (DA) caused by the Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) producing diatom Pseudo-nitzschia. The new […]

Seabirds and Marine Mammals on the NMFS Rockfish Recruitment and Ecosystem Assessment Survey: 2019 Data Report is now available on our Seabird and Marine Mammal Survey page Seabird and marine mammal observations are an integral part of the NMFS Rockfish Recruitment – Ecosystem Assessment Survey (RREAS). These data are valuable for several reasons: (1) measurements […]

SCCOOS February Newsletter highlights our latest ongoings from the past two months and upcoming activities this Spring!  SCCOOS PI Meeting  Chris Lowe CSU Long Beach Shark Lab Visit  Scripps Institutional Seminar ALSO Oceanology International Americas  You can also stay up to date with our latest activities by following us on facebook and twitter. Happy Reading!

Check out the SCCOOS Winter Newsletter which highlights our latest activities including: ATN-MBON-OTN Biological Observation Workshop SCCOOS and CeNCOOS Joint Strategic Advisory Committee (JSAC) Meeting SCCOOS Board of Governors (BOG) Meeting Ocean Acidification Hotspots and California Fisheries Workshop Restore America’s Estuaries 9th Summit Nicole LeBoeuf Visits Scripps Pacific Oil Spill Task Force Visit CalCOFI 2018 Conference Job Openings Upcoming […]

Check out SCCOOS October Newsletter which highlights our latest activities including: International Conference on Harmful Algae (ICHA), Nantes, France  California Environmental Phenomena Summit, San Diego, CA   Councilmember Chris Ward  Funding Announcements  Upcoming Activities  You can also stay up to date with our latest activities by following us on facebook and twitter. Happy Reading!

Check out SCCOOS September Newsletter which highlights our latest activities including: Joint HSRP and IOOS Meeting, Juneau, AK IOOS Fall Meeting and Director Meeting, Annapolis, MD Record-Breaking SST in Southern California New collaboration measuring pCO2 a Catalina Sea Ranch CoPe Scoping Workshop, San Diego, CA IOOS Web User Survey Results Save the Date! ATN-OTN-MBON Meeting, […]

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California Ocean Protection Council (OPC) and California Ocean Science Trust recently released the “California’s Coastal and Ocean Summary Report,” as part of California’s Fourth California Climate Assessment. The report synthesizes current scientific understanding about the impacts of climate change on California’s coast and ocean and presents a forward-looking summary of challenges and opportunities for the future. Click here to read more.