Events

Pacific Shark Research Center at Sharktoberfest! – October 4th, 2018

Kimberly Elson

Visit PSRC at Sharktoberfest NightLife

MLML's Pacific Shark Research Center will be at the California Academy of Sciences on October 4th for their Sharktoberfest NightLife Event.  Come ask all your shark questions, or attend one of their talks:

7pm: MLML Grad Student Vicky Vasquez will speak about being the first researcher to identify the elusive Ninja lanternshark.

9pm: MLML Faculty Dr. Dave Ebert has a talk titled “State of Emergency: Searching For Sri Lanka’s Lost Sharks”

Click here for more info!

MLML Quilt Guild Scholarship Quilt Raffle – December 14th, 2018

Kimberly Elson
The Moss Landing Marine Labs Quilt Guild has completed another scholarship quilt and are currently selling tickets to win it.  The wall hanging measures 71 inches wide x 51 inches high (see photo below).  The quilt is a fabric interpretation of Ray Troll's artwork that was developed for N.O.A.A.'s  "Green Seas, Blue Seas" campaign, and used with his and N.O.A.A.'s permission.
 
Tickets are available for $5.00 each or 5 for $20.00.
The drawing will be held at MLML in mid-December, and you do not need to be present to win.  Out of town winners must arrange pick up of the quilt from MLML.
 
Tickets can be purchased two different ways:
 
1) Come to the Front Desk of the Labs Mon-Fri, 8am-5pm, paying with cash or check. 
 
OR
 
2) Mail a check, made out to Tower Foundation, along with your contact information, and the Quilt Guild will fill out the ticket stubs for you.
    Mail to:
    MLML Quilt Guild 
    P.O. Box 172
    Moss Landing, CA 95039
 
Note: If you would like your side of the ticket stub mailed to you, please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope with your payment.
 
Thank you for supporting the Signe Lundstrom Memorial Scholarship Fund for Moss Landing students with your purchase of raffle tickets for this wall hanging quilt.

Come to MLML Open House! – April 28th & 29th, 2018

Kimberly Elson

Come to MLML's 2018 Open House Weekend!

Saturday & Sunday, April 28th-29th, 2018

9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Ocean fun for all ages!   |   Arts & crafts   |   Food and drinks for purchase   |   Live touch tanks

Marine life puppet show   |   Meet faculty, staff, and students   |   Raffles & prizes   |   Research talks

Can't make Open House, but want to support graduate student research?  You can support student scholarships by donating to our Crowdfunding Campaign!

2018 Oceans Colloquium – April 15th, 2018

Kimberly Elson

Come to the 9th Annual Oceans Colloquium!

"Rising Ocean Leaders"

Sunday April 15th, 2018 9am - 4:30pm

Moss Landing Marine Labs

Hosted by the Monterey Area Research Institutions' Network for Education (MARINE).  MLML Graduate Student Amanda Heidt is one of the organizers!

Registration is free and open to the MARINE community

MARINE’s annual Oceans Colloquium focuses on non-traditional means of communicating about the ocean and encourages participants to present their work in engaging formats. The colloquium also promotes professional development in communication and collaboration through interactive discussions.

Featuring:  Keynote speakers  |  Short talks  |  Panel discussion  |  Ocean STEAM Fair

To register, click here.  Registration to attend closes April 13th, 2018.

Join MLML’s Dave Ebert at Friends of the Pacific Grove Public Library’s Meet the Author Event – February 22nd, 2018

Kimberly Elson

Friends of the Pacific Grove Public Library

Meet the Author: Dave Ebert

Dr. Dave Ebert, director of MLML's Pacific Shark Research Center, will be speaking about lost sharks at the Pacific Grove Library this month:

Date: February 22nd, 2018, 7:30pm - 9pm

Doors Open: 7:20pm

Admission: requested donation of $10

Click here for more info

 

Join MLML at Whalefest Monterey January 27th and 28th!

Kimberly Elson

Dive into the 8th Annual Whalefest Monterey with us this weekend!

MLML students will be tabling all weekend with many specimens on hand from the Pacific Shark Research Center.

On Saturday at 2pm, our emeritus ichthyologist, Dr. Greg Cailliet, will be speaking in the Wharf Theater about Monterey's subtidal fishes.  His talk is titled: "Below Pacific Tides - Fishes that live in Subtidal Habitats in Monterey Bay."

Seminars

MLML'S Seminar Series

MLML hosts weekly seminars during the academic year, featuring speakers from a wide range of marine science disciplines. The seminar series is funded by SJSU Associated Students and organized by the MLML student body.

To receive notifications about upcoming MLML seminars and events, email your address to mlml-frontdesk@sjsu.edu.

Tuesdays, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Seminar Room, MLML Main Lab

Watch the Live Stream here!

Weekly Seminar Schedule

Date Speaker Speaker Affiliation Seminar Title
1-27-2026 Ilana Berman Frank University of Haifa Aquatic Ecology and Biological Oceanography
2-3-2026 Don Croll University of Santa Cruz Collaborating for Conservation and Research in the Gulf of California: The 100-Year Story of El Pardito
2-10-2026 Gerick Bergsma CSUMB How to find and mentor undergraduates in your research
2-17-2026 Marc Slattery University of Mississippi The functional ecology of mesophotic sponges
2-24-2026
 No Seminar (Ocean Sciences Week - Glasgow)
3-3-2026 Dr. Richard Starr Moss Landing Marine Laboratories Progress in understanding marine species-habitat associations
3-10-2026 Josh Willis JPL Sea Level Rise From Space
3-17-2026 Jessica Lopez SBOs CSUMB and SJSU mental health resources, plus Blue the therapy dog
3-24-2026 Will Oestreich University of Zurich From physical forcing to collective behavior across oceanic scales
3-31-2026 No seminar No seminar No seminar (Spring Break/Cesar Chavez Day - campus closed)
4-7-2026 Karin Forney & Scott Benson Moss Landing Marine Laboratories Practical weather forecasting tips for marine scientists at MLML
4-14-2026 Henry Ruhl CenCOOS & MBARI Integrated Ocean Observing in Support of Coastal and Climate Resilience
4-21-2026 Melissa Mahoney Monterey Bay Fisheries Trust The Future of Blue: Co-Creating a Thriving Seafood Economy in Monterey Bay
4-28-2026 Mike Polito UCSC Isotopic insights into species-level and food-web responses in human-altered marine ecosystems
5-5-2026 Holly Bowers Moss Landing Marine Laboratories TBD

Past Seminars

MLML 2017 Scholarship Reception

Holly Doerr

Every year, MLML awards many competitive scholarships thanks to $25,000 raised in part by Open House donations. Students are recognized for exceptional academic merit, outstanding community service and MLML involvement, and potential to succeed in a marine science career. Here are the 2017 recipients! Click on the photo gallery below to see pictures from the event. 

John H. Martin Scholarship
          Cody Dawson
 
Xiphias Martin Scholarship
          Drew Burrier
 
James Nybakken Scholarship
          Martin Jinchen Guo
 
Bill Watson Memorial Scholarship
          June Shrestha
 
Signe Lundstrum Memorial Scholarships
          Jen Chiu
          Jimmy Williamson
 
Sonia Linnik Hamilton Marine Science Scholarship
          Alex Olson
 
Simpkins Family Marine Science Scholarships
          Angela Zepp
          Bonnie Brown
          Amanda Heidt
          Elizabeth Ramsay
 
Loury Family Marine Science Outreach Scholarship
          June Shrestha
 
MLML Scholar Awards
           Patrick Daniel
           Stephanie Schneider
 
MLML Wave Awards
           First-year Students
                         Rachel Brooks
                         Brijonnay Madrigal
           Continuing Students
                         Breanna Machuca
                         Natalie Yingling
           Students with Approved Proposals
                        Steve Cunningham
                        Martin Jinchen Guo
                        Holly Chiswell
 
Thank you to our generous donors and Friends of MLML for making these scholarships possible, and to the Scholarship Committees for their much-appreciated service to the students and greater community.