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Moss Landing Marine Labs proudly hosted the Monterey Bay Salmon And Trout Recovery Project’s Salmon and Trout Education Program last weekend.  STEP curriculum teaches K-12 students about trout, salmon and the importance of watershed conservation. Teachers in the area are trained in science curriculum modules which drive home the critical importance of healthy aquatic ecosystems, and help connect local students to natural resources right in their backyard.

Read more about the program here

 

Our Benthic Ecology lab's research associate, Kamille Hammerstrom, and former research faculty member, Dr. Stacy Kim, are co-authors on a new study that finds it's not just the ice that's shifting in Antarctica; the benthic communities have been changing too. Click here to read the study.

At its May 23 meeting, the California Ocean Protection Council (OPC) unanimously approved seven research projects totaling $9.5 million in funding through the Marine Protected Area Monitoring Program.Two projects lead but Moss Landing PIs Dr. Scott Hamilton and Dr. Richard Starr are among those who were chosen for this opportunity.

We are thrilled to share, that our director of the Pacific Shark Research Center, Dr. David Ebert, will be on the panel of the upcoming SOLD OUT Holland Lifelong Learning Finale & Dinner about the World of Wonder: What Lies Beneath.
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This lecture series, held at South Carolina Aquarium, allows you to explore top issues in conservation, research and science. These expert-led discussions are geared toward adults in a relaxed social environment. Other participants include Fabien Cousteau of the famed ocean conservationist Cousteau family; the National Geographic Emerging Explorer, Dr. Grace C. Young as well as their science reporter, Dr. Nadia Drake; and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) research coordinator, Dr. Daniel Wagner.

Moss Landing Marine Labs congratulates San Jose State University President, Mary Papazian, for being one of 2019's Women of The Year, as nominated by the California Legislature. The Woman of the Year event was founded in 1987 in celebration of Women's History Month. Every March, senators and assembly members invite women to the Capitol who are making a difference in their communities throughout the state.

MLML's Dr. Michael Graham has been earning some well-deserved attention for his innovative land-based seaweed farm. Monterey Bay Seaweeds provides seaweed for many high-end restaurants in the area. Chefs and foodies alike are raving about the seaweed grown at the farm. An article by the "Grub Hunter," Mike Hale in the Monterey Bay Herald dives in to what makes this seaweed so special.

Excerpt:

“The original idea was to see how our family could maybe do some seaweed farming,” said Graham. “We ran into a few hurdles and eventually built a market that never existed — edible seaweed delivered live and raw, in seawater, not modified in any way, fresh out of the ocean.”

Chef Justin Cogley from Carmel’s Aubergine, arguably the finest restaurant on the Peninsula, has Graham on speed dial.

“We use ogo, dulse, sea lettuce … anything else he finds or grows,” Cogley said. “To work with Dr. G, who is the foremost authority on seaweed, has helped us have a consistent product.”

To read more, you can find the article here