California Sea Grant and the California Ocean Protection Council (OPC) have selected three projects to receive funding to improve understanding of ocean acidification and hypoxia (OAH) in California’s coastal ocean. The projects were selected to address OAH research, monitoring, and synthesis priorities that will ultimately provide state resource management agencies and local jurisdictions with data necessary to protect marine biodiversity and water quality, advance coastal adaptation efforts, and support climate-ready fisheries.
The funded research projects will last three years and will collectively receive $2.5 million in funding from the OPC’s Prop 68 and California Sea Grant’s NOAA Sea Grant funds. The research projects were selected through a competitive process based on criteria developed by the OPC and California Sea Grant, in coordination with the State Water Resources Control Board. California Sea Grant facilitated the proposal solicitation, review panel process, and will administer the project grants… Read more