Ocean Science Trust

Check out our #annualreport on our website! From #sealevelrise to building coastal #climateresilience to examining the #science needs for offshore wind energy, it's all in our report! We accomplished so much in 2023 for #California's coast and #ocean! oceansciencetrust.org/wp-content/upl…

We are excited to announce we are partnering with @ucsc’s Center for Coastal Climate Resilience to support and co-advise a California Coastal Climate Resilience Science-Policy Communication Fellow! Read the full story here: oceansciencetrust.org/stories/2025sc…

Are you a local, regional, or tribal government along the California coast or San Francisco Bay Shoreline looking for funds to support your sea level rise adaptation planning or implementation projects? Join OPC and our Technical Assistance Coordinator, @CoastalQuest, for a Senate Bill 1 Sea Level Rise Adaptation Planning Grant Program office hour this Thursday, November 21, 2024, at 12:00 p.m. to learn more! The next grant proposal due date is Friday, December 20, 2024. For details about the program, all upcoming dates, and information about technical assistance for your application, visit: opc.ca.gov/sb-1-funding #SeaLevelRise #coastaladaptation #climateaction

We are pleased to partner with the @ucsantacruz Center for Coastal Climate Resilience to co-advise a new Science Communication Fellow Anna FitzGerald Guth, a Master’s student in the UCSC Science Communication Program! climateresilience.ucsc.edu/news/2024/11/u…

Takeaways from our first year hosting events as part of New York Climate Week! Read more at the link: oceansciencetrust.org/stories/ostatn…

Removing legacy carbon pollution is critical for achieving global climate targets. Ocean Visions’ marine carbon dioxide removal road map outlines a comprehensive program to advance the science, technology, and policy priorities needed to rigorously evaluate various pathways. #CarbonDioxideRemoval #ClimateChangeMitigation #OceanClimateSolutions #mCDR Explore the road map: lnkd.in/gyKH69dJ

We're pleased by the appointment of Rafael Castellanos, Partner @ Solomon Minton Cardinal Doyle & Smith LLP, to our Board of Trustees! A legal expert w/ a background in public-private & innovative science partnerships, he'll contribute his experience in environmental stewardship.

Our Executive Director Dr. @lizwhiteman will be the keynote speaker at the Little Dock of Horrors event on 10/30! The event takes place in San Pedro at @AltaSeaOrg at the Port of L.A. and is co-hosted by @ESP_Advisors and Blue Robotics. We hope to see you there!

Check out our latest Ocean Side Chat with Science Officer Dr. Heidi Waite! oceansciencetrust.org/stories/ocean-…

OST & @ucsc Ctr for Coastal Climate Resilience were honored to have Asm. Connolly give opening remarks in NYC highlighting CA leadership & importance of nature-based solutions (#NbS). Our event brought together thinkers across sectors & gvmnt to explore tools to accelerate NbS.

Across the globe, no food sector is growing as fast as aquaculture — which means, one way or another, farmed seafood will help feed the world’s growing population. A new California Sea Grant report explores nonprofits’ views on California aquaculture: caseagrant.ucsd.edu/news/taking-aq…

To celebrate National Estuaries Week we are highlighting our work with @ucdavis Environmental Policy & Management Graduate Program to examine what blue carbon ecosystems are and how restoring them can help some of California's most vulnerable communities. epm.ucdavis.edu/blog/what-are-…

New science-policy report available! Ship strikes are contributing to whale mortality along the CA coast. We spoke with researchers & policy experts to explore what science says about potential interventions to reduce whale mortality due to vessel strikes. lnkd.in/dJjFNCZN

TODAY at 11:30am PT is the next #webinar in our series exploring marine carbon dioxide removal (#mCDR). This webinar will provide an introduction to ocean iron fertilization as a method of mCDR. Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Register by Monday! Join us 9/23 @ 11:30am PT for the next webinar in our series exploring marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR). This webinar will provide an introduction to ocean iron fertilization as a method of mCDR. Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Excited to share that the paperback + audiobook of *California Against the Sea* will be out in one week— and that we’ll be kicking the day off with the CALIFORNIA STATE LIBRARY! 🤩 Join us on zoom on Sept. 24, or come say hi at any of my stops this fall! libraryca.libcal.com/event/13099753

Only a few spots left! Join us at NY Climate Week 9/26 @ 1:30pm. We’re excited to co-host, with @ucsc Center for Coastal Climate Resilience, an event on innovative policy and finance tool for accelerating nature-based solution for climate adaptation. RSVP: acceleratingnbs.rsvpify.com

We are proud to be part of creating a science-based framework for @30x30CA coastal waters. Since fall 2023, we have partnered with @OPC_California to convene an advisory panel to adapt international guidance and a draft framework is out for public comment! opc.ca.gov/wp-content/upl…

Join us 9/23 at 11:30am PT for the next #webinar in our series exploring #marine carbon dioxide removal (#mCDR). This webinar will provide an introduction to ocean iron fertilization as a method of mCDR. Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

California Sea Grant receives $750K for #aquaculture literacy project! In collaboration with other regional #SeaGrant programs, we're conducting a large-scale survey to better understand public perceptions. Read more: caseagrant.ucsd.edu/news/understan…

With the CA Legislature wrapping up regular session, we’re watching bills headed to the Governor's desk on #bluecarbon demonstration projects, #microplastics, #aquaculture & more. Follow these bills & other policy developments w/ our CA Ocean Bill Tracker: #billtracker" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">oceansciencetrust.org/our-work/legis…