A public agency applying next-generation science to aquatic ecosystems management - Since 1969 - Southern California Coastal Water Research Project

Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia

Researchers are documenting how corrosive coastal ocean conditions and low dissolved oxygen levels threaten the health of marine food webs.

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Bioanalytical Cell Screening Assays

Researchers are investigating how to adapt cell bioassays as a cost-effective screening tool to improve monitoring of bioactive chemical contaminants in aquatic systems.

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Harmful Algal Blooms

SCCWRP and its research partners are examining how to mitigate the proliferation of ecologically disruptive blooms in aquatic systems that threaten the health of wildlife and humans.

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The Southern California Coastal Water Research Project (SCCWRP) is an aquatic sciences research institute that works to improve management of aquatic systems in Southern California and beyond. Since its founding as an intergovernmental public agency in 1969, SCCWRP has been developing strategies, tools and technologies that the region’s water-quality management community relies on to more effectively protect and enhance the ecological health of Southern California’s coastal ocean and watersheds that drain to it. As an R&D agency, SCCWRP’s reputation is built on conducting research and translating this science into actionable guidance and recommendations that inform management decision-making and policy development.

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December 12, 2025
Seminar: “Policy and financing pathways for accelerating investments in resilient, equitable water infrastructure”

March 7, 2025
SCCWRP Commission meeting

Southern California Wetlands Recovery Project, A.u.t.h.o.r.:. 2025. Implementation Strategy for the Wetland Recovery Project Regional Monitoring Program: Provides recommendations for identifying the administrative structure and programmatic needs for long-term implementation of the WRP RMP program. Technical Report 1393.D. Southern California Wetlands Recovery Project. Oakland, CA.

Southern California Wetlands Recovery Project, A.u.t.h.o.r.:. 2025. Applicability of Regional Monitoring for Agencies: Guidelines for Incorporating the WRP Regional Monitoring Program into Agency Programs. Technical Report 1393.C. Southern California Wetlands Recovery Project. Oakland, CA.

Southern California Wetlands Recovery Project, A.u.t.h.o.r.:. 2025. Monitoring for Management: A Monitoring Strategy for Southern California Coastal Wetlands. Technical Report 1393.B. Southern California Wetlands Recovery Project. Oakland, CA.

Caron, D.A., A.A.Y. Lie, B. Stewart, A. Tinoco, I. Kalra, S. Smith, A.L. Willingham, S. Sneddon, J. Smith, E. Webb, K. Florea, M.D.A. Howard. 2025. Spatial Structure and Temporal Dynamics in Clear Lake, CA: The Role of Wind in Promoting and Sustaining Harmful Cyanobacterial Blooms. Water