The Southern California Bight 2023 Regional Monitoring Program has completed field sampling for its signature Sediment Quality study element – a coordinated, three-month field effort that lays the foundation for … More
Articles by: Emily Lau
Quality-assurance recommendations developed to improve Ceriodaphnia toxicity test
An expert science panel has developed best-practice recommendations for improving the quality and consistency of a toxicity test commonly used in California to monitor the water quality of treated wastewater … More
SCCWRP member agencies to help inform development of national eDNA strategy
CTAG will host an all-day workshop next month to identify constraints and challenges associated with incorporating environmental DNA (eDNA) methods into aquatic monitoring programs nationwide – the latest in a … More
Training workshop developed to help managers use stream bioassessment data effectively
SCCWRP and its partners have developed a training workshop intended to help managers understand how to appropriately use bioassessment data to protect and restore the health of wadeable streams statewide. … More
State, federal agencies briefed for study examining sediment impacts from oil platform installations
SCCWRP has begun briefing multiple federal and State agencies about plans to evaluate sediment quality near offshore oil platforms in the Santa Barbara Channel – part of a three-year study … More
Framework developed to assess streams’ vulnerability to changes in flow patterns
SCCWRP and its partners have developed a scientific framework that enables watershed managers to systematically evaluate how changes in stream flow patterns in the coming years will adversely affect sensitive … More
Second phase launched in effort to build technical foundation for cannabis growers to request stream flow diversions
SCCWRP and its partners have initiated the second phase of a two-year study to build the technical foundation for a statewide program requiring California cannabis growers to demonstrate that the … More
Newport Bay modeling tool applied to help track spread of invasive Caulerpa seaweed
SCCWRP and its partners have adapted and applied a computer model that was recently developed for informing seagrass restoration efforts in Newport Bay to help managers track and eradicate an … More
Modeling team briefs State Water Board on acidification modeling effort
A research team that has been modeling how managers could mitigate the effects of intensifying ocean acidification and hypoxia (OAH) in California coastal waters was invited to brief the State … More
Lab experiments to examine multi-stressor effects of climate change on Dungeness crab
SCCWRP and its partners will evaluate how Dungeness crab are affected by the combined effects of low dissolved oxygen levels, ocean acidification and warming water temperatures as part of an … More