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Enhancement of Growth Rates and Swimming Performance in Juvenile Marine Finfish in Aquaculture
Many of the benefits of exercise on human health appearto translate to fish.

Integrated Culture of Seaweeds and Red Abalone in Monterey Harbor
The ultimate goal of this project is to develop an operational seaweed-culturing plan for the Monterey Abalone Company, a medium-sized abalone farm in Monterey Harbor, which currently feeds their a

Understanding the Pathogenesis of Streptococcus iniae Infection in Fish and Development of an Effective Vaccine for Use in Aquaculture
Streptococcus iniae (SI) causes a fatal meningoencephalitis in commercially important fish species, including striped bass, tilapia and salmon.

Solving impediments to the co-culture of seaweeds and shellfish
Aquaculture is one solution to the increasing global demand for marine products and the problem of overfishing.

Impediments and opportunities for coordinating use of California’s coastal ocean: Adding aquaculture to the mix
Encouraged by recent federal policies established to increase aquaculture production, California has sought to expand coastal mariculture by various means, including the establishment of the collab

Climate Change and Restoration Factors Affecting Fecal Pathogen Dynamics in Wetland Systems
As part of a broad effort to understand how climate change may affect pathogen pollution along the coast, researchers are exploring the fate and transport of fecal pathogens through different types

Soft-Egg Syndrome in Farmed White Sturgeon
Scientists are in the process of confirming their hypothesis that white sturgeon husbandry practices (in particular the environmental conditions under which fish are kept, their diet, and perhaps s

Seaweed Strain Selection and Preservation to Optimize Harvest Yields for Abalone Culture
Biologists developed a small red algae garden in Monterey Harbor, which the Monterey Abalone Company is using to supplement the diet of its red abalone.

Exploring the Impact of Avian Predators on Central California Salmonids
The working hypothesis of this project is that predatory birds, principally Western gulls, take a significant toll on federally listed coho and steelhead in Scott and Waddell Creeks.

Development of Biological Control for the New Zealand Mud Snail
This project investigates the potential use of a castrating trematode parasite (Microphallus spp.) as a biological control agent for New Zealand mud snails, which have invaded rivers and s