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I am a second-year Environmental Science major at Santa Rosa Junior College and will be transferring to UC Santa Cruz this fall to complete my undergraduate degree. I spent my summer at the Bodega Mar...

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UC Davis Coastal and Marine Sciences Institute @ucdmarinescience.bsky.social · 5d

Elisabeth Sellinger and Karolina Zabinski, PhD candidates at @ucdavis.bsky.social, study how #seagrass, sediments & #shellfish adapt under stress, while also navigating uncertainty in their own careers. Both kinds of resilience rely on federal support: arcg.is/1KTj02

A panoramic view of a seagrass meadow from the water level, with blue skies above it.

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UC Davis Coastal and Marine Sciences Institute @ucdmarinescience.bsky.social · 6d

Katie Brenninger, a @santarosajc.bsky.social student, spent a summer interning in the CHANGE Lab at the Bodega Marine Laboratory, gaining hands-on experience with seagrass mesocosms, new lab technologies, and the challenges of keeping research tanks clean: marinescience.ucdavis.edu/blog/seagras...

A Seagrass Summer

My Summer with Bull Kelp, Sea Urchins, and Abalone

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UC Davis Coastal and Marine Sciences Institute @ucdmarinescience.bsky.social · 8d

Katherine Pearson, a @santarosajc.bsky.social student, spent a summer internship at the Bodega Marine Laboratory gaining new skills in the field and lab, and fresh inspiration for her future in marine science. marinescience.ucdavis.edu/blog/my-summ...

Katherine Pearson is a biology student who just finished at SRJC and is transferring to Cal Poly Humboldt in the fall semester of 2025. She is majoring in marine biology but hopes to major in biochemi...

I came into the Bodega Marine Laboratory summer program completing as a third year from Santa Rosa Junior College. I had applied the previous two years for this internship with no success, until this ...

UC Davis Coastal and Marine Sciences Institute @ucdmarinescience.bsky.social · 13d

Jafet Torres, a student at @santarosajc.bsky.social, shares how a summer internship at Bodega Marine Laboratory opened the door to seagrass research, while exploring future paths in marine science: marinescience.ucdavis.edu/blog/first-s...

First Steps in the Field

“The Best Job I’ve Ever Had”

UC Davis Coastal and Marine Sciences Institute @ucdmarinescience.bsky.social · 15d

For @santarosajc.bsky.social student Alex Margand, a summer internship at the @ucdavis.bsky.social Bodega Marine Lab meant learning the ropes of fisheries science — literally — while sampling fish with the California Collaborative Fisheries Research Project: marinescience.ucdavis.edu/blog/fishing...

Alex poses with a fellow angling volunteer on a CCFRP boat, holding up a rockfish they caught.

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UC Davis Coastal and Marine Sciences Institute @ucdmarinescience.bsky.social · 19d

Join us for the Bodega Marine Laboratory Seminar Series! On 9/24, @catalicu.bsky.social, an Associate Professor at Cal Poly Humboldt, will present “Negative biodiversity-ecosystem function relationships in the context of microbial community assembly”

Register: ucdavis.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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UC Davis Coastal and Marine Sciences Institute @ucdmarinescience.bsky.social · 26d

Join us for the BML Seminar Series! On 9/17, Holly Moeller @mixotrophe.bsky.social, an Associate Professor in the Dept of Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology at UCSB, will present "Trade, Borrow, or Steal: How Acquired Metabolism Drives Evolutionary Innovation."

ucdavis.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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UC Davis Coastal and Marine Sciences Institute @ucdmarinescience.bsky.social · 28d

We’ve had some requests to see our new research vessel — so here it is! 🌊🚤

Thirty-three @ucdavis.bsky.social undergrads ventured out for the inaugural class trips last week, with perfect weather & plenty of excitement on board. Watch for an announcement of the vessel’s name soon!

📸: John Largier

A group of people wearing brightly colored life jackets aboard a small blue boat with the words RESEARCH on the side of it.

A boat at dock filled with students, with a staff member standing next to it speaking to them.

Behind the boat, greenish waves show the effects of an algal bloom.

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UC Davis Coastal and Marine Sciences Institute @ucdmarinescience.bsky.social · Sep 8

It’s early — almost too early — but @ucdavis.bsky.social microbiology major Leo Konefat has a low tide to catch. Follow 2025 EVE Scholar Leo through a summer spent at the Bodega Marine Laboratory investigating eelgrass wasting disease: marinescience.ucdavis.edu/blog/best-job-ive-ever-had

It’s early—almost too early to be out walking. But Leo Konefat, a rising third-year undergraduate at UC Davis and one of the 2025 EVE Scholars, has an urgent appointment with a low tide.

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UC Davis Coastal and Marine Sciences Institute @ucdmarinescience.bsky.social · Sep 5

Bodega Marine Lab’s new boat went out for its first sea trial last week. This involves running the engine at different speeds while staying close to shore for safety, so the team made the most of it by spelling “BML” with their route!

We’re excited to welcome this vessel to our fleet!
📸: Abbey Dias

A map of the ocean off the coast of Bodega Bay, showing a route that spells out "BML" in capital letters.

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UC Davis Coastal and Marine Sciences Institute @ucdmarinescience.bsky.social · Sep 5

Join us for the Bodega Marine Lab Seminar Series! On 9/10, Beth Rose Middleton, a professor at @ucdavis.bsky.social, will present “From the Mountains to the Sea: Restoring Relationships for Landscape and Community Resilience”

Register: ucdavis.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

UC Davis Coastal and Marine Sciences Institute @ucdmarinescience.bsky.social · Sep 3

Microplastics are everywhere—oceans, rivers, even bottled water. What does that mean for marine life & communities?

Join UC Davis researcher Dr. Christina Pasparakis + the ToPEC Lab on 9/10 at 12pm PT for "Beneath the Surface: Advancing Science for a Cleaner Ocean."

ucdavis.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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UC Davis Coastal and Marine Sciences Institute @ucdmarinescience.bsky.social · Aug 29

Join us for the Bodega Marine Lab Seminar Series! On 9/3, Maya Groner, a Senior Research Scientist at the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, will present "Warming seawater and disease in iconic crustacean fisheries"

Register: ucdavis.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

UC Davis Coastal and Marine Sciences Institute @ucdmarinescience.bsky.social · Aug 22

Join us for the Bodega Marine Lab Seminar Series! On 8/27, Adrian Stier, an Associate Professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara, will present “Dynamic Seascapes: Feedbacks Between Habitat-Forming Species and the Communities They Host.”

Register: ucdavis.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

UC Davis Coastal and Marine Sciences Institute @ucdmarinescience.bsky.social · Aug 8

The @ucdavis.bsky.social led Kelp RISES project and White Abalone Conservation program show what’s possible when federal funding supports science with depth and direction: reviving species, connecting disciplines, and keeping knowledge alive and growing. 🌊🐌🌿
arcg.is/0SOHeT3

#NSFfunded #NOAAscience

A dark blue graphic with a quote that reads "There are very few happy stories in restoration and conservation science. So few examples of where it just works. We have this team, probably hundreds of people who've worked on this project, and it's working. We're putting out animals. They're surviving." -Dr. Alyssa Frederick - Director, White Abalone Captive Breeding Program, alongside a photo of Dr. Frederick holding a white abalone and looking into its face.

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UC Davis Coastal and Marine Sciences Institute @ucdmarinescience.bsky.social · Aug 8

Join us for the Bodega Marine Lab Seminar Series! On 8/13, Bethanie Edwards, an Assistant Professor at University of California, Berkeley, will present “Oxylipin chemical signaling across trophic levels and ecosystems”

Register: ucdavis.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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UC Davis Coastal and Marine Sciences Institute @ucdmarinescience.bsky.social · Aug 1

Join us for the Bodega Marine Lab Seminar Series! On 8/6, Jonathon Stillman, a Professor and Adjunct Professor at SFSU and UC Berkeley, will present “Does the thermal environment induce transgenerational plasticity in the porcelain crab, Petrolisthes cinctipes?”

ucdavis.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

UC Davis Coastal and Marine Sciences Institute @ucdmarinescience.bsky.social · Jul 28

WHALE hello there 👋🐋 A few giant visitors passed by Bodega Head on July 26, captured in these images by naturalist and Bodega Marine Reserve Research Coordinator, Jackie Sones.

See more wild finds on her blog, The Natural History of Bodega Head: bodegahead.blogspot.com

A whale's tail disappearing into the ocean

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UC Davis Coastal and Marine Sciences Institute @ucdmarinescience.bsky.social · Jul 25

How far do the ripple effects of #marinescience at @ucdavis.bsky.social go?
Our new story series starts with Andrew Whitehead’s research on how #pollution changes fish biology for generations. It's a story of genes, justice, and lasting impacts: arcg.is/1uGiPj1

📸 Andrew Whitehead | ✍️ Lila Magbilang

An image of Andrew Whitehead working in the field with a quote next to it that reads "I think a lot of people would prefer to live in a society where we can predict and prevent problems before people and creatures get sick."

Dark red oil rippling across the water next to a shoreline, with small fish traps behind it.

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UC Davis Coastal and Marine Sciences Institute @ucdmarinescience.bsky.social · Jul 25

Join us for the Bodega Marine Lab Seminar Series! On 7/30, @hankbaker.bsky.social, a postdoc in the Dept of Environmental Science Policy and Management at @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social, will present “Causes and consequences of variation in fish movement strategies”

ucdavis.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

UC Davis Coastal and Marine Sciences Institute @ucdmarinescience.bsky.social · Jul 23

UC Davis PhD candidate Elisabeth Sellinger traveled to France as part of the French American Doctoral Exchange (FADEx) Program in Marine Science. She explored international collaborations, connected with fellow ocean researchers, and even gave her biggest talk yet: buff.ly/dkRlHyP

📸: Joaquim Nassar

Elisabeth Sellinger presenting to a conference audience from a podium. On the screen behind her is a presentation that reads "Quantifying Carbon Sequestration in Restored Seagrass Meadows for Climate Mitigation"

UC Davis Coastal and Marine Sciences Institute @ucdmarinescience.bsky.social · Jul 18

Students in Eric Sanford's BIS 124 and EVE 114 classes at the Bodega Marine Lab tested how seawater exposed to different sea star species might influence Black Turban snail feeding—and practiced skills they'll put to use in their own independent projects later this summer.

Two students use calipers to measure the size of a snail's shell

A group of students gathered around a lab bench, working collaboratively

A student adjusts the flow of water to a tank set up in a row of glass tanks.