Our Coasts and Oceans Blog Posts

In celebration of World Seagrass Day, we're highlighting seagrass-focused research conducted by UC Davis graduate students. Meet some of our dedicated scholars and delve into their research, exploring the significance of seagrasses and the implications for marine environments.

You can find us in the middle of everywhere! Join UC Davis interns Dawson and Alexa on a journey to the coast, where they meet up with Dr. Ellie Fairbairn and Dr. Suzanne Olyarnik at the Bodega Marine Laboratory and Bodega Marine Reserve. Along the way, they'll see the gorgeous coastline, meet furred, feathered and finned friends, and show you where to grab a tasty meal in Bodega Bay. At the lab, they explore the Reserve's outdoor living laboratory and classroom and learn about the lab's research and education mission and how UC Davis students can get hands-on, immersive research experience at BML.

Watch the daily process of algae maintenance, completed by the Aquatic Resources Group (ARG) at Bodega Marine Lab. This algae goes from test tubes, to flasks, to bins, and then to our animals. ARG provides sterile live algae to students, faculty and researchers worldwide all year long.

Dive below the surface with our Aquatic Resources Group (ARG) to get a close-up view of an urchin barren and see how they're impacting kelp forests along the California coast.

Video by Sam Briggs, ARG Lead diver and field operations manager

Read more about the Aquatic Resources Group