Projects

  • Development of Low-cost Instrumentation to Support Student Marine Ecology Projects ONGOING

    MOORE

    SquidPod and RoboBuoy represent the latest addition to IfAME's growing suite of low-cost, but highly capable, student-designed tools that are specifically designed to be deployed from small boats in areas where twilight zone depths are accessible near shore. In addition to gaining experience with marine research, students who participate in creation of these instruments develop valuable skills in electronics, computer programming, and robotics.

  • Quantification of Seafloor Habitat Impacts from Bottom Trawling Under Selected Trawl Modifications

    Lindholm

    The goal of this project is to quantify the relative impacts of traditional bottom trawl gear and modified trawl gear on the structural attributes of seafloor habitat that form an important component of Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) for many groundfish species. Additionally, this modified gear has potential to significantly reduce fuel costs due to lower drag while at the same time producing a higher quality product due to greater door spread and shorter tow times.

  • Effects of Climate Change Induced Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia on Reproduction of Rockfishes

    Logan

    The ability to forecast impacts of OA and hypoxia on rockfish and other groundfish populations will allow for anticipation and possible mitigation of population declines. Understanding and integrating the effects of climate variability on survival into stock assessment models will allow for necessary adjustments to projected fishery yields, ensuring future sustainability.

  • Extreme Event Beach Change

    Kvitek

    This project is linked with similar efforts being conducted by the USGS aimed at modeling and predicting the spatial distribution and rates of coastal erosion patterns under the expected climate change and sea level rise scenarios for California.

Research Labs