Join us on 8/5 at 3pm PT for the Bodega Marine Laboratory Seminar Series. Emily Bockmon, an Associate Professor at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, will present "Chemical Variability in a Changing Estuary" Register: buff.ly/aLyD3Bs
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At the UC Davis Coastal and Marine Sciences Institute and Bodega Marine Laboratory, we dive deep into discovery, nurture marine stewardship, and outswim the ordinary.
Want to show off your abs this summer? (because, abalone 😉🐌) There are only a few days left to support our @whiteabalone.bsky.social captive breeding program through their summer t-shirt fundraiser! www.customink.com/fundraising/...
Summer 2026 T-Shirt Fundraiser - Team White Abalone, Supporting Regents of the University of California, Davis
25 Years of Saving White Abalone! White Abalone have been federally protected by the Endangered Species Act since June 28, 2001. Over the past 15 years, the White Abalone Captive Breeding Program has…
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Congratulations to the 2026-2027 cohort of Bilinski Fellows at Bodega Marine Laboratory! These @ucdavis.bsky.social doctoral students will bridge the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities in their projects: marinescience.ucdavis.edu/news/announc...
Spotted! 🦌 Fawn season is underway at the @ucdavis.bsky.social Bodega Marine Reserve. While they look incredibly cute hanging out in the grass, remember that if you see wildlife on your travels, the best way to show your love is to give them plenty of space! #ucdavis #ucnature
Please join us in con-GRAD-ulating @ucdavis.bsky.social Marine and Coastal Science major Mikaila Hishaw! 🎓 #UCDavisGrad #Classof2026
Join us for the Bodega Marine Lab Seminar Series! On 6/24, Lillian Aoki, an Assistant Professor of Environmental Science at the University of Oregon, will present "Structure and function in coastal vegetated habitats" Register: ucdavis.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Please join us in con-GRAD-ulating @ucdavis.bsky.social Marine and Coastal Science major Ava Luenenborg, and all the MCS majors in the #Classof2026! 🎓 #UCDavis #MarineScience
Join us on 6/10 at 3pm PT for the Bodega Marine Laboratory Seminar Series. Sheila Semans, Executive Director of the Noyo Center for Marine Science, will present "Building the Conditions for Restoration; Community, Capacity, and Marine Science on the North Coast" Register: buff.ly/k5KB2JE
🌊 Postdoc Update! 🌊 We had to repost the UC Davis Coastal and Marine Sciences Institute (CMSI) Postdoctoral Fellowship with a fresh link. Please help us get the word back out to the #MarineScience community! Next review date: June 15, 2026 Updated Application Link: recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07663
How might seagrasses fare in the future? A new study looks at microbes' role in seagrass growth as waters warm.🧪 Input from @renskejongen.bsky.social @sydney.edu.au, @randallhughes.bsky.social @northeasternu.bsky.social, & @karolcha.bsky.social @ucdmarinescience.bsky.social. eos.org/articles/war...
Warm Waters Disrupt Seagrasses’ Microbial Environment - Eos
Microbial communities in ocean sediments become imbalanced as water temperatures rise, harming seagrass growth, a new study suggests.
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Join us on 5/27 at 3pm PT for the Bodega Marine Laboratory Seminar Series! Brian Lerch, a CPB Postdoctoral Fellow at UC Davis, will present "Feedback between Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior: Applying Insights across Disciplines." Register: buff.ly/yn03jE8
Join us at the water's edge with @ucdavis.bsky.social Professor and ecologist Dr. Eric Sanford on June 12th for a storyteller’s look at the marine invertebrates that make our coastline so special. Friday, June 12 | 5:00 PM | Bodega Bay, CA Tickets: june-waters-edge.eventbrite.com
At The Water’s Edge
A New Event Series at the UC Davis Bodega Marine Laboratory
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PhD candidate @karolcha.bsky.social is studying the "invisible partners" — microbes — that help #seagrass survive transplanting and heat waves. By understanding these microbial relationships, we can better protect coastal habitats and the carbon they store: biology.ucdavis.edu/news/what-ma...
What Makes Seagrass Survive? Look to the Microbes
Karolina Zabinski (right) with UC Davis alum Emma Deen at the Bodega Marine Laboratory.
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The Coastal and Marine Sciences Institute at @ucdavis.bsky.social is announcing a new Postdoctoral Fellowship opportunity! Priority review starts June 15, 2026. Help us spread the word to the #MarineScience community. Details and Apply ➡️: recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07627
Coastal and Marine Sciences Institute (CMSI) Postdoctoral Fellowship
University of California, Davis is hiring. Apply now!
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Springtime on the UC Davis Bodega Marine Reserve = pupping season! 🦭 Check out "A Seal Mom’s Lullaby", a beautiful piece by BML volunteer docent Dianne Hales on the unique "baby talk" and fierce devotion these moms show their pups: buff.ly/EqEmJJd
A Seal Mom's Lullaby
Their sleek, torpedo-shaped bodies dive deep and glide gracefully through the sea. On land they “galumph,” rolling back on their hind flippers then belly-flopping forward. Although harbor seals and…
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Join us on 5/13 at 3pm PT for the Bodega Marine Laboratory Seminar Series! Nick Nidzieko, an Associate Professor at UC Santa Barbara, will present "Tidal dynamics of ecosystem metabolism and nighttime hypoxia." Register: buff.ly/f4GDPhz
Thanks to grants from @hfspo.bsky.social and @ucdavisglobal.bsky.social, the Valdovinos Lab at @ucdavis.bsky.social is leading a global, collaborative effort to understand how the world's four major upwelling zones will adapt to a shifting climate: marinescience.ucdavis.edu/blog/global-...
A Global Effort to Decode the Ocean’s Most Productive “Hotspots”
While they cover less than 1% of the ocean’s surface, the world’s four major upwelling zones are biological powerhouses. Located along the coasts of California, Chile, Portugal, and South Africa, thes...
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Beautiful Bay Beaches are Becoming Blue! (say that 5x fast!) 🌊💙 Jackie Sones, Research Coordinator for the @ucdavis.bsky.social Bodega Marine Reserve, notes that local beaches are looking blue-ish due to an influx of Velella velella. More from @kqedscience.bsky.social: www.kqed.org/science/2000...
Bay Area Beaches Are Chock-Full of Mysterious Blue Creatures Again. Here’s How to See Them | KQED
Why are all those Velella velella — also known as “by-the-wind sailors” — washing up in the Bay Area right now, and where to spot them.
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A new study from @ucdavis.bsky.social researchers shows that fish that adapted to scrape food off hard surfaces evolved faster than those in the open water. This "innovation" 50 million years ago paved the way for the incredible variety of species on reefs today: www.ucdavis.edu/news/fish-ev...
Fish Evolution Accelerated After Adapting to Eat off Hard Surfaces
Why are there so many species of coral reef fish? According to a new study, it’s because about 50 million years ago, some fish figured out how to bite food from hard surfaces. Evolution doesn’t procee...
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Join us for the Bodega Marine Lab Seminar Series! On 5/6, Dr. Jaime Grimm, an Assistant Professor at the University of Victoria, will present “Co-producing knowledge for sustainable fisheries and biodiversity governance” Register: buff.ly/0sMYVDl
How do you do science when your study site literally disappears? 🧪🔥 A new feature from @ucdavis.bsky.social explores "Stop-and-Go Science"—the reality of conducting research during rapid climate and funding shifts: www.ucdavis.edu/climate/news... 1/2
Stop-and-Go Science: Researchers Pivot to Try to Salvage Important Work
When climate change is faster than the speed of science and unstable funding threatens discovery, UC Davis scientists pivot to try to save important research.
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It's that time of year again! Brand new harbor seal pups are showing up in Horseshoe Cove on the @ucdavis.bsky.social Bodega Marine Reserve. You can tune in live to see who’s hauled out on our webcam: marinescience.ucdavis.edu/bml/webcam
Check out how @ucdavis.bsky.social Marine and Coastal Science major Mikaila Hishaw turned a classroom question into high-impact aquaculture research (and even built her own lab tech!): www.ucdavis.edu/blog/how-one...
How one UC Davis student turns a question about animal physiology into innovative immune research
Mikaila Hishaw, a fourth-year marine and coastal science major from Tucson, Arizona, arrived at UC Davis with plans to become a veterinarian. She soon discovered that research offered not just a new w...
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Join us starting on 5/6 at 3pm PT for the 2026 Bodega Marine Lab Seminar Series! Our first speaker, Dr. Jaime Grimm, an Assistant Prof at the University of Victoria, will present "Co-producing knowledge for sustainable fisheries and biodiversity governance" Register: ucdavis.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
It’s #UCDavisGiveDay! 🌊 Help us protect our oceans and support the next generation of marine scientists at the @ucdavis.bsky.social Bodega Marine Laboratory. We have THREE challenges live right now. Follow this thread to see how your gift of any size can unlock critical funding! 🧵👇
UC Davis Picnic Day is almost here, and we’re bringing the ocean to you! Join us April 18th on the @ucdavis.bsky.social campus, starting at 10 AM, for a hands-on marine science experience. 📍 Find us outside the Sciences Laboratory Building. More details: marinescience.ucdavis.edu/events/uc-da...
Forget "survival of the fittest." What if the secret to surviving climate change is actually cooperation? 🤝 @ucdavis.bsky.social researchers @dranyabrown.bsky.social and @rachaelabay.bsky.social are changing how we think about coral resilience: www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/...
Survival of the fittest? For coral, it’s the most cooperative who may succeed.
Can dying coral be nursed back to life by healthy coral? A new theory from a pair of marine biologists studying how the tiny animals work together is offering fresh hope in the fight to save the world...
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A new study from researchers at @ucdaviswater.bsky.social reveals that managed wetlands are ecological "culinary hotspots," producing up to 22x more zooplankton than surrounding waters. Read more from @ucdavis.bsky.social : www.ucdavis.edu/climate/news...
Managed Wetlands a Culinary Hot Spot for SF Bay Fish, But They Need Delivery Options
A UC Davis study shows that part of the San Fransisco Estuary is teeming with fish food — the managed wetlands of Suisun Marsh. Timing seasonal flood releases from them could feed more fish.
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How is the heat wave affecting local tide pools? 🌊🌡️ Jackie Sones, Research Coordinator for the UC Davis Bodega Marine Reserve, says shoreline invertebrates are benefiting from low tides that hit later in the day, keeping them submerged during peak heat. Read more in @baynature.org: buff.ly/4cJ3mfF
'There is a huge, unprecedented conservation risk,' of avian flu to the world's seals and sea lions. A @ucdavis.bsky.social paper lays out the impacts and poses strategies to protect these species. @ucdavisvetmed.bsky.social @onehealthinstitute.bsky.social www.ucdavis.edu/news/global-...
Global Strategies to Protect Seals and Sea Lions from Avian Influenza
When the H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus was discovered on a poultry farm in Asia in 1996, there was little indication that it would become so widespread and so destructive. Within 30 yea...
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