IMS Newsfeed
May 4, 2022
New global forecasts of marine heatwaves foretell ecological and economic impacts
April 20, 2022
The forecasts could help fishing fleets, ocean managers, and coastal communities anticipate the effects of marine heatwaves.
Kelp restoration project is finalist in LaunchPad pitch competition
April 14, 2022
Andrea Paz-Lacavex, a graduate student in UCSC’s Coastal Science & Policy Program, leads SPORA, a kelp restoration project in Baja California.
Annual Confronting Climate Change Conference focuses on local impacts and solutions
March 24, 2022
UC Santa Cruz offers a weekend of free events at the Seymour Center to spark conversation and inspire action.
Effects of ancient carbon releases suggest possible scenarios for future climate
March 16, 2022
New findings reveal a precursor event before the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum, giving scientists a fresh perspective on future global climate scenarios.
California Sea Grant funds graduate research fellows at UCSC
March 10, 2022
California Sea Grant has awarded funding to four UC Santa Cruz graduate students for marine science research projects that address the agency’s priority themes of resilient coastal communities and economies, sustainable fisheries, and healthy coastal ecosystems.
Younger Lagoon study tells a tale of two fishes
March 9, 2022
Research at UCSC's Younger Lagoon shows that the state of estuary waters, not competition from another fish species, is the most important predictor of populations of an endangered fish.
Elephant seals’ map sense tells them when to head ‘home’
February 28, 2022
Researchers found that female elephant seals know their distance from the breeding beach and allocate extra time to get back if they have farther to travel.
Ocean scientist Claudie Beaulieu wins NSF CAREER Award
February 24, 2022
Claudie Beaulieu, assistant professor of ocean sciences, has received a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support her work using data science to study climate variability and climate change.
Genome of extinct Steller’s sea cow reveals surprising link to human skin disease
February 9, 2022
Analysis of ancient DNA from sea cow bones finds genes that may have played a role in adaptation to cold marine environment and yields evidence of a long population decline.
Marine scientist Adina Paytan wins EGU’s Vladimir Ivanovich Vernadsky Medal
February 7, 2022
The European Geosciences Union (EGU) has awarded the 2022 Vladimir Ivanovich Vernadsky Medal for exceptional contributions to biogeosciences to Adina Paytan, a research scientist at the UC Santa Cruz Institute of Marine Sciences.
Optimizing coastal wetland restoration for carbon capture and storage
December 15, 2021
UCSC leads a large collaborative effort to develop guidelines for maximizing the effectiveness of coastal wetlands as a climate mitigation solution with multiple benefits.
Researchers recover ancient mammoth tusk during deep-sea expedition
November 22, 2021
A team of researchers from UC Santa Cruz, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, and University of Michigan are studying the tusk retrieved from deep waters off the California coast.
New book chronicles more than 50 years of elephant seal research at Año Nuevo Reserve
November 9, 2021
Professor Emeritus Burney Le Boeuf summarizes the findings of the UC Santa Cruz elephant seal research program, one of the longest running studies of any animal
Researchers find whales eat more than expected
November 3, 2021
New estimates of how much whales eat suggest that past culling of the creatures by humans has contributed to broader declines in ecosystem health and productivity.
Survivor salmon that withstand drought and ocean warming provide a lifeline for California Chinook
October 28, 2021
Late migration of outgoing juvenile fish is a crucial life history strategy for survival of spring-run Chinook salmon during drought years.
Data-driven animations of marine mammals combine biology, art, and computation
October 27, 2021
New tools for data visualization can transform data from animal-borne tags into cinematic and informative animations of marine mammal behavior.
Seagrass restoration study shows rapid recovery of ecosystem functions
October 25, 2021
Restored plots of eelgrass in Elkhorn Slough expanded rapidly, providing improved habitat for fish and invertebrates and other benefits of a healthy ecosystem.
Emerging ocean conservation leaders set to visit UC Santa Cruz
October 22, 2021
The Blue Pioneers Program (BPP) Accelerator recently announced its 2021 cohort of international ocean conservation professionals who will visit UC Santa Cruz’s Coastal Science Campus.
Long-term study of elephant seal reproduction shows population’s resilience
October 20, 2021
Researchers found that a female elephant seal’s age and experience were more important than ocean conditions in determining the condition of her pup at weaning.
Biologist Roxanne Beltran wins prestigious Packard Fellowship
October 14, 2021
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation has awarded a Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering to Roxanne Beltran, assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at UC Santa Cruz.
NOAA awards recognize scientists in Fisheries Collaborative Program
September 23, 2021
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has awarded its prestigious Bronze Award to three researchers affiliated with the Institute of Marine Sciences (IMS) at UC Santa Cruz.
Seymour Marine Discovery Center will reopen in October
September 23, 2021
Beginning in October, guests will once again be welcomed back inside to visit the Seymour Center’s interactive exhibits and enjoy a brand new display featuring stunning photographs of marine life taken by UCSC scientists in the field.
Researcher honored for work in UCSC-NOAA Fisheries Collaborative Program
September 9, 2021
James Gilbert, an associate project scientist in the Institute of Marine Sciences, was recognized by the NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center with its Staff of the Quarter award.
Enhanced wetland on UCSC’s Coastal Science Campus will benefit threatened frogs
September 1, 2021
Construction of a seasonal pond within an existing wetland area in the Younger Lagoon Natural Reserve will create potential aquatic breeding habitat for the California red-legged frog.
When humans disturb marine mammals, it’s hard to know the long-term impact
August 26, 2021
Scientists are developing new tools to determine when short-term changes in behavior caused by human activities have biological significance for protected populations.
Salt marsh resilience compromised by crabs along tidal creek edges
August 9, 2021
A long-term study in Elkhorn Slough revealed the impact of superabundant crabs on salt marsh vegetation and the vulnerability of tidal creek banks to erosion.
Seymour Center welcomes new executive director
July 9, 2021
After an extensive search, the UC Santa Cruz Seymour Marine Discovery Center has chosen Jonathan Andres Hicken to be its new executive director.
