Bodega Marine Laboratory | UC Davis

Emily Longman in mauve jacket puts two hands on a rock holding a mussel bed community next to a white PVC tube grid while and Sarah Merolla in blue jacket and backpack stands next to her.

Mussel Bed Surveyed Before World War II Still Thriving

by Kat Kerlin
January 16, 2025

Finding Hope ‘At Every Depth’

by Greg Watry
January 30, 2024

Adult red abalone at marine laboratory

Ocean Acidification Creates Legacy of Stress for Red Abalone

by Kat Kerlin
December 06, 2023

A white man in a blue check shirt stands in front of water tanks against a white wall.

Renowned Marine Ecologist Jay Stachowicz Wins Teaching Prize

by Kate Washington
December 05, 2023

Undergraduate Malia Reiss examines eelgrass in Tomales Bay.

How Students Dive into Marine Science at UC Davis

by José Vadi
October 24, 2023

Inside a laboratory setting, Zoe Brumbaugh watches an anemone in a dish next to her and takes notes with a pen and paper.

Introducing ‘The Student Researcher’

by José Vadi
October 24, 2023

Male scientist leans over data sensor placed near tide pools at UC Davis Bodega Marine Reserve

Science Helps Coastal Communities Prepare for Extremes

by Kathleen Wong, UC Natural Reserve System
May 17, 2023

fog over coastal mountains in northern California

Climate Trends in the West, Today and 11,000 Years Ago

by Kat Kerlin
February 27, 2023

MJ MJ Farruggia samples water in an alpine pond

Science Storytelling Through a Camera Lens

by Malia Reiss
January 18, 2023

red abalone surrounded by purple urchins

All West Coast Abalones at Risk of Extinction on the IUCN Red List

by Kat Kerlin
December 12, 2022

Microscopic coral A. poculata, white with tentacles extended

Hibernating Corals and the Microbiomes That Sustain Them

by Kat Kerlin
December 01, 2022

Woman diving with coral looks up from sea floor at camera

Corals Saving Corals

by Kat Kerlin
November 21, 2022

Scientist Tessa Hill in sweater and glasses with black background

Tessa Hill: Telling the Ocean’s Secrets

by Kat Kerlin
August 08, 2022

Woman in black shirt holds toddler daughter who is pointing at something. Ocean in background.

Alyssa Griffin: The Capacity to Care

by Kat Kerlin
August 08, 2022

White male scientist in wet suit holds sea lemon and smiles at camera with ocean bay in background

Invasive Species and Climate Change Impact Coastal Estuaries

by Kat Kerlin
May 05, 2022

A woman's hand is seen giving an ultrasound to an abalone in a tank with sonagraph on computer screen in background

Ultrasounds for Abalone

by Kat Kerlin
February 25, 2022

Animals visible as mussel shell held open by hand

Can Mussel Beds Buffer Species Against Climate Change?

by Andy Fell
December 16, 2021

seagrass spreads across bay with red boat in background

Seagrasses Turn Back the Clock on Ocean Acidification

by Kat Kerlin
March 31, 2021

Illustrated photo depicts an iceberg at sea wearing giant headphones.

Unfold Podcast, Episode 6: Oceans Under a Changing Climate

by Kat Kerlin
October 27, 2020

A red abalone attaches itself to the hand of a male researcher in a mustard yellow shirt and jeans.

For Red Abalone, Resisting Ocean Acidification Starts With Mom

by Kat Kerlin
October 05, 2020

From Overpopulation to Hors d’oeuvres

by Teja Dusanapudi
December 08, 2019

Diver in Chile prepares to enter kelp forest

How Giant Kelp May Respond to Climate Change

by Kat Kerlin
November 13, 2019

Bodega Marine Laboratory on Bodega Head, overlooking Pacific Ocean.

UPDATED: Bodega Lab Remains Closed

by Dave Jones
October 28, 2019

Bull kelp underwater

California’s Crashing Kelp Forest

by Kat Kerlin
October 21, 2019

Endangered White Abalone Program Yields Biggest Spawning Success Yet

by Kat Kerlin
April 25, 2019

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