Water connects us — marsh to ocean, coast to community. So does public science. Federally funded research protects lives in emergencies, strengthens fisheries, and builds the long-term knowledge we depend on every day. #FromLabsToLives #ucdavis @ucdavisresearch.bsky.social arcg.is/1naSWu1

The @ucdavis.bsky.social Bodega Marine Lab is hiring a Part-Time Cook in Bodega Bay, CA. Learn more and apply by 3/5/26: careerspub.universityofcalifornia.edu/psp/ucdavis/...

The @whiteabalone.bsky.social lab at the UC Davis Bodega Marine Lab in Bodega Bay, CA, is hiring a Postdoctoral Fellow! This postdoc will lead lab studies to improve successful spawning behaviors in critically endangered white abalone. Priority review begins 3/13/26. Learn more: buff.ly/wjGIGY0

Hidden below the surface of bays and estuaries from California to Alaska, blue mud shrimp (Upogebia pugettensis) build underground lives shaped by both habitat and parasites. Join Karl Menard, Aquatic Resources Manager at the UC Davis Bodega Marine Lab, for a close-up look.

What happens when the ocean — and the expectations placed on scientists — are changing at the same time? As a Bilinski Fellow at the UC Davis Bodega Marine Laboratory, Mikhaila Redovian explored how marine scientists are responding through collaboration and new ways of working:

You’re invited to a free film screening of "The Last Forests Project" on Friday, February 27th, at the @ucdavis.bsky.social Bodega Marine Lab! Event details and reservations: thelastforestsproject-bml-screening.eventbrite.com 📸: courtesy of Marco Mazza/The Last Forests Project

Why do some corals withstand extreme heat while others bleach and die? @ucdavis.bsky.social researchers @rachaelabay.bsky.social and @dranyabrown.bsky.social are investigating how #coral genetics and microbial communities influence heat tolerance: www.ucdavis.edu/climate/news...

Accounting for Blue Carbon in the Bay–Delta: Science, Policy, and Practice - a UC Davis CMSI and @deltacouncil.bsky.social joint symposium on blue carbon science, carbon accounting, & climate policy in the Bay–Delta. March 5, 2026 | In person + remote RSVP: marinescience.ucdavis.edu/events/blue-...

Choose your adventure: Summer or Fall at the Bodega Marine Lab! Applications are open for undergraduate Summer Sessions at BML and Fall Marine Ecology (including 9 days at BML). These field-based courses offer a unique opportunity to explore the coast & gain research experience: buff.ly/V4a55DP 1/3

Katie Erickson’s Bilinski Project at Bodega Marine Lab brought science and art together through ecology-inspired wearable design. Collaborating with the n girls collective, they created nine high-fashion looks from found materials foraged in Bodega Bay & at BML: buff.ly/tJkVIkT 📸: Jonathan Aguiñaga

“We can’t save a species a couple of months at a time. It takes decades to restore them. ... I could be documenting the decline of the species, but I’m documenting the rebound of the species. It’s such hopeful work." Good news from @ucdmarinescience.bsky.social www.pressdemocrat.com/2025/11/26/b...

At the @ucdavis.bsky.social Bodega Marine Lab, scientists are fighting to restore endangered @whiteabalone.bsky.social amid complex pressures — and seeing remarkable spawning success, offering this iconic species a path home. More from @pressdemo.bsky.social: www.pressdemocrat.com/2025/11/26/b...

Mei Blundell completed her Bilinski Fellowship at BML project by teaming up with composer Max Gibson, Del Sol Quartet, and choreographer Linda Bair to create …all dripping in tangles green…, a music–dance piece inspired by her kelp research. Explore the project: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/ac09...

We're Hiring! 📢 Join Team @whiteabalone.bsky.social and the CDFW Shellfish Health Lab at the @ucdavis.bsky.social Bodega Marine Laboratory in Bodega Bay as a Jr. Specialist. Learn more and apply by the next review date, Nov 27th, here: recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07397

The Bodega Marine Lab and @ucdavis.bsky.social were on @jeopardyofficial.bsky.social last night! 🎉 We’ll take "Ways to Make a Marine Scientist’s Day” for $1,000, please, and give a big shoutout to our @whiteabalone.bsky.social team! 📺: Season 42, E9434 - Week 10, Episode 49

Remember to tune in TODAY, 11/13, at noon as @ucdavis researchers give a live talk from Antarctica. Watch "Return to Antarctica: Diving Into Lake Fryxell’s Microbial World" through YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubYm...

Ever wonder what it takes to raise a family… underground? 🪲 @ucdavis.bsky.social grad student Tracie Hayes' Bilinski Fellowship at BML project studies how moisture affects burying beetles as they care for their young — & inspired a creative collaboration w/ KQED’s Deep Look: youtu.be/5i_rRofGdWA?...

Ready for the big reveal? It’s a… boat! 🎉⚓️🚤 We’re thrilled to welcome the newest member of our fleet: the Upwell Rider! This new addition to the UC Davis Bodega Marine Laboratory was officially named last week and will help researchers and students explore our coast. 📸: John Largier & Jessica Lee

Throwback treat: @ucdavis.bsky.social Professor Jay Stachowicz talking Halloween fashion… for decorator crabs! 🦀✨

Tsoi Wong, a student at @santarosajc.bsky.social, spent the summer interning as a land steward at the @ucdavis.bsky.social Bodega Marine Reserve, working alongside reserve steward Luis Morales on hands-on habitat restoration projects: marinescience.ucdavis.edu/news/wear-or...

Arwinder “Aru” Singh, a student at @santarosajc.bsky.social, spent a summer interning at Bodega Marine Lab, working with the ToPEC Lab on fisheries research through the California Collaborative Fisheries Research Program: marinescience.ucdavis.edu/blog/hooked-...

Meet the strawberry anemone (Corynactis californica), also called the club-tipped anemone. Learn more about this small but striking predator, found in rocky reefs and kelp forests along the CA coast, courtesy of our Aquatic Resources Group at the Bodega Marine Lab.

Vanessa Cordova, a student at @santarosajc.bsky.social, spent a summer interning at the @ucdavis.bsky.social Bodega Marine Laboratory discovering how much she enjoys the balance between field work and lab science: marinescience.ucdavis.edu/blog/muddy-s...

With support from a Bilinski Fellowship at Bodega Marine Lab, @ucdavis.bsky.social PhD candidate Elisabeth Sellinger collaborated w/ @farallonesnews.bsky.social & Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuaries to highlight the power of #seagrass to store carbon & sustain coastal life: youtu.be/p3MfEPjE8aw

What connects eelgrass, abalone, kelp, and oyster farms? The science that sustains them. Meet the researchers restoring species, rebuilding coasts, and shaping a more resilient future for California’s shores in our Fall 2025 issue of Tideline: mailchi.mp/ucdavis/tide...

Esmeralda Padilla-Garcia, a student at @santarosajc.bsky.social, spent a summer at the Bodega Marine Lab working w/ the California Collaborative Fisheries Research Program & finding unexpected connections between marine science & a passion for human health: marinescience.ucdavis.edu/blog/my-summ...

We’re excited to share that Andrea C. Alfaro has been appointed the new director of the UC Davis Coastal and Marine Sciences Institute, effective January 1, 2026. She will also serve as director of the Bodega Marine Lab. Read the announcement from @ucdavisresearch.bsky.social here: buff.ly/RzKwN30

Federal funding fuels discoveries that flow #FromLabsToLives. @ucdavis.bsky.social researchers are reviving kelp & white abalone, tracing pollution’s legacy, and showing how seagrasses safeguard coasts: marinescience.ucdavis.edu/ripple-effec... 📸: Jessica Lee, @karolcha.bsky.social, Whitehead Lab

Enjoy a stunning post-storm morning in Horseshoe Cove on the @ucdavis.bsky.social Bodega Marine Reserve: youtu.be/F-bIMfiUwJs

Qing Fields, a student at @santarosajc.bsky.social, spent a summer internship studying intertidal snails at Bodega Marine Lab, combining fieldwork, lab research, and her talent for scientific illustration to explore how feeding ecology shapes snail anatomy: marinescience.ucdavis.edu/blog/becomin...

POV: You’re dulse — a red algae grown at the Bodega Marine Laboratory to feed endangered white abalone. Happy #WorldAlgaeDay from our tanks to yours!

Lucas Hernandez-Real, a student at @santarosajc.bsky.social, spent the summer interning in the Brown Lab at Bodega Marine Lab, studying seagrass wasting disease and discovering how collaborative and rewarding marine research can be: marinescience.ucdavis.edu/blog/special...

Keith Mo, a student at @santarosajc.bsky.social, spent his summer interning at the Bodega Marine Lab, assisting with abalone and seaweed research in Dr. Sara Boles’ lab: marinescience.ucdavis.edu/blog/my-time...

Elisabeth Sellinger and Karolina Zabinski, PhD candidates at @ucdavis.bsky.social, study how #seagrass, sediments & #shellfish adapt under stress, while also navigating uncertainty in their own careers. Both kinds of resilience rely on federal support: arcg.is/1KTj02

Katie Brenninger, a @santarosajc.bsky.social student, spent a summer interning in the CHANGE Lab at the Bodega Marine Laboratory, gaining hands-on experience with seagrass mesocosms, new lab technologies, and the challenges of keeping research tanks clean: marinescience.ucdavis.edu/blog/seagras...

Katherine Pearson, a @santarosajc.bsky.social student, spent a summer internship at the Bodega Marine Laboratory gaining new skills in the field and lab, and fresh inspiration for her future in marine science. marinescience.ucdavis.edu/blog/my-summ...

Jafet Torres, a student at @santarosajc.bsky.social, shares how a summer internship at Bodega Marine Laboratory opened the door to seagrass research, while exploring future paths in marine science: marinescience.ucdavis.edu/blog/first-s...

For @santarosajc.bsky.social student Alex Margand, a summer internship at the @ucdavis.bsky.social Bodega Marine Lab meant learning the ropes of fisheries science — literally — while sampling fish with the California Collaborative Fisheries Research Project: marinescience.ucdavis.edu/blog/fishing...

Join us for the Bodega Marine Laboratory Seminar Series! On 9/24, @catalicu.bsky.social, an Associate Professor at Cal Poly Humboldt, will present “Negative biodiversity-ecosystem function relationships in the context of microbial community assembly” Register: ucdavis.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Join us for the BML Seminar Series! On 9/17, Holly Moeller @mixotrophe.bsky.social, an Associate Professor in the Dept of Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology at UCSB, will present "Trade, Borrow, or Steal: How Acquired Metabolism Drives Evolutionary Innovation." ucdavis.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

We’ve had some requests to see our new research vessel — so here it is! 🌊🚤 Thirty-three @ucdavis.bsky.social undergrads ventured out for the inaugural class trips last week, with perfect weather & plenty of excitement on board. Watch for an announcement of the vessel’s name soon! 📸: John Largier

It’s early — almost too early — but @ucdavis.bsky.social microbiology major Leo Konefat has a low tide to catch. Follow 2025 EVE Scholar Leo through a summer spent at the Bodega Marine Laboratory investigating eelgrass wasting disease: marinescience.ucdavis.edu/blog/best-job-ive-ever-had

Bodega Marine Lab’s new boat went out for its first sea trial last week. This involves running the engine at different speeds while staying close to shore for safety, so the team made the most of it by spelling “BML” with their route! We’re excited to welcome this vessel to our fleet! 📸: Abbey Dias

Join us for the Bodega Marine Lab Seminar Series! On 9/10, Beth Rose Middleton, a professor at @ucdavis.bsky.social, will present “From the Mountains to the Sea: Restoring Relationships for Landscape and Community Resilience” Register: ucdavis.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Microplastics are everywhere—oceans, rivers, even bottled water. What does that mean for marine life & communities? Join UC Davis researcher Dr. Christina Pasparakis + the ToPEC Lab on 9/10 at 12pm PT for "Beneath the Surface: Advancing Science for a Cleaner Ocean." ucdavis.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Join us for the Bodega Marine Lab Seminar Series! On 9/3, Maya Groner, a Senior Research Scientist at the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, will present "Warming seawater and disease in iconic crustacean fisheries" Register: ucdavis.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Join us for the Bodega Marine Lab Seminar Series! On 8/27, Adrian Stier, an Associate Professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara, will present “Dynamic Seascapes: Feedbacks Between Habitat-Forming Species and the Communities They Host.” Register: ucdavis.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

The @ucdavis.bsky.social led Kelp RISES project and White Abalone Conservation program show what’s possible when federal funding supports science with depth and direction: reviving species, connecting disciplines, and keeping knowledge alive and growing. 🌊🐌🌿 arcg.is/0SOHeT3 #NSFfunded #NOAAscience

Join us for the Bodega Marine Lab Seminar Series! On 8/13, Bethanie Edwards, an Assistant Professor at University of California, Berkeley, will present “Oxylipin chemical signaling across trophic levels and ecosystems” Register: ucdavis.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Join us for the Bodega Marine Lab Seminar Series! On 8/6, Jonathon Stillman, a Professor and Adjunct Professor at SFSU and UC Berkeley, will present “Does the thermal environment induce transgenerational plasticity in the porcelain crab, Petrolisthes cinctipes?” ucdavis.zoom.us/webinar/regi...