Moss Landing Marine Laboratories is funded and administered by the College of Science at San José State University.
“The mission of MLML is to provision the marine scientists of the future. This means that undergraduate and graduate students are provided with unparalleled access to faculty advisors and teachers, research facilities, and an incredible local marine environment. Our primary goal is to provide students with the necessary skills and training to succeed in academia, governmental agencies, conservation, and management to serve societal needs involving marine issues.”
Press Coverage
Five SJSU/MLML faculty members receive funding from California Sea Grant & CSU COAST
Three new SJSU/MLML research projects are officially Sea Grant-funded! California Sea Grant has announced funding for a total of seven new research projects led by early-career faculty members throughout the …Endangered white abalone raised at SJSU/MLML Aquaculture Center flown to Los Angeles for release
Moss Landing Marine Labs researchers Peter Hain and Kayla Roy along with California Sea Grant Aquaculture Specialist Luke Gardner have spent the past two years raising endangered white abalone at …Ocean Protection Council awards $1.3 million in funding to support Elkhorn Slough restoration
We are thrilled to announce that the California Ocean Protection Council has approved $1.3 million in new funding to support restoration of Elkhorn Slough! This restoration will take place on …SJSU/MLML alumna June Shrestha named 2021 California Sea Grant State Fellow
Congratulations to SJSU/MLML alumna June Shrestha on her selection as a 2021 California Sea Grant State Fellow! This competitive program matches recent grads with municipal, state, or federal host agencies …MLML logo featured in video highlighting the history of famous Japanese design “The Great Wave”
You probably recognize the iconic Japanese design “The Great Wave” from its countless recreations on posters, advertisements, emojis 🌊, and even our signature Moss Landing Marine Labs wave logo. But …
Events and Presentations
Thesis Defense by Ann Bishop – February 23 Livestream
"Feeling the heat: Reproductive Competition between Macrocystis pyrifera and Sargassum horneri" A Thesis Defense by Ann Bishop The Phycology Lab MLML Live-Stream | February 23, 2021 at 4 pm …Virtual Seminar – Science without borders: tracking the tropicalization of kelp forests in the Californias – March 4
Rodrigo Beas, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Hosted by the Phycology Lab Presenting: "Science without borders: tracking the tropicalization of kelp forests in the Californias" MLML Virtual Seminar | …Virtual Seminars – Plugged in: Novel seafloor sensor development on the OOI Cabled Array – March 11
Michael Vardaro, University of Washington & SJSU Hosted by the Geological Oceanography Lab Presenting: "Plugged in: Novel seafloor sensor development on the OOI Cabled Array" MLML Virtual Seminar | …Virtual Seminar – Drivers of change in estuarine-coastal ecosystems – March 18
James Cloern, US Geological Survey Menlo Park, CA Hosted by the Physical and Biological Oceanography Labs Presenting: "Drivers of change in estuarine-coastal ecosystems" MLML Virtual Seminar | March 18th, …Virtual Seminar – The chemical ecology of sponges on Caribbean reefs: From metabolites to ecosystems – March 25
Joseph Pawlik, University of North Carolina Wilmington Hosted by the Invertebrate Ecology Lab Presenting: "The chemical ecology of sponges on Caribbean reefs: From metabolites to ecosystems" MLML Virtual Seminar …