“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
Dr. Ivano Aiello published a new paper in Nature’s Scientific Reports
MLML/SJSU's geological oceanographer, Dr. Ivano Aiello and his colleagues recently published their study, "Characteristics and Evolution of sill-driven off-axis hydrothermalism in Guaymas Basin–the Ringvent site" in Nature's Scientific reports. To …Dr. Luke Gardner and urchin project students interviewed on NPR
In an interview for NPR's All Things Considered, CA Sea Grant Aquaculture Specialist, Dr. Luke Gardner, explains how his experiments growing purple sea urchins are really a larger effort to …CCFRP featured in SLO Tribune
The Tribune just published an article about CCFRP and the Cal Poly team of volunteer anglers, CPFV partners, and science crew! The article highlights the origins and importance of the …CCWG featured in SF Chronicle
The Central Coast Wetlands Group recently published an article in the journal PLOS ONE The research team generated new maps of current and historical tidal wetlands for the coasts of …Our stranding network searches for answers in recent spike of deceased marine mammals
Lauren Cooley and Sharon Hsu are both students in the Vertebrate Ecology Lab. They are also volunteers with our Stranding Network, a network of people who collect data on deceased …MLML and SJSU Seeking Biological Oceanographer
Moss Landing Marine Laboratories (MLML) and San José State University (SJSU) are seeking a field- and process-oriented biological oceanographer to complement an interdisciplinary group of marine scientists. The ideal candidate …MLML Welcomes Dr. Geoff Wheat
MLML welcomes Dr. Geoff Wheat from the University of Alaska! He brings with him Claudia Paul and Trevor Fournier. Geoff uses tracers to understand processes that influence the cycle of …MLML Alum Mark Slattery Featured in SJSU Washington Square Magazine
Mark Slattery graduated from the Invertebrate Zoology lab in 1987 and has gone on to do some amazing things. He is now a professor of pharmacognosy and environmental toxicology at …How urchin ranching can help kelp
Students in the Spring Aquaculture class at Moss Landing Marine Labs worked together to test whether sea urchins removed from barrens could be used for food. The class was led …Dr. Luke Gardner gives insight on how seaweed aquaculture can change our oceans
"Native seaweed has the potential to be cultivated in California coastal waters and used to alleviate the effects of local ocean acidification, according to a new study funded by California …
Events and Presentations
Thesis Defense by Sharon Hsu – December 13th
Using stable isotopes to determine foraging areas of leatherback turtles: limitations of the isotope tracking technique in the western Atlantic Ocean A Thesis Defense by Sharon Hsu The Vertebrate Ecology …Thesis Defense by Steven Cunningham – November 22nd
Physical and Biological Consequences of Giant Kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) Removals Within a Central California Kelp Forest A Thesis Defense by Steven Cunningham The Phychology Lab Friday, November 22nd, 2019 at …Corals as predators: New perspectives on the trophic ecology of reef-building corals -December 5th
Michael Fox,Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute Moss Landing Marine Labs Seminar Series - December 5th, 2019 Hosted by the Ichthyology Lab MLML Seminar Room, 4pm Open to the public1989 Earthquake History at MLML
Greg Cailliet: I really don't have direct memories of that day AT MLML. I was in Europe, touring around, after having been at a sturgeon conference in France. I heard …Central Coast Highway 1 Climate Resiliency Study Public Workshop – August 29
The Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments (AMBAG) invites you to come learn about the Central Coast Highway 1 Climate Resiliency Study. This multi-benefit planning study seeks to identify the …Thesis Defense by Cynthia Michaud-November 18th
Effects of Phytoplankton Composition and Biominerals on the Episodic Pulses of Particulate Organic Carbon to Abyssal Depths A Thesis Defense by Cynthia Michaud The Physical Oceanography Lab Monday, November 18th, …Ed Ricketts Memorial Award and Lecture – September 17th
Please join Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary in honoring Moss Landing Marine Lab's Director, Dr. James Harvey, with the Ed Ricketts Memorial Award. Dr. Harvey will follow the award presentation with …Pacific Shark Research Center at Sharktoberfest
Get a crash course in shark science and conservation with a pair of talks by researchers from the Pacific Shark Research Center: Program Director Dr. Dave Ebert, who has made …Galapagos corals: Canaries in the coal mine-August 29th
Cheryl Logan, CSUMB/MLML Moss Landing Marine Labs Seminar Series - August 29th, 2019 Hosted by the Vertebrate Ecology Lab MLML Seminar Room, 4pm Open to the public Dr. Logan is …Tracking fish and fisheries for ocean management-September 5th
Tim White Moss Landing Marine Labs Seminar Series - September 5th, 2019 Hosted by the Fisheries Conservation and Conservation Biology Lab and PSRC MLML Seminar Room, 4pm Open to the …