Mariculture

Aquaculture and Ocean Chemistry

Researchers investigate climate change effects on ocean chemistry and vital fishery species. At the Moss Landing Marine Laboratories Aquaculture Facility, they simulate ocean chemistry changes to assess impacts on fish life stages.

Experts examine critical life processes, acidification, and hypoxia and develop sustainable aquaculture solutions to mitigate the effects of climate change. Below is a rotating selection of our standout investigators in this area. 

   ○ Recent News and Highlights
   ○ Related Strength: Species Impact

• Selected Publications

  • Ghezzehei, T., Sulman, B., Arnold, C., Bogie, N. A., and Berhe, A. (2019). On the role of soil water retention characteristic on aerobic microbial respiration. Biogeosciences, 16(6).

    Hamilton S., et al., (2022). Integrated multi-trophic aquaculture mitigates the effects of ocean acidification: seaweeds raise system pH and improve growth of juvenile abalone. Aquaculture, 560.

    Heller, P. (2022). Diel gene expression improves software prediction of cyanobacterial operons. PeerJ, 10.

    Wood, M., et al. (2021). Ocean forcing drives glacier retreat in Greenland. Science Advances, 7(1).

    Millan, R., Jager, E., Mouginot, J., Wood, M., Larsen, S., Mathiot, P., Jourdain, N. C., Bjørk, A. (2023). Rapid disintegration and weakening of ice shelves in North Greenland. Nature Communications, 14.

• Award Highlights

  • Graham, Hamilton, “Assessment of Practical Methods for ReEstablishment of Bull Kelp Populations at an Ecologically Relevant Scale” — UCSD, 2023

    Hamilton, Starr, “California Collaborative Fisheries Research Program – Monitoring and Evaluation of California Marine Protected Areas” — California Natural Resources Agency, 2023

    Hamilton, “California Collaborative Fisheries Research Program North and South Coast Monitoring” — CA Department of Fish & Wildlife, 2021

    Shaffer, California Academy of Sciences Fellow, 2022

    Wood, “Greenland Ocean Observations (GOO)” — Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 2022

• Affiliates

  • CSU Council on Ocean Affairs, Science & Technology (COAST)
    

    Ocean Studies Institute (OSI)

Featured Faculty

Luke Gardner
Research Faculty and CA Sea Grant Aquaculture Specialist
Aquaculture, Nutrition, Genomics, Physiology
ORCID: 0000-0003-0313-2589

Michael Graham
Professor at Moss Landing Marine Laboratories
Seaweed Ecology and Physiology, Kelp Forest Ecology,
Climate Change and Kelp Systems
ORCID: 0000-0003-0731-1111

Scott Hamilton
Professor of Biological Sciences
Fish Ecology, Global Change Biology, Fisheries Science, Conservation, Marine Protection, Kelp Forest, Coral Reef, Aquaculture
ORCID: 0000-0001-5034-4213

Philip Heller
Associate Professor of Computer Science
Marine Bioinformatics, Coral Reef Restoration, Sponge Ecology, Marine Climate Change
ORCID: 0000-0001-5986-1444 

Mike Wood
Assistant Professor of Biological Oceanography
Ice-Ocean Interactions, Sea Level Rise, Numerical Ocean Modeling, Remote Sensing
ORCID: 0000-0003-3074-7845

Potential collaborators and members of the media may contact us at officeofresearch@sjsu.edu.