Faculty News: New Report Card Highlights Status & Trends for 30 Marine Species
A new report card, published by the Aquarium of the Pacific (AoP), details the status and population trends for 30 of California’s marine species, ranging from algae and intertidal snails to fish and marine mammals. The report card will be an invaluable resource for students, the broader public, and California’s policymakers.
To make this report card a reality, marine scientists from across the state of California generously shared their expertise and their data with AoP scientists. Among the many contributors, ESS Professor Michelle Marvier led efforts to wrangle the diverse datasets into a consistent collection of data visualizations and trend analyses.
For additional background on AoP’s marine report card, see this article published in the Los Angeles Times.
Caption: Garibaldi fish (Hypsypops rubicundus) in Catalina, California, photo by star5112, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.
Caption: Southern sea otter (Enhydra lutris nereis) in Morro Bay, California, photo by Mike Baird, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.