We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Karina Nielsen and Dr. Alexis Jackson to our Board of Trustees and looking forward to leaning on their ideas, support and guidance as we tackle the pressing issues facing our coastal communities and ocean ecosystems.

We are proud to have worked with the OPC Science Advisory Team to release a statement highlighting California’s marine resources as essential assets in our roadmap to economic recovery from the pandemic, and the importance of applying an environmental justice lens to economic stimulus. Read the statement here.

Ocean Science Trust is pleased to be selected as one of the 2021 California State Sea Grant Fellow host offices. Deadline for Fellow applications is July 27, 2020.

In its latest report, the OAH Science Task Force highlights key recommendations to help enhance California's OAH monitoring network. Each recommendation includes action items that would effectively enhance existing OAH monitoring assets and could help improve management and decision-making.

On World Ocean's Day, CA Sea Grant Fellow, Melissa Abderrahim participated in a panel discussion focused on answering the most web-searched question about the Pacific Ocean. This bilingual event (EN/SP) was one of three interactive live events hosted by the Virtual Blue Decade initiative that day.

OST recently convened a new working group focused on developing a risk assessment framework for microplastic pollution in California and providing scientific guidance to understand the source, fate and transport, toxicological impacts, marine species impacts, and ecosystem and human health impacts of microplastics.