Disclaimer

This website is not an official State of California, Department of Fish and Game website. The official page lives here:

http://www.dfg.ca.gov/Ospr/organizational/scientific/marinecenter.htm

This website is a collaborative effort of UCSC, UCD, and OSPR volunteers contributing material on their own time to give the public and their peers a more complete understanding of the breadth of research carried out here. 

If you are a member of the media, be aware that we may post press releases originating from other institutions, including the Department of Fish and Game, and the appropriate contact information for the PIO(s) is always listed at the bottom of the release. 

For questions regarding the programs of this facility, including information you may be using in a news article, please contact our facility at (831) 469-1719, and ask to speak to Dr. David Jessup .