A graphic made of dark blue and white elements over a background image of Horseshoe Cove, with the Bodega Marine Laboratory logo and text that reads "UC Davis Bodega Marine Laboratory Seminar Series. Most Wednesdays at 3pm PT Virtual through Zoom: bit.ly/bml-seminar-26 The 2026 BML Seminar Series begins on May 6th

Join us starting on 5/6 at 3pm PT for the 2026 Bodega Marine Lab Seminar Series! Our first speaker, Dr. Jaime Grimm, an Assistant Prof at the University of Victoria, will present "Co-producing knowledge for sustainable fisheries and biodiversity governance"

Register: ucdavis.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Three students in a classroom at Bodega Marine Laboratory, working at long tables. In the foreground, one student looks down into a microscope at a small glass container holding a specimen.

15 gifts will unlock $6,000 for new microscopes and pipettors! Give our students the high-precision tools they need for hands-on discovery. 🔬

Put the future of science in their hands: giveto.ucdavis.edu/campaigns/73...

A portrait of Kendra Chan standing on a rocky bluff next to the ocean. The wind is lifting her hair as she laughs, facing the camera.

Help us unlock a $15,000 challenge! 40 gifts will fund a paid summer research experience for an undergraduate student, honoring the legacy of Kendra Chan ’15. 🐚

Support young scientists: giveto.ucdavis.edu/campaigns/73...

A sweeping view of Bodega Marine Laboratory and Horseshoe Cove on the Bodega Marine Reserve, with gentle waves and ice plant in the foreground and the lab sitting on a bluff next to the ocean.

Just 15 gifts of any size will unlock $5,000 from the Lin family for groundbreaking ocean research and lab facilities.

Turn big questions into real solutions here: giveto.ucdavis.edu/campaigns/73...

It’s #UCDavisGiveDay! 🌊 Help us protect our oceans and support the next generation of marine scientists at the @ucdavis.bsky.social Bodega Marine Laboratory. We have THREE challenges live right now. Follow this thread to see how your gift of any size can unlock critical funding! 🧵👇

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UC Davis Picnic Day is almost here, and we’re bringing the ocean to you! Join us April 18th on the @ucdavis.bsky.social campus, starting at 10 AM, for a hands-on marine science experience.

📍 Find us outside the Sciences Laboratory Building.
More details: marinescience.ucdavis.edu/events/uc-da...

Survival of the fittest? For coral, it’s the most cooperative who may succeed. Can dying coral be nursed back to life by healthy coral? A new theory from a pair of marine biologists studying how the tiny animals work together is offering fresh hope in the fight to save the world...

Forget "survival of the fittest." What if the secret to surviving climate change is actually cooperation? 🤝

@ucdavis.bsky.social researchers @dranyabrown.bsky.social and @rachaelabay.bsky.social are changing how we think about coral resilience: www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/...

Managed Wetlands a Culinary Hot Spot for SF Bay Fish, But They Need Delivery Options A UC Davis study shows that part of the San Fransisco Estuary is teeming with fish food — the managed wetlands of Suisun Marsh. Timing seasonal flood releases from them could feed more fish.

A new study from researchers at @ucdaviswater.bsky.social reveals that managed wetlands are ecological "culinary hotspots," producing up to 22x more zooplankton than surrounding waters. Read more from @ucdavis.bsky.social : www.ucdavis.edu/climate/news...

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How is the heat wave affecting local tide pools? 🌊🌡️

Jackie Sones, Research Coordinator for the UC Davis Bodega Marine Reserve, says shoreline invertebrates are benefiting from low tides that hit later in the day, keeping them submerged during peak heat.

Read more in @baynature.org: buff.ly/4cJ3mfF

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Global Strategies to Protect Seals and Sea Lions from Avian Influenza When the H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus was discovered on a poultry farm in Asia in 1996, there was little indication that it would become so widespread and so destructive. Within 30 yea...

'There is a huge, unprecedented conservation risk,' of avian flu to the world's seals and sea lions. A @ucdavis.bsky.social paper lays out the impacts and poses strategies to protect these species. @ucdavisvetmed.bsky.social @onehealthinstitute.bsky.social www.ucdavis.edu/news/global-...

Employment Opportunities Position AnnouncementsPostdoctoral Fellow in the White Abalone Culture (WAC) LabThe position is open until filled, with priority given to applications received by March 20, 2026. View the Position…

We're hiring! The UC Davis Bodega Marine Laboratory is searching for two part-time cooks to join our team. These positions prepare and serve breakfast, lunch and dinner for groups ranging in size from 10-150. Both positions are located in Bodega Bay, CA.

Learn more and apply: buff.ly/NKMdN7t

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Water connects us — marsh to ocean, coast to community.

So does public science. Federally funded research protects lives in emergencies, strengthens fisheries, and builds the long-term knowledge we depend on every day.
#FromLabsToLives #ucdavis @ucdavisresearch.bsky.social

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The @ucdavis.bsky.social Bodega Marine Lab is hiring a Part-Time Cook in Bodega Bay, CA.

Learn more and apply by 3/5/26: careerspub.universityofcalifornia.edu/psp/ucdavis/...

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The @whiteabalone.bsky.social lab at the UC Davis Bodega Marine Lab in Bodega Bay, CA, is hiring a Postdoctoral Fellow! This postdoc will lead lab studies to improve successful spawning behaviors in critically endangered white abalone.
Priority review begins 3/13/26. Learn more: buff.ly/wjGIGY0

Hidden below the surface of bays and estuaries from California to Alaska, blue mud shrimp (Upogebia pugettensis) build underground lives shaped by both habitat and parasites. Join Karl Menard, Aquatic Resources Manager at the UC Davis Bodega Marine Lab, for a close-up look.

Bilinski Fellowships at Bodega Marine Laboratory 2024-2025 These ten fellowship recipients have bridged the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities with innovative, collaborative projects.

What happens when the ocean — and the expectations placed on scientists — are changing at the same time? As a Bilinski Fellow at the UC Davis Bodega Marine Laboratory, Mikhaila Redovian explored how marine scientists are responding through collaboration and new ways of working:

An underwater scene in deep green, with strands of kelp and a variety of fish swimming among them. Overlaid in white text are the words "The Last Forests Project - Film screening, interactive event and fundraiser at the UC Davis Bodega Marine Laboratory - Image courtesy of Marco Mazza/The Last Forests Project

You’re invited to a free film screening of "The Last Forests Project" on Friday, February 27th, at the @ucdavis.bsky.social Bodega Marine Lab!

Event details and reservations: thelastforestsproject-bml-screening.eventbrite.com

📸: courtesy of Marco Mazza/The Last Forests Project

Some Corals Can Stand the Heat — Could They Help Those That Can’t? UC Davis researchers are studying why some corals can stand heat and heal from bleaching. The answers could help protect coral reefs from climate change.

Why do some corals withstand extreme heat while others bleach and die? @ucdavis.bsky.social researchers @rachaelabay.bsky.social and @dranyabrown.bsky.social are investigating how #coral genetics and microbial communities influence heat tolerance: www.ucdavis.edu/climate/news...

Accounting for Blue Carbon in the Bay–Delta: Science, Policy, and Practice This symposium will convene leading scientists, policymakers, land managers, and stakeholders to explore the science and policy of blue carbon—carbon captured and stored in coastal and aquatic ecosyst...

Accounting for Blue Carbon in the Bay–Delta: Science, Policy, and Practice - a UC Davis CMSI and @deltacouncil.bsky.social joint symposium on blue carbon science, carbon accounting,
& climate policy in the Bay–Delta.
March 5, 2026 | In person + remote
RSVP: marinescience.ucdavis.edu/events/blue-...

Fall Quarter Marine Ecology Fall Quarter Marine EcologyIncluding 9 Days at Bodega Marine LabStudents who enroll in Marine and Coastal Field Ecology (ESP 124) during Fall 2026 are expected to be in-residence at BML from…

🍁 Fall Marine Ecology (ESP 124) starts with 9 days at the Bodega Marine Laboratory, then continues on the Davis campus through the Fall Quarter. This course is only open to UC Davis undergraduates. Apply by 4/24/26: buff.ly/ckZXh1a

Summer Classes at BML Expanded Program in Coastal Marine Systems This exciting, integrated program offers students a multidisciplinary understanding of coastal systems through hands-on, research and field based courses…

☀️ Summer Sessions offer an immersive, 6-week multidisciplinary look at coastal systems. Not a UC Davis student? No problem! Students from ANY college or university can apply for these classes. Apply by 4/15/26: buff.ly/r5UrwZ1
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Choose your adventure: Summer or Fall at the Bodega Marine Lab!
Applications are open for undergraduate Summer Sessions at BML and Fall Marine Ecology (including 9 days at BML). These field-based courses offer a unique opportunity to explore the coast & gain research experience: buff.ly/V4a55DP
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Two models holding hands and leaning away from each other inside a large greenhouse with a concrete floor. One is wearing a knit outfit in shades of seafoam and white, including a hat, purse, top, and skirt. The other is wearing a white knee length dress made of layers of bubble wrap and black and white combat boots.

Two models posing on the Bodega Marine Reserve in front of a patch of greenery. One is sitting on the ground with legs outstretched to each side, wearing a brown corset with white sleeves and a skirt made of fishnet. The other is standing and wearing a pink top decorated with shells and transparent pants made of fishnet.

Three models posed outside in front of a concrete wall. One is wearing a drop top and orange maxi skirt, another is wearing a white formal gown and headpiece, and another is in a bright pink dress with a collar made of white materials.

Katie Erickson’s Bilinski Project at Bodega Marine Lab brought science and art together through ecology-inspired wearable design. Collaborating with the n girls collective, they created nine high-fashion looks from found materials foraged in Bodega Bay & at BML: buff.ly/tJkVIkT

📸: Jonathan Aguiñaga

Bodega Marine Lab’s pioneering white abalone research program grateful for community support After the Trump administration funds that support species recovery, the UC Davis-affiliated lab on the Sonoma Coast turned to outside supporters for help, hosting a community gala to showcase its p…

“We can’t save a species a couple of months at a time. It takes decades to restore them. ... I could be documenting the decline of the species, but I’m documenting the rebound of the species. It’s such hopeful work." Good news from @ucdmarinescience.bsky.social www.pressdemocrat.com/2025/11/26/b...

Bodega Marine Lab’s pioneering white abalone research program grateful for community support After the Trump administration funds that support species recovery, the UC Davis-affiliated lab on the Sonoma Coast turned to outside supporters for help, hosting a community gala to showcase its p…

At the @ucdavis.bsky.social Bodega Marine Lab, scientists are fighting to restore endangered @whiteabalone.bsky.social amid complex pressures — and seeing remarkable spawning success, offering this iconic species a path home.

More from @pressdemo.bsky.social: www.pressdemocrat.com/2025/11/26/b...

📸: Mei Blundell, Jessica Lee, Chris Yeh

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Dancers in dark brown dresses performing on green grass with the ocean in the background.

A string quartet practicing in front of floor to ceiling windows

Mei Blundell completed her Bilinski Fellowship at BML project by teaming up with composer Max Gibson, Del Sol Quartet, and choreographer Linda Bair to create …all dripping in tangles green…, a music–dance piece inspired by her kelp research. Explore the project: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/ac09...

BML White Abalone / Shellfish Health Jr. Specialist University of California, Davis is hiring. Apply now!

We're Hiring! 📢 Join Team @whiteabalone.bsky.social and the CDFW Shellfish Health Lab at the @ucdavis.bsky.social Bodega Marine Laboratory in Bodega Bay as a Jr. Specialist.

Learn more and apply by the next review date, Nov 27th, here: recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07397

The Bodega Marine Lab and @ucdavis.bsky.social were on @jeopardyofficial.bsky.social last night! 🎉

We’ll take "Ways to Make a Marine Scientist’s Day” for $1,000, please, and give a big shoutout to our @whiteabalone.bsky.social team!

📺: Season 42, E9434 - Week 10, Episode 49