In the News

The SLOSEA program and affiliated scientists have been featured in stories by KTVU, the San Luis Obispo Tribune and the San Francisco Chronicle.

Bay Area television station KTVU featured a story September 21, 2007 on California's newly created Marine Protection Areas.  Three of these areas are being monitored by Cal Poly and Moss Landing Marine Laboratory in a collaborative study (see below).   View the story on the KTVU web site...

Recent stories published in the Tribune and other newspapers are listed below. For Tribune stories, go to The Tribune to view the full text of the stories. (This requires payment for archived stories.)

TUMORS AND SEX CHANGES: A GOBY STORY
Colin Rigley
crigley@newtimesslo.com
Cal Poly Researchers suspect a chemical is affecting Morro Bay fish.

It's hard not to see the irony: A common chemical sometimes used in spermicides may be turning fish into hermaphrodites...

Published on 2009-02-19, New Times (San Luis Obispo, CA)
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VIEWPOINT: SUPPORT SLOSEA FOR EVERYONE'S SAKE
Janice Peters, Dean Wendt and Bruce Gibson

Right now, all eyes are on another coast as we wait for a new administration to select its team and prepare to take the helm. Amidst our focus on the changes occurring at the national level, a respected national group of ocean leaders is releasing a long-awaited report that will draw attention to the Pacific Coast, and specifically to important action taking place right here in San Luis Obispo County....

Published on 2009-01-15, Page B5, The Tribune (San Luis Obispo, CA)
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view the section of the JOCI report that features SLOSEA.

FISHERIES PROGRAM ANGLES FOR VOLUNTEERS
David Sneed
dsneed@thetribunenews.com
Research endeavor tests the effectiveness of state no-fishing zones and evaluates fish stock.

A collaborative local fisheries research program is entering its second year and is looking for saltwater anglers to help with the effort...

Published on 2008-07-10, Page B1, The Tribune (San Luis Obispo, CA)
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CAL POLY BIOLOGIST WILL STUDY LINK OF CANCER IN FISH TO DETERGENTS
David Sneed
dsneed@thetribunenews.com
Morro Bay gobies have shown signs of abnormal liver cell growth that may be caused by pollutants.

Cal Poly Biology professor Lars Tomanek has received a $30,000 grant to investigate why gobies in Morro Bay are developing cancerous tumors...

Published on 2008-04-29, Page B1, The Tribune (San Luis Obispo, CA)
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REGULATORS PRAISE COLLABORATION TO EVALUATE LOCAL FISH POPULATION
David Sneed
dsneed@thetribunenews.com
The data will be used to study the effectiveness of no-fishing zones and assess health of stocks.

A handful of the top fisheries regulators on theWest Coast gave high marks this week to a new collaborative research effort involving Cal Poly researchers and local anglers, intended to measure ocean fish populations along the Central Coast...

Published on 2008-04-17, The Tribune (San Luis Obispo, CA)
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CATCH AND RESEARCH
David Sneed
dsneed@thetribunenews.com
With assistance from volunteer anglers, a Cal Poly study is examining the effect no-fishing zones along our coast.

The charter fishing boat Pacific Horizon was rolling on the swells off Point Buchon when I felt a powerful tug on my fishing line...

Published on 2007-10-03, Page A1, The Tribune (San Luis Obispo, CA)
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STATE DRAWS LINES IN THE WATER
David Sneed
dsneed@thetribunenews.com
Fishermen get lessons from Fish and Game wardens about where they can and cannot fish in eight new marine reserves.

State Fish and Game wardens patrolling San Luis Obispo County’s coastline last weekend found recreational anglers largely unaware that a network of marine protected areas had just taken effect...

Published on 2007-09-25, Page A1, The Tribune (San Luis Obispo, CA)
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ANGLING FOR ANSWERS ON COASTAL AREAS
David Sneed
dsneed@thetribunenews.com
Local fishermen will participate in a program to assess the effectiveness of a new network of protected marine ecosystems on the Central Coast.

A local fisheries monitoring program is part of $2 million in ecological and socioeconomic studies to be carried out this summer to gauge the effectiveness of a new network of marine protected areas along the Central Coast. The program will use local commercial and recreational fishermen to catch, tag and release various near-shore fish species...

Published on 2007-06-23, Page A1, The Tribune (San Luis Obispo, CA)
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FISH STOCK STUDY WANTS TO RECRUIT FISHERMEN
David Sneed
dsneed@thetribunenews.com
Wanted: Citizen scientists to help biologists assess the health of the Central Coast's valuable shallow-water fish populations.

Fresh from a recently published study showing that rockfish numbers in San Luis Obispo County waters have been stable in recent decades, the local Marine Interest Group is ready to significantly expand its monitoring activities. Under a new proposed study, commercial and recreational fishermen would be recruited to catch, tag and release near-shore...

Published on 2007-04-06, Page A1, The Tribune (San Luis Obispo, CA)
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FISHING FOR CLUES IN THE BAY
Melanie Cleveland
mcleveland@thetribunenews.com
An important part of Cal Poly's Center for Coastal Marine Sciences is what's found underneath a small floating platform in Morro Bay.

Lars Tomanek, a Cal Poly marine biologist and instructor, uses the dock to collect information on how simple sea creatures such as oysters and mussels respond to environmental stress. "The results have implications for our own health," he said. "If marine organisms show signs of stress...

Published on 2007-01-02, Page C1, The Tribune (San Luis Obispo, CA)
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STUDY WILL DELVE DEEP INTO MORRO BAY TO LEARN ABOUT ITS HEALTH
David Sneed
dsneed@thetribunenews.com
A group of university professors and resource managers is embarking on a $3.5 million ecosystem management program for Morro Bay and its estuary that they hope will be a model for the rest of the nation.

Morro Bay is considered a crucial component of the Central Coast's environment. Its mudflats are a vital waterfowl habitat, and its eelgrass beds serve as a nursery for important fish species such as rockfish and halibut. But the bay faces a variety of problems, including...

Published on 2006-03-07, Page B1, The Tribune (San Luis Obispo, CA)
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