Volunteers make a difference at Cabrillo National Monument. They greet the public at each low tide at this popular National Park in San Diego, California and use MARINe protocols to monitor tidepools every fall and spring.

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Estimating habitat helps promote black abalone recovery. Habitat suitable for black abalone is systematically surveyed to estimate the current number of individuals and determine a real extend of the disease. These studies are critical in promoting the recovery of the species.

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During Fall 2007, MARINe teamed up with federal, state, and local agencies to add 13 new sites to a network of locations where mussels are collected for water quality analysis. This increase results in a total of 34 Mussel Watch sites in southern California.

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The Channel Island National Park first identified the sharp decline in the mid-1980's on the islands; MMS/UCSB first discovered mainland evidence of the decline at Pt Conception in 1992. MARINe has continued to follow the decline of the population.

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