Steve Gaines | UC Santa Barbara Bren - Bren School of Environment

Dean, Bren School

Address

Bren Hall 2410

Phone

Email

gaines@bren.ucsb.edu

Research Areas

Marine Science, Sustainable Fisheries

Instructor Code

24

Education

PhD, Ecology, Oregon State University
BS, Biology, University of California, Irvine

Bio

Steven Gaines's research focuses on marine ecology and conservation, sustainable fisheries, the design of marine reserves, and the impact of climate change on ocean ecosystems. He has served as director of the UC Santa Barbara Marine Science Institute, and as UCSB Acting Dean of Science and Acting Vice Chancellor for Research. Professor Gaines currently serves as a principal investigator for the Sustainable Fisheries Group, which seeks scalable solutions for the world’s fisheries through partnerships among UCSB researchers, industry leaders, NGOs, and governments.

News

An insightful conversation with Bren researcher, Anastasia Quintana, exploring the benefits, drawbacks, and lessons learned from a small-scale fisheries management study in the Gulf of California

Trust, Collective Action, and Ecological Design: Transforming The Way We Think About Marine Conservation

An insightful conversation with Bren researcher, Anastasia Quintana, exploring the benefits, drawbacks, and lessons learned from a small-scale fisheries management study in the Gulf of California

A team of 26 international researchers mapped priority ocean protection areas based on global targets for marine conservation, food security and climate action.

Globally Coordinated Efforts to Protect the Ocean Offer Lasting Benefits for Humanity's Most Pressing Challenges

A team of 26 international researchers mapped priority ocean protection areas based on global targets for marine conservation, food security and climate action.

Through an unprecedented data-compilation project, Bren researchers reveal the extent to which rivers are losing water to underlying aquifers across the U.S.

Widespread River Water Leakage into Aquifers Could Lead to Disappearing Streams

Through an unprecedented data-compilation project, Bren researchers reveal the extent to which rivers are losing water to underlying aquifers across the U.S.

PhD Candidates in Steve Gaines's Research Group

People

Bonnie Basnett

PhD Student

Research Areas:

Small-scale fisheries, fisheries management, marine ecology, conservation

Alicia (Allie) Caughman

PhD Student

Research Areas:

Marine ecology, conservation, data science

Yutian Fang

PhD Student

Research Areas:

Marine ecology, marine mammal, fishery management, marine conservation

Leonardo Feitosa

PhD Student

Research Areas:

Elasmobranchs, conservation, habitat use, marine ecology, fisheries

Olivia Isbell

PhD Student

Research Areas:

Marine biology; coral reef ecology and conservation management

Mukta Kelkar

PhD Student

Research Areas:

Marine ecology, climate change, marine resource management

Karina Lessley (Johnston)

PhD Student

Research Areas:

Coastal adaptation and policy, beach and dune restoration, coastal wetlands, marine ecology

Cori Lopazanski

PhD Student

Research Areas:

Marine ecology, fisheries, resource management

Liliana Sierra Castillo

PhD Student

Research Areas:

Small-scale fisheries, fisheries stock assessment, fish ecology, ecological data analysis