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Vessel Speed Reduction, Air Pollution, and Whale Strike Tradeoffs in the Santa Barbara Channel Region

Faculty Advisors: Steve Gaines

Clients: Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District, NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Securing Water Rights from Retiring Coal-Fired Power Plants for Instream Flow

Faculty Advisors: James Salzman

Clients: The Nature Conservancy

Eco-Entrepreneurship: KINN: An Assessment of Apparel Toxins' Impact on Mother and Newborn Endocrine-System Health

Faculty Advisors: Matt Potoski, Emily Cotter

Testing the Economic Feasibility of Seaweed Aquaculture in Southern California

Faculty Advisors: Hunter Lenihan

Clients: Santa Barbara Mariculture, Sustainable Aquaculture Research Center

A Framework to Evaluate the Effectiveness of No-Take Marine Reserves in Mexico

2017 Master's Group Project

Faculty Advisors: Christopher Costello

Clients: Comunidad y Biodiversidad (COBI)

Quantifying the Greenhouse Gas Impacts of a Green Hotel Certification on the City of Los Angeles

2017 Master's Group Project

Faculty Advisors: Kyle Meng

Clients: Green Seal

The Waterfowl of Wall Street: Using Water Markets to Provide Habitat for Migratory Birds

2017 Master's Group Project

Faculty Advisors: James Salzman

Clients: The Nature Conservancy

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Big Island Impacts: Analysis of Land-Use Conversion on Water Quality, Carbon Emissions, and Wildlife at the Kohala Institute

2017 Master's Group Project

Faculty Advisors: Frank Davis

Clients: Kohala Institute

Quantifying the Economic Potential of Small-Scale Fisheries through Better Management in the Gulf of Nicoya, Costa Rica

2017 Master's Group Project

Faculty Advisors: Andrew Plantinga

Clients: Rare - Fish Forever Program

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Carbon Zero: Curbing Climate Change and Driving Energy Efficiency at UCSB

2017 Master's Group Project

Faculty Advisors: Roland Geyer, James Frew

Clients: Institute for Energy Efficiency, TomKat UC Carbon Neutrality Project

A Framework for Restoration to Support Agassiz’s Desert Tortoise Recovery in the Western Mojave Desert

2017 Master's Group Project

Faculty Advisors: Bruce Kendall, Ben Halpern

Clients: Desert Tortoise Council

Salmonics: Quantifying the Benefits of River Restoration for Chinook Salmon on the Lower Yuba River, California

2017 Master's Group Project

Faculty Advisors: Derek Booth

Clients: South Yuba River Citizens League

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Eco-Entrepreneurship: Sunset Power Solutions

Sunset Power Solutions is an Eco-E project that provides clean, wireless lighting for any social occasion. Their product, the MoonLite, repurposes second-life lithium-ion batteries from electric vehicles to provide a stylish and easy-to-use lighting solution.

Faculty Advisors: Emily Cotter

Bridging Science and Management in the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument

2017 Master's Group Project

Faculty Advisors: Mark Buntaine

Clients: NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Eco-Entrepreneurship: BranchOut

BranchOut is an outdoor "escape room" concept for adults and kids age 3 and up. Discover clues and solve puzzles to complete an hour-long adventure before time runs out.

Faculty Advisors: Matt Potoski, Emily Cotter