Master's Project Directory

Creating Effective Fish Refuges: Identifying the Keys for Success

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2018)

Group Members: Roxanne Diaz, Fabio Castagnino Ugolotti, Denise Garcia, Sarah Salem, Camila Vargas

Faculty Advisors: Steve Gaines

Client: The Summit Foundation

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

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2018)

Group Members: Jennifer Bone, Elena Meza, Kendall Mills, Laura Lea Rubino, Lily Tsukayama

Faculty Advisors: Steve Gaines

Client: 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

Exploring Innovative Management for the Red Spiny Lobster Fishery in the Galápagos Islands

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2014)

Group Members: Taylor Debevec, Norah Eddy, Laura Johnson, Jonathan Sim, Katherine Westfall

Faculty Advisors: Steve Gaines

Client: Conservation International

Spatial Planning and Bio-Economic Analysis for Offshore Shrimp Aquaculture in Northwestern Mexico

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2011)

Group Members: Michaela Clemence, Frank Hurd, Heather Lahr, Asma Mahdi, Audrey Tresham, Jeffrey Young

Faculty Advisors: Steve Gaines

Client: Olazul

Driving Sustainability in the Gulf of California: Fishery Management and Offshore Cultivation for Totoaba Macdonaldi

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2019)

Group Members: Miguel Castellanos, Garrett Goto, Adam Sachs, Andrew Steinkruger, Matthew Warham

Faculty Advisors: Steve Gaines

Client: Cygnus Ocean Farms

Addressing Sedimentation of Ecuador's Rio Chone Estuary: A Watershed Perspective

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2015)

Group Members: Francesca de Leon, Steven Johnson, Jacob Marcon, Natalie Phares

Faculty Advisors: Steve Gaines

Client: Global Student Embassy

Seal Bomb Impacts to Cetaceans in California National Marine Sanctuaries

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2022)

Group Members: Ian Brunjes, Anastasia Kunz, Taylor Lockmann, Caitlin Manley, Jenna Wisniewski

Faculty Advisors: Steve Gaines

Client: NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries