home    people     leadership team     advisory committee     funding sources   initiatives     sci/mngmnt linkages     water quality     habitat     bioindicators     human access     economic indicators     collaborative fisheries   taxonomic databases     marine life gallery     invertebrates   news & info     ecosystem overview     dashboard     in the news     downloads     links		SLOSEA’s VISION is a healthy, resilient coastal ecosystem that provides for thriving and interacting populations of plant, animal and human communities. "Science serving marine ecosystem health" SCOPE: The SLOSEA study area includes the Morro Bay Estuary and the nearshore coast and watersheds from Cape San Martin to Point Conception. The San Luis Obispo Science and Ecosystem Alliance is an integrated group of scientists, resource managers and stakeholders studying and supporting marine resources on the California Central Coast. After four years of collaboration, SLOSEA is working... SLOSEA has released four Management Action Memos to key resource agencies. These memos include specific recommendations for improvement of water quality and protection of the area's native wildlife and scenic coastline. A formal petition and testimony have been delivered by SLOSEA to the California Fish and Game Commission to change regulations that would help to protect intertidal marine life. SLOSEA produced the first-ever ecosystem and conservation strategic plan for the central coast of California with 35 stakeholders, including elected officials, resource managers, residents, and staff from local government. Novel partnerships have been developed between SLOSEA and state and federal agencies that integrate our efforts to achieve conservation goals in the areas of water quality, access to coastal ecosystems and fisheries data collection and management. The Joint Ocean Commissions Initiative identified SLOSEA as one of two leading examples of innovative science and management.