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UCLA‑led student project aims to map California ocean monitoring and un‑analyzed samples

California Water Quality Monitoring Council · November 21, 2025
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Mark Gold of CALCOFI told the council a UCLA senior practicum will inventory ocean monitoring across state waters, include GIS locations, identify analytes and gaps, and highlight archived samples that have yet to be analyzed — work intended to support development of a statewide ocean monitoring program.

Mark Gold, director of the California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations (CALCOFI), told the council that a team of UCLA senior practicum students will attempt a statewide inventory of ocean monitoring in California state waters.

Gold said the inventory will identify monitoring locations, sampling frequency, which parameters are measured, and where data gaps exist. He also flagged…

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