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Stanford Hopkins Marine Station outlines 130-year history and coastal vulnerability at Monterey council

Monterey City Council · May 6, 2026
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Bill Sherrod, associate director at Stanford’s Hopkins Marine Station, told the council the station has a 130-year history, hosts faculty and graduate researchers studying marine ecology and faces sea-level rise and storm-surge vulnerabilities; he described partnerships with Stanford’s Dorr School of Sustainability.

Stanford's Hopkins Marine Station presented to the Monterey City Council May 5, highlighting the institution’s 130-year local history, current research programs and coastal vulnerability planning.

Bill Sherrod, associate director at Hopkins Marine Station, described the site’s origins, its role in local marine science education and its modern research focus. "I am Bill Sherrod. I'm the associate director at Stanford's Hopkins Marine Station," he told the council. Sherrod said…

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