Research & Collaboration

Cal Poly Humboldt's proximity to a variety of marine and coastal environments including rivers, lakes, lagoons, Humboldt Bay, and the Pacific Ocean makes it an ideal place for aquatic research. 

Collaborating Agencies & Organizations

» National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration – NOAA

• Cooperative Institute on Marine Ecosystems and Climate – CIMEC
• Trinidad Head Observatory

» United States Geological Survey – USGS

• California Sea Floor Mapping Program

» California Cooperative Fish Research Unit

» Pacific Gas & Electric—PG&E

• Humboldt WaveConnect™ Pilot Project

» Humboldt Bay Ecosystem Based Management

» U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management

• Trinidad Gateway

» California Department of Fish and Game

» United States National Park Service

• Redwood National Park

» California State University, Council on Ocean Affairs, Science and Technology – COAST

» Central and Northern California Ocean Observing System – CENCOOS

• CENCOOS at Cal Poly Humboldt

» California Coastal Conservancy

• Coastal Ocean Currents Monitoring Program – COCMP

Student Research

Our programs offer a vast array of research opportunities. Some of the most recent include:

Temporal Variation and Cycling of Trace Elements in the Humboldt Bay Estuary
By Justin Martin & Matthew Hurst
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