CCFRP is a partnership of people and communities interested in fisheries sustainability. By combining the expertise and ideas of fishermen and scientists, we have successfully established protocols to gather information for fisheries management.

CCFRP aims to collect valuable data on economically important marine species to provide information for fisheries management and the evaluation of marine protected areas (MPAs). In order to do so, standardized hook-and-line surveys are used to catch, identify, measure, tag and release nearshore fish species inside MPAs and associated reference sites (REF). Each fishing trip provides information regarding species compositions, sizes and catch rates of fishes in and around central California MPAs that will be used by resource managers to assess stock health and MPA performance in fisheries management.

CCFRP interns provide organizational, logistical and administrative assistance to the Fisheries & Conservation Biology Lab at Moss Landing Marine Laboratories.  Within the CCFRP, our lab conducts background research for fisheries-related projects, coordinates a variety of events, collects and analyzes field data and disseminates information to the public.  Program interns help facilitate any/all portions of these activities while additional duties are assigned, as needed.

For more information about our internship program, go to
https://seagrant.mlml.calstate.edu/research/internship-information/

Check out our Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/CaCollaborativeFisheriesResearchProgram.CCFRP

Contact: Jen Chiu

Keywords: Fisheries; Collaboration; MPA; Monitoring; Central California; Fishing; Field work; Marine biology; Moss Landing Marine Laboratories