As climate change forces marine migration, Stanford researchers have identified areas off California and Mexico that might act as safe zones.The stunning marine sanctuaries that dot the California coast are critical for the continued health of ocean species, areas like the Gulf of the Farallones, Cordell Bank, and Monterey Bay.
His work has included documenting a severe marine heat wave off the coast of Mexico. The kind of event that can both threaten marine habitats and push species to migrate. A similar northward migration by the predatory California Market Squid impacted salmon populations in the Gulf of Alaska. Fellow Stanford Doerr researcher Larry Crowder, Ph.D. studies marine food chains.Researchers use underwater technology in Monterey Bay to unlock mysteries of rare octopus gardenSince their discovery of an octopus garden in Monterey Bay, researchers have worked to understand why the sea creatures migrate to the area to mate.