Santa Barbara Museum Of Natural History

REVSYS: A SYSTEMATIC REVISION OF THE NEW WORLD EXOSTERNINI (COLEOPTERA: HISTERIDAE)

DIGITIZATION TCN: COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: DOCUMENTING MARINE BIODIVERSITY THROUGH DIGITIZATION OF INVERTEBRATE COLLECTIONS (DIGIN)

CAREER: A FAUNISTIC AND PHYLOGEOGRAPHIC SURVEY OF BEETLE DIVERSITY IN THE CALIFORNIA FLORISTIC PROVINCE HOTSPOT

PURPOSE: AS A PARTNER HOLDING FACILITY IN THE WHITE ABALONE RECOVERY CONSORTIUM (WARC), THE SEA CENTER HOUSES SEVERAL COHORTS OF WHITE ABALONE INCLUDING FOUR ANIMALS FROM A CHANNEL ISLANDS MARINE RESOURCE INSTITUTE SPAWN IN 2003. BECAUSE OF PREVIOUS SUPPORT FROM NOAA, THE SEA CENTER HAS BEEN ABLE TO CONTINUE CARING FOR THESE ANIMALS WHILE FOLLOWING BEST PRACTICES SET BY THE BML, PARTICIPATE IN YEARLY SPAWNINGS, PROVIDE OUTREACH IN THE COMMUNITY, AND DELIVER INTERPRETATION AND EDUCATION TO GUESTS AT THE SEA CENTER REGARDING THE HISTORY AND CONSERVATION EFFORTS INVOLVING WHITE ABALONE. THROUGH THIS PREVIOUS GRANT, THE SEA CENTER WAS ALSO ABLE TO INCREASE ITS PARTICIPATION WITHIN THE PROGRAM. IN 2019, THE SEA CENTER INSTALLED GROW-OUT TROUGHS FOR RECENTLY-SETTLED INDIVIDUALS LESS THAN ONE-YEAR-OLD. THIS HAS EFFECTIVELY INCREASED THE OVERALL HOLDING CAPACITY OF WHITE ABALONE AT THE SEA CENTER. A GRANT FROM NOAA WILL ALLOW THE SEA CENTER TO CONTINUE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE RESTORATION OF THIS SPECIES. THE SEA CENTER WILL USE THE SUPPORTING FUNDS TO FOCUS ON THREE MAIN AREAS: 1) CONTINUED CARE FOR WHITE ABALONE HOUSED AT THE SEA CENTER WHILE FOLLOWING BEST PRACTICES IN HUSBANDRY STANDARDS SET BY THE BML, 2) COLLABORATE WITH THE WARC BY PARTICIPATING IN CONFERENCE CALLS, SPAWNING EFFORTS, GROWTH DATA TRACKING, AND THE CONTINUED EFFORTS OF RAISING BABY ABALONE IN THE GROW-OUT TROUGHS, AND 3) ENGAGE THE PUBLIC BY PROVIDING INTERPRETATION REGARDING THE STORY, ECOLOGY, AND CONSERVATION EFFORTS WHILE UTILIZING THE SEA CENTERS WHITE ABALONE DISPLAYS AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS.

NAGPRA PROJECT GRANT

FROM SIDE STREAMS TO SEA: THE HEALTH OF A WATERSHED AND SANTA BARBARA WATERSHED EDUCATION ASSESSMENT

SBMNH SEA CENTER WHITE ABALONE CAPTIVE REARING AND EDUCATION PROGRAM

ENHANCEMENT OF CETACEAN BIO-MONITORING IN CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

ENHANCEMENT OF CETACEAN BIO-MONITORING IN CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

ENHANCEMENT OF CETACEAN BIO-MONITORING IN CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

ENHANCEMENT OF CETACEAN BIO-MONITORING IN CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

SEA CENTER WHITE ABALONE CAPTIVE BREEDING PROGRAM

CHANNEL WATCH (WATERSHED ACTIVITIES FOR TEACHING COASTAL HEALTH)

OCEAN HEALTH-IT'S IN YOUR HANDS/SANTA BARBARA WATERSHED EDUCATION ASSESSMENT

MARINE DEBRIS - THE OCEAN AND ME

BACKLOG CATALOGING OF NPS SPECIMENS AT CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK

MOSTLY AT A PARK LEVEL, PROJECTS ENCOMPASS A BROAD RANGE OF RESEARCH, OPERATIONAL, AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES ACROSS ALL ASPECTS OF CULTURAL RESOURCE STEWARDSHIP ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO INVENTORY, MONITORING, RESEARCH, REHABILITATION, RECONSTRUCTION, RESTORATION, PRESERVATION, DOCUMENTATION, DATA RECOVERY, EDUCATION, AND CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION AND ADAPTATION FOR THIS PROJECT, SANTA BARBARA MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY WILL PROVIDE CURATORIAL STORAGE AND SERVICES FOR CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK COLLECTIONS AND INFORMATION SUCH THAT THE COLLECTIONS ARE PRESERVED, MAINTAINED, AND ACCESSIBLE TO RESEARCHERS AND THE PUBLIC BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED INDIAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, INDIVIDUALS

ORAL HISTORIES: DOCUMENTING THE PEOPLE AND STORIES BEHIND THE SCIENCE AT CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK

TY WARNER SEA CENTER WHITE ABALONE CAPTIVE BREEDING PROGRAM

ASSIST WITH CATALOGING PARK MUSEUM

P16AC01584

PROVIDE MUSEUM REPOSITORY, COOPERATIVE RESEARCH, AND COLLABORATIVE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND MATERIALS