Oceans & Coasts

These reports cover a variety of topics related to California’s ocean and coast, including natural infrastructure, ocean acidification, communicating risk, and ecosystem carbon.

Land Acquisition and Ecosystem Carbon in Coastal California

Ackerly et al.

This report analyzes California's ecosystem carbon sequestration and evaluating the potential impact of avoided development.

File Size: PDF 2.4 mb |
Report #: CCCA4-EXT-2018-003 |
Published: August 27, 2018
Growing Effort, Growing Challenge: Findings from the 2016 California Coastal Adaptation Needs Assessment

Moser et al.

This report advances the understanding of local governments' climate change adaptation finance challenges by examining the nature of those challenges and proposing solutions to address them (EXT-3).

File Size: PDF 22.5 mb |
Report #: CCCA4-EXT-2018-009 |
Published: August 27, 2018
California Mussels as Bio-Indicators of Ocean Acidification

Gaylord et al.

This report explores the utility of employing newly settled California mussels as a bio-indicator of effects of ocean acidification.

File Size: PDF 1.3 mb |
Report #: CCCA4-CNRA-2018-003 |
Published: August 27, 2018
Assessing and Communicating the Impacts of Climate Change on the Southern California Coast

Erikson et al.

This report assesses the coastal impacts of climate change for the California coast, including the combination of sea level rise, storms, and coastal change and translates that information into two simple, user-friendly online web tools.

File Size: PDF 4.7 mb |
Report #: CCCA4-CNRA-2018-013 |
Published: August 27, 2018
Toward Natural Shoreline Infrastructure to Manage Coastal Change in California

Newkirk et al.

This report is intended to facilitate the use of Natural Shoreline Infrastructure along California’s coast, improving the resilience of communities and habitats in the face of climate change.

File Size: PDF 3 mb |
Report #: CCCA4-CNRA-2018-011 |
Published: August 27, 2018