Research Projects
Current Research Projects
SCMI provides vessel support, equipment, and expertise to a variety of researchers from member and non-member campuses, local, federal, and state agencies, and other organizations. Researches conduct a multitude of research projects aboard our Research Vessel the R/V Yellowfin and in our laboratories. To facilitate research efforts SCMI provides equipment, vessels, and personnel to perform the tasks necessary to achieve the highest and most efficacious level of research.
SCMI’s Port Observing Shore Station Element (POSSE)
Port Observing Shore Station Element (POSSE) is a real-time monitoring station in the Port of Los Angeles Fish Harbor to support research and education at local Southern California schools, colleges and universities. The POSSE monitors water quality and climate patterns in the Port of Los Angeles and provides time series data valuable to understanding water quality and climate trends in the future.
Palos Verdes Reef Restoration Project
In collaboration with the Vantuna Research Group at Occidental College, SCMI has permitted and is the lease holder for the construction of the first offshore restoration rocky reef in California’s history along the Palos Verdes Peninsula.