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Alliance Small Grants Program Supports Project on Black Abalone Translocation in Mexico

On today’s blog: A new update for Baja Working Group Small Grants funded project “Experimental Translocation of Black Abalone”, led by Rodrigo Beas Luna, Jeremy Bauer, Jeremy Long, and Julio Lorda Solorzano.


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Although once abundant in the rocky shores of the Californias, black abalone populations have reduced dramatically due to climate change, environmental stressors, disease outbreaks, and fishing. In order to restore natural populations and protect coastal resilience, this experimental project aims to translocate black abalone individuals from high to low density sites. The project was partially funded by the Climate Science Alliance’s Small Grants program from its Baja Working Group. The Small Grant funds were used to document and expand on this translocation experiment and subsequent monitoring of black abalone populations in Baja California.


Thank you to Dr. Rodrigo Beas, who shared this wonderful video produced by Paulina Fil and narrated by Rodrigo! We look forward to learning more about the results of the translocations.



Subvenciones pequeñas: Translado experimental de abulón negro


Aunque alguna vez fueron abundantes en las costas rocosas de las Californias, las poblaciones de abulón negro se han reducido drásticamente debido al cambio climático, enfermedades y pesca. Con el fin de restaurar las poblaciones naturales y proteger la resiliencia costera, este proyecto experimental tiene como objetivo trasladar individuos de abulón negro de sitios de alta densidad poblacional a baja densidad poblacional. El proyecto fue parcialmente financiado por el programa de subvenciones pequeñas del Climate Science Alliance y el Baja Working Group. Los fondos de la subvención se utilizaron para documentar y ampliar este experimento de translocación y el monitoreo de las poblaciones de abulón negro en Baja California.


¡Gracias al Dr. Rodrigo Beas, quien compartió este maravilloso video producido por Paulina Fil y narrado por Rodrigo! Esperamos aprender más sobre los resultados del experimento.


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