OSPR Marine Invasive Species Program - Reports, Publications, Studies

Reports

• 2025 Biennial Report on the Marine Invasive Species Program by Nedelcheva et al. Produced for the California State Legislature. California State Lands Commission, Marine Environmental Protection Division, January 2025.
• 2025 Sampling and Taxonomic Analyses for Marine Incasive Species in California Estuaries: DNA Barcoding and Metabarcoding (PDF) (opens in new tab) by Geller, J., Ruiz, G. and Chang A. for CDFW MISP
• 2023 Sampling and Taxonomic Analyses for Marine Invasive Species in California Estuaries (PDF)(opens in new tab) by Ruiz, G., Chang, A. and Geller, J. for CDFW MISP 
• 2019 Biennial Report on the California Marine Invasive Species Program (PDF)(opens in new tab) by Scianni C., et al. Produced for the California State Legislature. California State Lands Commission, Marine Environmental Protection Division, February 2019.
• 2018 Spatial and Temporal Analysis of Marine Invasions in California, Part II: Humboldt Bay, Marina del Rey, Port Hueneme, and San Francisco Bay (PDF)(opens in new tab) by Ruiz, G. and Geller, J. for CDFW, MISP.
• Executive Summary of 2018 Spatial and Temporal Analysis of Marine Invasions in California, Part II: Humboldt Bay, Marina del Rey, Port Hueneme, and San Francisco Bay (PDF)(opens in new tab) Ruiz, G. and Geller, J. for CDFW, MISP.
• 2015 Spatial and Temporal Analysis of Marine Invasions in California: Morphological and Molecular Comparisons Across Habitats (PDF)(opens in new tab) by Ruiz, G. and Geller, J. for CDFW, MISP.
• 2014 Report to Legislature (PDF)(opens in new tab)
• 2011 Bays and Harbors Survey Report (PDF)(opens in new tab)
• 2011 Report to Legislature: Includes SF Bay Survey (PDF(opens in new tab))
• 2007 Open Coast Survey Report (PDF)(opens in new tab)
• 2007 Introduced Aquatic Species in California's Bays and Harbors-2006 (PDF)2007 Introduced Aquatic Species in California's Bays and Harbors-2006 (PDF)(opens in new tab)
• 2007 Non-indigenous Aquatic Organisms in the Coastal Waters of California (PDF)2007 Introduced Aquatic Organisms in the Coastal Waters of California (PDF)
• 2005 San Francisco Bay Survey Report (PDF)(opens in new tab)

Publications and Studies

• Non-Native species colonization of highly diverse, wave swept outer coast habitats in Central California(opens in new tab)
• Dry and wet periods drive rapid shifts in community assembly in an estuarine ecosystem(opens in new tab) by Chang, A.L.,et al. 2017. Global Change Biology. Abstract.
• Invasions in Marine Communities: Contrasting Species Richness and Community Composition Across Habitats and Salinity (PDF)(opens in new tab) by Jimenez, H., Keppel, E., Chang, A.L., Ruiz, G.M., Estuaries and Coasts pg 1-11, July 25, 2017.
• Northward range expansion of three non-native ascidians on the west coast of North America (PDF)Northward range expansion of three non-native ascidians on the west coast of North America (PDF)(opens in new tab), by Tracy, B.M., et al. 2017. BioInvasions Records, 6 (3): 203-209.
• Contribution of Non-Native Species to Soft-Sediment Marine Community Structure of San Francisco Bay, California (PDF)(opens in new tab) , by Jimenez, H., Ruiz G.M., Biological Invasions, April 2016
• Eye on Invasives, Vol 2, No 1, pg 2 and pg 5, Summer/Fall 2012 (PDF)Eye on Invasives, Vol 2, No 1, pg 2 and pg 5, Summer/Fall 2012 (PDF)Eye on Invasives, Vol 2, No 1, pg 2 and pg 5, Summer/Fall 2012 (PDF)(opens in new tab) by Bigham, K.
• PCR Primer Redesign (PDF) by Geller, J., et. al.. (2013), Redesign of PCR primers for mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I for marine invertebrates and application in all-taxa biotic surveys. Molecular Ecology Resources, 13: 851–61
• Vector Study by Ruiz, et al., Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC)
  Examines (a) the contribution of California and SF Bay as focal points for introductions to western North America and (b) the vectors attributed to initial introductions to California.
• Watersipora DNA Study by Geller, J., Moss Landing Marine Labs, Genomes Lab (MLML)
  A genetic study to determine the diversity and geographic origins of highly invasive bryozoans belonging to a cryptic species complex in the genus Watersipora found in CA.
• Halichondria Sponge DNA Study by Geller, J., Moss Landing Marine Labs, Genomes Lab (MLML)
  A genetic study to determine the diversity and geographic origins of “Breadcrumb” sponges (genus Halichondria) found in CA.
• San Francisco Bay Settling Plate and Molecular Genetic Analyses Study by SERC and MLML.
  A pilot NIS detection study combining genetic and morphological analyses of samples collected from artificial settling plates, quantitative surveys of existing hard substrate, and plankton tows. The MPPS process differs from conventional sequencing by exhaustively sequencing a large volume (~1,000,000) of individual DNA template molecules simultaneously. If effective, this approach would be a rapid and cost-effective approach for widespread and frequent monitoring.
• San Francisco Bay Distribution Analysis by MLML, Benthic Lab & CCR, Inc.
  Examines the distribution of NIS in San Francisco Bay.

Contacts

Shawn McBride, Aquatic Bioassessment Lab Supervisor
Email: Shawn.McBride@wildlife.ca.gov
 

Anthony Rietl, Senior Environmental Scientist, Lead
Email: Anthony.Rietl@wildlife.ca.gov

(916) 341-6958