Dr. Rick Starr is a marine advisor with the University of California Cooperative Extension Sea Grant Program and a Research Faculty Member of Moss Landing Marine Labs. His home campus is U.C. Davis, but his office is located at Moss Landing Marine Labs. His work as a marine advisor includes activites in research, education, and outreach. The UC Sea Grant Program and Fisheries and Conservation Biology Lab housed at Moss Landing Marine Labs currently conducts activities covering four primary areas. Dr. Starr, MLML students, and collaborators are:

1. Providing technical advice, training and leadership to help governmental agencies, environmental organizations, and resource users develop and coordinate coastal resource management plans,
2. Conducting research on rockfish, lingcod, and groupers to help promote the wise use, conservation, and management of valuable fishery resources,
3. Working with scientists, fishermen, and non-governmental organizations to design and evaluate Marine Protected Areas in California,
4. Helping promote and coordinate marine research and education in this region.

The mission of the California Sea Grant College Program is to contribute to the wise use and conservation of the sea’s resources through research, education and advisory services. Learn more about the Sea Grant program at www.csgc.ucsd.edu