Volunteering Interested in participating in a research cruise? CalCOFI typically recruits 2-4 volunteers per cruise to help deploy oceanographic equipment, collect seawater samples, preserve zooplankton & ichthyoplankton samples, and filter…

Data Policy Usage & Distribution CalCOFI oceanographic and biological data are distributed to the community for use without restriction. CalCOFI oceanographic and biological data are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution…

Observing the California Current since 1949 to understand and predict the effects of climate change on marine ecosystems Learn More The California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations (CalCOFI) is an oceanographic…