Solutions for Healthy Oceans
Our center leverages ocean experts working across ecology, engineering, conservation, data science, technology, law, biology, and social science to tackle ocean problems. As an inherently community-based Center, we conduct research in response to community needs.
Recent Highlights
Dr. Dan Okamoto (Dept. of Integrative Biology) was one of six BeCOF scientists featured in sessions of UC Berkeley’s Bioeconomy Conference (March 4-5, 2026).
Jason Spingarn-Koff (Professor and Knight Chair of Climate Journalism, UC Berkeley, 2nd from right) filming divers in the Florida Keys during production of his documentary, The Coral Rescuers. Photo credit: Karley Feather.
Dr. Seth Finnegan (Dept. of Integrative Biology) co-authored a paper in Nature, highlighting aspects of degradation on modern Caribbean reefs. Credit: Michael Aw, Ocean Image Bank
BeCOF scientist Dr. Bethanie Edwards led a team of BeCOF graduate and undergraduate students (alongside collaborators from UCSC, WHOI and HBOI, and R/V Marcus G Langseth science technicians) on the BLOOM Cruise in June 2025.