California Estuarine Research Society

About Us

Our mission is to promote education and research

Who We Are

The California Estuarine Research Society (CAERS) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the improvement of education and research regarding California's and Baja California's estuarine and coastal environments. 

We are an official affiliate of the international Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation (CERF) whose purpose is to:

- promote research in estuarine & coastal waters

- promote communication among scientists, engineers, other associated professionals, and students 

- provide a source of advice in matters concerning estuaries and the coastal zone

Officers and Executive Members

President

Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Ensenada


President-elect

Southern California Coastal Water Research Project (SCCWRP) 




Secretary/Treasurer

California Sea Grant, Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Membership Coordinator

Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute




Member-at-large: Website lead

Southern California Coastal Water Research Project (SCCWRP)


Member-at-large: Communications lead

Smart and Sustainable Aquaculture Collaborative Laboratory


Student representative: Social media lead

Vacancy

TBD


Student representative: Website lead

Vacancy

TBD


Student representative: Newsletter lead

Vacancy

TBD

Past Presidents

Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute

2019-2023


California Sea Grant, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego

 2017-2019


California State University, Long Beach

2015-2017


SCCWRP (Southern California Coastal Water Research Project)

2013-2015


CICESE (Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada)

2011-2013


UC Los Angeles

2009-2011


UC Davis

2007-2009


Romberg Tiburon Center, SFSU

2005-2007


Randy Brown

(Deceased) California Dept of Water Resources

2002-2005


CAERS was founded in 2002 and has been a 501c3 non-profit organization since 2022 

Email Us

CAEstuarineResearchSociety@gmail.com

Address

CAERS

c/o C. Whitcraft, CSU Long Beach

1250 Bellflower Blvd., MS 9502

Long Beach, CA 90840-9502

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