Welcome to the Ruttenberg ​Marine ​Conservation Lab
​Cal Poly
San Luis Obispo, CA















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Our research focuses on marine conservation and ecology.

Our current projects include:

1. The potential for offshore renewable energy production along the California central coast, including wind and wave energy, how we evaluate costs and benefits, and how we develop effective environmental monitoring to minimize effects on ecosystems
2. Factors controlling the decline and recovery of Pismo clams
3. Nearshore fisheries, Marine Protected Areas, and the impacts of oceanography and marine heat waves