Southern California Marine InstituteThe Southern California Marine Institute (SCMI) consortium represents a strategic alliance of 23 major universities,colleges, and foundations in Southern California, nine universities from the California State University System representing the Ocean Studies Institute (Channel Islands, Dominguez Hills, Fullerton, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Northridge, Pomona, San Bernardino and San Marcos) and the combined marine resources of the University of Southern California, Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies, University California Los Angeles, and Occidental College, Los Angeles Community College District, The Bay Foundation, and NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service West Coast Region.
SCMI’s mission is to foster marine research and education, focusing on urban impacts of the greater Los Angeles region on the coastal ocean. We seek to improve scientific understanding and the development of solutions that will enable coastal waters and watersheds to thrive, adapt and become resilient to ongoing environmental stressors.
