The Institute of Marine Sciences works to increase our knowledge of the world’s oceans, the complex processes that affect their behavior, their fascinating inhabitants, and how people and environmental conditions impact them.
Meet the IMS Director
Eric Palkovacs has been appointed the new director of the Institute of Marine Sciences.
The professor of ecology and evolutionary biology is also UC Santa Cruz’s director of the Fisheries Collaborative Program.
IMS News
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