Walker, Janet B. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7735-5879
Smith, Rachel S.
Beheshti, Kathryn M.
Johnston, Karina K.
Whitcraft, Christine R.
Crooks, Jeffrey A.
Grubbs, Melodie
Page, Henry M.
Schroeter, Steve
Stein, Eric D.
Uyeda, Kellie A.
Funding for this research was provided by:
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (CD-00T73001-0)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (CD-00T34901)
Southern California Edison (No. 6-81-330-A, formerly 183-73)
California Ocean Protection Council (C0752001)
California Ocean Protection Council (C0302111)
Article History
Received: 15 April 2025
Revised: 30 June 2026
Accepted: 5 July 2026
First Online: 20 July 2026
Declarations
Ethics Approval and Consent to Participate: Not applicable.
Consent for Publication: Not applicable.
Competing Interests: Dr. Christine Whitcraft is the President Elect of the California Estuarine Research Federation (CERF) and Dr. Janet Walker is the President of the California Estuarine Research Society (CAERS, an affiliate society of CERF). Both sit on the 2025-2027 CERF Governing Board.