Scientific Literature
- We welcome your reports of grunion sightings. Your reports from any beach are always very important, whether or not you see any fish. These reports are used for scientific research and better understanding of this unique, native endemic species.
- THANKS to all the Grunion Greeters! Community scientists provided the first and only long-term range-wide dataset for spawning grunion. Your efforts are having impacts!
- Details of The Walker Scale metric are available through open access in the journal Ichthyology and Herpetology, 2021.
- "The 2015 Refugio Beach Oil Spill." (2020)
By Martin, K. L. M., D. Witting, and R. Donohoe. Field and Laboratory Assessment of Injury to California Grunion Leuresthes tenuis. Appendix G-2, Refugio Beach Oil Spill Trustees (eds), Refugio Beach Oil Spill Draft Damage Assessment and Restoration Plan/Environmental Assessment. Prepared by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, California State Lands Commission, California Department of Parks and Recreation, Regents of the University of California, U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. - "Case Study: Effects of Repeated Sand Replenishment Projects on Runs of A Beach-Spawning Fish, the California Grunion." 2020
By Martin, K. L. M. and L. C. Adams. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. - This scientific article from the ICES Journal of Marine Science uses Grunion Greeter citizen science data to track populations over time. Recent reports indicate that grunion populations have declined broadly across southern California.
- See pdf article below, Citizen Science on the Beach: Grunion Greeters in California (2022)
