Research Permits

Researchers are responsible for obtaining all necessary permits to conduct work at Año Nuevo.

• All studies conducted at Año Nuevo require approval from the State Park via the UC Natural Reserve System (http://rams.ucnrs.org/)

• Any study on vertebrates requires IACUC approval from your home institution. (UCSC's IACUC site)

• Any study conducted at Año Nuevo Island requires a NMFS marine mammal permit or Incidental Harassment Authorization (IHA).

• Sample collection may require a California Fish and Wildlife permit. (click here for more info)

• Studies on marine mammals require a NMFS permit (NMFS website). Daniel Costa holds a NMFS marine mammal permit for northern elephant seals and california sea lions. Studies on these species should be coordinated with him (costa@ucsc.edu).

Principal Investigators

• Bengston

  • NMFS_Pinnipeds_2016

• Costa

  • • NMFS_Zalophus_2018 (Old version)

    • NMFS_Mirounga_2020_19108, NMFS_Mirounga_2015_14636 & 2015 personnel amendment (Old versions: 2015_Update; 2015_Original)

    • IACUC_Mirounga_2017, COSTD1709 IACUC Google Drive Folder

  • NMFS_Antarctic+Zalophus_2012

    • (Point Reyes National Park Permit)

• Dayton

  • CDFW_2014

  • USFW_2014

• Lloyd-Smith

  • NMFS_Zalophus_2017

• Oikonos

  • NMFS_IHA_201X

• Raimondi

  • DFW_2016

  • MBNMS_2016

  • NMFS_pinnipeds_2013

  • StatePark_2013