
CMRM Overview | Additional Resources
The Bren School places a strong emphasis on gaining professional experience. Internships are an excellent way to network with professionals in your field and offer a great opportunity to gain practical training and experience. Many times, internships can lead to permanent employment.
Students specializing in Coastal Marine Resources Management at the Bren School have found career positions with consulting firms, non-profit organizations, government, industry and more. If you would like to learn more about the placement of Bren School alumni, please see the Bren School Career Placement Statistics page.
The following links provide a number of key organizations you might explore that offer coastal marine resources management internships and employment opportunities.
Internships
The following companies offer national and international internship opportunities:
International Marine Internships
- Conservation International
- Global Vision International
- Outreach International
- Perry Institute for Marine Science
National Marine Internships
- California Coastal Commission
- Center for Marine Conservation
- National Marine Sanctuaries (NOAA)
- The Ocean Project
- Woods Hole: Marine Biological Laboratory
Local Marine Internships
- Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
- Marine Science Institute, UC Santa Barbara
- Marine Advanced Technology Education Center (MATE)
- The Surfrider Foundation, Santa Barbara Chapter
To learn more about internship opportunities that Bren students have experienced in Coastal Marine Resources Management related fields and in other environmental disciplines, please visit our Career Services Internship pages (NOTE: This site also contains restricted internship sites for current Bren students only). The Career Services division maintains professional relationships with those organizations that have facilitated internship experiences with Bren students and alumni.
Employment
To learn more about employment opportunities in Coastal Marine Resources related fields and in other environmental disciplines, please visit our Career Services Employment pages.
The following organizations offer employment in Coastal Marine Resources Management:
- American Fisheries Society
- American Rivers
- American Water Works Association
- American Water Resources Association
- Aquatic Network
- Association of California Water Agencies
- California Coastal Commission
- California State Water Resources Control Board
- Central Coast Water Authority
- The Clean Water Network
- Goleta Water District
- International Rivers Network
- Marine Conservation Biology Institute
- Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
- Montecito Water District
- Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
- National Ground Water Association
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
- Partnership for Interdisciplinary Studies of Coastal Oceans (PISCO)
- River Network
- Santa Barbara ChannelKeeper
- Surfrider Foundation
- The Association of State Drinking Water Administrators
- Water Quality Association