April 2020 - NOAA Sea Grant

The Power of Connection: Knauss Fellow and Alumni Engagement During a Pandemic and Beyond

April 30, 2020

By: Emily Y. Horton. Social connection. It’s part of what makes us human and it’s fundamental to our wellbeing. So how does the 2020 cohort of Knauss Fellows network when required to “physically distance” at home? In this blog post, I share about virtual alumni-engagement initiatives our cohort is leading and discuss how in my fellowship as a Partnership Specialist for Sea Grant, I will help lay the groundwork for a fellows network.

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Native Oyster Recovery in California

April 29, 2020

As on the East Coast, native oyster populations in California are today only a fraction of what they once were. Besides reducing wild-sourced seafood for

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Analyzing 70 Years of Oyster Monitoring Data to Help Guide Oyster Restoration in Maryland

April 29, 2020

Management activities to rebuild the Chesapeake Bay eastern oyster population have achieved limited success. One reason is that the magnitude of oyster spatfall (settling and

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Using Remote Sensing to Study Interactions Between Oysters and Marsh Edges

April 29, 2020

Changes in land-use coupled with sea-level rise contribute to changes in marsh habitat. Living shorelines, oyster restoration, and marsh buffer policies can help to mitigate

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NC Sea Grant Researchers Identify Sustainable Oyster Settlement Substrate, which is Now Used in State, Federal Restoration Work

April 29, 2020

Oysters provide important ecosystem services and economic value. However, reduced natural stocks need to be restored. Oyster restoration is growing rapidly worldwide because there are

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Florida Sea Grant facilitates large-scale experiments to optimize oyster reef restoration

April 29, 2020

In 2012, following a severe drought and high salinity, Apalachicola Bay experienced a crash in its oyster population. Historically the bay was the #1 source

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Researchers Develop New Genetic Testing Tool to Evaluate Success of Oyster Restoration

April 29, 2020

With the help of Virginia Sea Grant funding, researchers at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) have developed a genetic test for evaluating whether

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Citizen science in shifting sands

April 28, 2020

In a changing climate, sea-level rise, storm surge and erosion all threaten our coasts’ sandy beaches. Teams of volunteer citizen scientists from New Hampshire, Maine and California Sea Grant programs are helping researchers keep a finger on the pulse of the shifting sands.

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Therapy bakes for the anxious

April 23, 2020

By: Jennifer Le. Most recipes on the internet begin with a quirky story related to the author, recipe or dish. In a similar vein, this “recipe” is a step-by-step story about how baking has helped me, personally, work through my anxiety both during graduate school and the current pandemic.

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Georgia Sea Grant Funds Research to Understand Sensitivity of Invertebrates in Gray’s Reef NMS to Ocean Acidification

April 18, 2020

With a research award from Georgia Sea Grant, scientists at Georgia Southern University are conducting a series of laboratory experiments to assess the effects of

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Sea Grant Leads the Way for Ocean Acidification Research in Alaska

April 18, 2020

While razor clams have virtually disappeared on the eastern shores of Alaska’s Cook Inlet, no one knows exactly what’s caused the clams to crash to

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MIT Sea Grant: Understanding the Impacts of Changing Ocean Chemistry on Lobster Development

April 18, 2020

MIT Sea Grant funds work examining combined effects of ocean acidification and warming on American lobster. Photo credit: Robyn Hannigan MIT Sea Grant funded researcher

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Washington Sea Grant Liason Assembles Scientific, Government, Legal and Stakeholder Communities to Address Ocean Acidification

April 18, 2020

In Washington, the growing challenge of ocean acidification has intensified the need for bridging translational gaps between scientists and those relying on their findings. Affected

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California Sea Grant Eelgrass Research Informs Decisions on Proposed State Legislation

April 18, 2020

Seagrasses, like eelgrass, may help mitigate the negative effects of ocean acidification. Photo credit: California Sea Grant The negative impacts of ocean acidification on ocean

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Hawai’i Sea Grant Research Studying Coral Reefs’ Tolerance to Climate Change Leads to Additional $1.2 M in Grants

April 18, 2020

The fate of coral reefs, and the human communities which rely upon them, depend heavily on the capacity for reef-building corals to adapt or acclimatize

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Eight Sea Grant Programs Awarded Funds from Sea Grant-Marine Debris Special Projects Competition

April 16, 2020

Marine debris is a pervasive global problem that touches every corner of our ocean and Great Lakes. Sea Grant, in collaboration with the NOAA Marine Debris Program, recently awarded $350,000 to eight Sea Grant programs for projects that will research, prevent and remove marine debris in US waters.

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From Katrina to COVID-19: Influences on a Career in Environmental Policy

April 14, 2020

By: Connor Fagan. In August of 2005, the winds and waves of Hurricane Katrina smashed through the city of New Orleans. A middle-schooler at the time, my life, along with millions of others, as a New Orleanian would never be the same. Since then, I have directed my studies and career towards environmental policy as a result of Hurricane Katrina and other disasters in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Conquering the Quarantine: How Knauss Fellows are Overcoming Challenges Brought on by COVID-19

April 6, 2020

By: Zuzanna Abdala. As of April 1st, 2020, the entire DC metro area is under stay-at-home orders. Although we may not be able to navigate this fellowship year in the same manner as our alumni counterparts, this situation has created opportunities for thoughtful and swift problem-solving, strong communication and creative thinking.

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