By Robin Garcia, National Sea Grant Office
Ruby Moon, an Oregon Sea Grant Extension Agent, has been highlighted in Oregon State University’s Beaver Nation project. The project documents individuals affiliated with the university in Oregon, the US, and the world. In her video, Moon discusses her upbringing in a fishing family and gives tips for visitors interested in buying directly from fishermen at the docks of Newport.
See the video below.
The Freshest Catch from Oregon State University on Vimeo.
![Four people install substrate for an oyster reef.](https://seagrant.noaa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/53238624329_3155374926_o-scaled.jpg)
Alaska
Biden-Harris Administration invests $60 million to build a climate-ready workforce through Investing in America agenda
Today, the Department of Commerce and NOAA announced $60 million in funding to help train and place people in jobs that advance a climate-ready workforce for coastal and Great Lakes states, Tribes and Territories as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda under the Inflation Reduction Act. To date, awards like these from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda have created more than 270,000 jobs across the country.
The funding will support nine projects around the nation, with $50 million going directly to the projects and $10 million for technical assistance to support the grantees.