Washington Sea Grant is leading an effort to improve estimates of vertical land movement in Washington State that will be used to improve sea level rise and coastal flooding assessments. Vertical land movement is highly variable in this tectonically active state, which leads to complexities in regards to applying global or regional sea level rise assessments at the community scale. This is an applied research project in partnership with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Sea Grant aquaculture professionals from across the country convened in Portsmouth, NH in early April for a 4-day intensive “Sea Grant Aquaculture Academy” hosted by New Hampshire Sea Grant with support from North Carolina Sea Grant.
NOAA Sea Grant-funded research and work with coastal and Great Lakes communities across the nation are being highlighted in a special issue of “Oceanography,” the official journal of The Oceanography Society.
This special issue, published in April 2024, features 36 articles contributed by Sea Grant authors across 29 programs and the NOAA National Sea Grant Office.
Sea Grant’s work addresses a range of coastal and marine challenges through four focus areas: healthy coastal ecosystems, sustainable fisheries and aquaculture, environmental literacy and