Sea Grant’s impacts ripple across U.S. communities

March 21, 2024

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 workforce development, and resilient coastal economies. Sea Grant programs across the country use a multifaceted approach that integrates research, education and outreach efforts, making lasting impacts in local communities.

While the following impact stories occurred between Feb. 1, 2022 and Jan. 31, 2023, and were collected during Summer 2023, many of these projects are ongoing and build on years of partnerships.

Explore a few of the impacts Sea Grant programs made in 2022 in this interactive StoryMap.

Jessica Dupree

Publications Coordinator

Aquaculture

Sea Grant Aquaculture Academy in New Hampshire

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.

Sea Grant takes center stage in Oceanography special issue

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.

NOAA Sea Grant Develops 5-Year Aquaculture Investment Plan

Year-over-year, Sea Grant is committed to supporting aquaculture development across the nation, as a means of enhancing economic resilience and nutritional security in American communities. Sea Grant recently developed a five-year Aquaculture Investment Plan to guide its efforts in supporting aquaculture research, extension and education.