Friday, April 21, 2023 NOAA Sea Grant announces $27M to further community-engaged marine debris removal and prevention NOAA Sea Grant announces $27M to further community-engaged marine debris removal and prevention Friday, April 21, 2023 0 2701 NOAA Sea Grant announces $27M to further community-engaged marine debris removal and prevention NOAA Sea Grant is pleased to announce $27 million in projects that will address the prevention and removal of debris in marine and Great Lakes environments throughout the U.S. Using Sea Grant’s partnered approach to bring science together with communities for solutions that work, the projects will support transformational research and the creation of local coalitions to address urgent marine debris prevention and removal needs. Read more
Friday, April 7, 2023 Woods Hole Sea Grant collaborates with NOAA Climate Program Office on coastal monitoring website Woods Hole Sea Grant collaborates with NOAA Climate Program Office on coastal monitoring website Friday, April 7, 2023 0 447 Woods Hole Sea Grant collaborates with NOAA Climate Program Office on coastal monitoring website Communities Tracking Coastal Change website helps public participate in science Those interested in monitoring shoreline change in their communities have a new resource to help them get started – a web-based inventory of citizen science efforts to track coastal change in the U.S. The site, Communities Tracking Coastal Change, was created by NOAA Climate Program Office's Coastal Inundation Risk Team and Woods Hole Sea Grant. Read more
Friday, April 7, 2023 Georgia Sea Grant partners with the Department of Defense to build resilience in the Southeast Georgia Sea Grant partners with the Department of Defense to build resilience in the Southeast Friday, April 7, 2023 0 416 Georgia Sea Grant partners with the Department of Defense to build resilience in the Southeast Georgia Sea Grant secured funding from the Department of Defense and the National Sea Grant College Program to hire Michelle Covi as the country’s first Coastal Resilience DOD Liaison in 2021. For the last year, Covi has created a suite of reports and resources that are now being used by Sea Grant programs, military installations, and coastal resilience specialists across the region to inform collaborative resilience projects. Read more
Wednesday, January 25, 2023 Sea Grant and U.S. Coastal Research Program invest in strengthening resilient coastal communities Sea Grant and U.S. Coastal Research Program invest in strengthening resilient coastal communities Wednesday, January 25, 2023 0 4418 Sea Grant and U.S. Coastal Research Program invest in strengthening resilient coastal communities Through a joint competition with the U.S. Coastal Research Program (USCRP), ten new projects were selected for a total of $3.9 million in funding to translate research into application for communities. Additionally, Sea Grant programs across the nation received an additional total of $4.2 million in NOAA Sea Grant funds to increase local capacity, engagement, research, and implementation for addressing resilience challenges. Read more
Thursday, December 1, 2022 Sea Grant advances investigation of contaminants of emerging concern Sea Grant advances investigation of contaminants of emerging concern Thursday, December 1, 2022 0 2392 Sea Grant advances investigation of contaminants of emerging concern Contaminants of emerging concern, like pharmaceuticals, cleaning products and microfibers, pose risks to the Nation’s drinking waters and aquatic life, but they are often excluded from monitoring programs and published water quality standards. Two new projects recently funded by Sea Grant aim to enhance research and monitoring efforts for this class of chemicals and materials while strengthening strategies to reduce their presence in aquatic environments. Read more