Thursday, October 28, 2021 Sea Grant announces $2 million in support of 2021 American Lobster Initiative efforts Sea Grant announces $2 million in support of 2021 American Lobster Initiative efforts Thursday, October 28, 2021 0 1395 Sea Grant announces $2 million in support of 2021 American Lobster Initiative efforts Sea Grant announces $2 million in support of the Sea Grant American Lobster Initiative to address scientific and stakeholder needs associated with this important fishery. This is Sea Grant’s third year of research and extension funding to address critical gaps in knowledge about how American lobster is being impacted by environmental change in the Gulf of Maine, Georges Bank and southern New England. Read more
Wednesday, September 29, 2021 NOAA Sea Grant and Ocean Acidification Program projects to examine impacts of stressors on shellfish aquaculture NOAA Sea Grant and Ocean Acidification Program projects to examine impacts of stressors on shellfish aquaculture Wednesday, September 29, 2021 0 1684 NOAA Sea Grant and Ocean Acidification Program projects to examine impacts of stressors on shellfish aquaculture NOAA Sea Grant and the Ocean Acidification Program awarded more than $2.4 million to support projects that will address the impacts of multiple stressors on and increase resilience in shellfish aquaculture through research and industry partnerships. These projects will expand collaborations between researchers and the shellfish aquaculture industry throughout all aspects of the scientific process. Read more
Tuesday, September 28, 2021 Celebrate NOAA Aquaculture Week by learning about the AquaFort Celebrate NOAA Aquaculture Week by learning about the AquaFort Tuesday, September 28, 2021 0 570 Celebrate NOAA Aquaculture Week by learning about the AquaFort Just offshore of New Castle, New Hampshire, Sea Grant researchers are teaming up with local fishermen and farmers to create a new model for sustainable, small-scale finfish aquaculture: The AquaFort. Read more
Thursday, September 23, 2021 To Reef or Not Reef? Newly Funded Research Will Inform Decisions on the Fate of Gulf Oil Rigs To Reef or Not Reef? Newly Funded Research Will Inform Decisions on the Fate of Gulf Oil Rigs Thursday, September 23, 2021 0 759 To Reef or Not Reef? Newly Funded Research Will Inform Decisions on the Fate of Gulf Oil Rigs Sea Grant-supported researchers will produce data allowing decision makers to see the ecological and economic impacts of removing oil rigs or creating artificial reefs. The National Sea Grant College Program and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement have awarded over $795 thousand to Texas Sea Grant and a team of researchers from Texas A&M University and LGL Ecological Research Services to produce information that could lead to the development of a decision-support tool modeling the ecological and economic effects of changing the composition of oil rigs in the gulf. Read more
Thursday, September 16, 2021 Multistate Sea Grant extension team awarded $2.4 million to share, inform reef fish science Multistate Sea Grant extension team awarded $2.4 million to share, inform reef fish science Thursday, September 16, 2021 0 715 Multistate Sea Grant extension team awarded $2.4 million to share, inform reef fish science The National Sea Grant College Program has announced that a regional collaborative of Sea Grant fisheries extension specialists, university scientists and fisheries managers will receive $2.4 million to develop and implement extension and outreach programming related to data and information from three large research projects focused on estimating the number of reef fish in the South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico. Read more