Monday, September 13, 2021 Sea Grant announces three initiatives to protect freshwater resources and improve Great Lakes resilience Sea Grant announces three initiatives to protect freshwater resources and improve Great Lakes resilience Monday, September 13, 2021 0 4510 Sea Grant announces three initiatives to protect freshwater resources and improve Great Lakes resilience Sea Grant announced three initiatives today, all of which focus on freshwater systems and management. Projects include examining contaminants of emerging concern along the East Coast, mitigating pollution resulting from runoff in the mid-Atlantic, and managing stormwater to reduce flooding in the Great Lakes. Read more
Thursday, December 17, 2020 Relief that Restores: Shellfish Aquaculture Relief that Restores: Shellfish Aquaculture Thursday, December 17, 2020 0 7829 Relief that Restores: Shellfish Aquaculture Sea Grant rapid response investments in aquaculture in 2020 provide multifaceted benefits Several Sea Grant projects purchased farm fresh seafood originally intended for local restaurants and repurposed it to restore aquatic and marine environments. Not only did this creative solution aid in local restoration efforts but it also provided immediate relief to aquaculture producers whose sales were impacted by the pandemic. Read more
Thursday, June 13, 2019 New Jersey Sea Grant to Host Workshop on Fisheries Population and Ecosystem Dynamics New Jersey Sea Grant to Host Workshop on Fisheries Population and Ecosystem Dynamics Thursday, June 13, 2019 0 3446 New Jersey Sea Grant to Host Workshop on Fisheries Population and Ecosystem Dynamics New Jersey Sea Grant and NOAA programs partner to offer professional development opportunities for undergraduate students. NOAA recently awarded New Jersey Sea Grant funding to plan and host an event focused on workforce development for the field of fisheries population and ecosystem dynamics. The program is a partnership effort supported by Sea Grant, NOAA’s Office of Education and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) aimed at engaging undergraduate students in the specialized field of population and ecosystem dynamics, which combines science with mathematics for science-based management of U.S. fisheries. Read more
Monday, March 11, 2019 Sea Grant Fellow Publishes Research on Impacts of Temperature Change on Global Fisheries Sea Grant Fellow Publishes Research on Impacts of Temperature Change on Global Fisheries Monday, March 11, 2019 0 4692 Sea Grant Fellow Publishes Research on Impacts of Temperature Change on Global Fisheries NMFS-Sea Grant Population and Ecosystem Dynamics Fellow Chris Free and colleagues published a study in the March 2019 edition of Science that "used historical ocean temperature and fisheries data to determine how ocean warming affects the amount of fish that can be harvested sustainably from wild-populations." Free’s dissertation adviser, Olaf Jensen, says that the NMFS-Sea Grant Fellowship was instrumental in allowing Free to pursue this groundbreaking work. “This fellowship gave him the freedom to really devote himself to this research rather than [teaching] or applying for small grants,” said Jensen. Read more
Friday, May 4, 2018 Sea Grant shares lessons learned from coastal storms to help communities Sea Grant shares lessons learned from coastal storms to help communities Friday, May 4, 2018 0 12928 Sea Grant shares lessons learned from coastal storms to help communities Sea Grant works with coastal communities across the U.S., Puerto Rico and Guam to improve community resilience to coastal storms. Sea Grant engages in vulnerability assessments, resilience planning and social science initiatives to learn from previous storms and better prepare for future storms. Read more