Catch Sea Grant at Capitol Hill Ocean Week

June 7, 2021

Capitol Hill Ocean Week (CHOW), hosted by the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation, gathers people together from across the U.S. and around the world to engage in a dialogue on how to sustain the health of our ocean and Great Lakes. CHOW takes place virtually June 8-10, 2021, is open to the public and free to attendees.

Connect with Sea Grant at the CHOW 2021 sessions below:

Improving Resource and Climate Policy Engagement in U.S. Territories; Tuesday, June 8, 2:30-3:30 pm ET; Featuring Austin J. Shelton (University of Guam Sea Grant)
Elevating JEDI Voices in Climate Science to Strengthen Communities and Coasts; Tuesday, June 8, 5:15 – 6 pm ET; Featuring Melissa Watkinson (Washington Sea Grant)
DEIJ Reflections and Resolution; Wednesday, June 9, 5:15 – 6 pm ET; Sponsored by the Sea Grant Association, Sea Grant, and the Women’s Aquatic Network

Click here to register for CHOW 2021

Learn about the session that Sea Grant and the Women’s Aquatic Network collaborated to host at CHOW 2019

Marine Debris

Sea Grant Marine Debris Grantee PolyGone Announces the Grand Opening of its Microplastic Removal Pilot

PolyGone Systems is pleased to announce the Grand Opening of the Microplastic Removal Pilot Project and the Educational Pavilion at the Atlantic County Utilities Authority (ACUA)! The Grand Opening will take place on September 12, 2024, at the Atlantic County Utilities Authority Wastewater Treatment Facility.

The event will showcase PolyGone Systems’ industrial-scale microplastic removal pilot project within the Atlantic County Utilities Authority’s Wastewater Treatment Facility. Alongside the pilot deployment, PolyGone will unveil the Microplastic Educational Pavilion, an on-site exhibition for public visitors and students to learn about microplastic pollution and PolyGone’s environmental mission. Keynote speakers from the NOAA Sea Grant Office will be featured at the Grand Opening.

Catch up with Sea Grant and USCRP at ASBPA National Coastal Conference

The American Shore & Beach Preservation Association’s National Coastal Conference welcomes all coastal stakeholders and managers to learn the latest science, engineering and policy needed

Sea Grant programs receive awards through NOAA Climate Resilience Regional Challenge

The NOAA Office for Coastal Management’s Climate Resilience Regional Challenge is funding projects to increase resilience to extreme weather events and address longer-term, chronic climate hazards. This one-time, $575 million competitive grant program is providing the opportunity to collaboratively implement transformational regional projects that will build immediate and long-term resilience in coastal areas.