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

August 27, 2024

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 to maintain and improve the health of our beachfront and estuarine shorelines and ecosystems.

During the August 26-29, 2024 meeting in Galveston, Texas, Sea Grant- and the U.S. Coastal Research Program-funded researchers will be presenting on their projects from the Translating Coastal Research Into Application opportunity.

The projects selected through the Sea Grant-USCRP competition will increase the capacity of coastal communities across the U.S. to withstand and quickly recover from a diverse range of local challenges. A unique aspect woven through each of the projects is the co-production of knowledge and tools alongside community members, local organizations and students to ensure that the research and outreach conducted directly correlates with local needs.

Attendees of the National Coastal Conference can learn more about these projects at the following sessions and presentations:

Wednesday, August 28, 2024—11:30 AM

Strengthening Resilient Coastal Communities through Changing Coastal Environments

Effect of a natural tidal inlet on sediment transport and bypassing, Presenting author: Anna Pfeiffer-Herbert
Harnessing Marsh Spatial Heterogeneity and Hydroperiod for Multiple Benefits Through Community Engagement, Presenting author: Matthew Bilskie
RipFinder: A Smartphone App for Rip Current Detection and Citizen Science Data Collection, Presenting author: Fahim Khan

Wednesday, August 28, 2024—2:35 PM

Strengthening Resilient Coastal Communities through Outreach, Education and Frameworks

Maybe We Can Use That Mud? Exploring the Feasibility of Thin Layer Placement in South Carolina, Presenting author: Katie Finegan
Applying and Sharing Emerging Knowledge about Natural and NatureBased Features and Resilient Shorelines in New York, Presenting author: Georgie Humphries
Co-developing a community and data-driven framework for coastal protection decision making, Presenting author: Georgette Tso

Thursday, August 29, 2024—8:20 AM

Can In-Situ Detection of Fecal Indicators be used to Advance Ocean Safety Forecasting?, Presenting author: Daniel Amato

Thursday, August 29 2024—11:30 AM

Strengthening Resilient Coastal Communities through Flood Hazards

Adapting energy-water infrastructure along southeast Texas coast to future flooding hazards: overview and preliminary outcomes, Presenting author: Yu Zhang
Compound flood model development and validation for Berrien County, MI and Milwaukee, WI, Presenting author: Ben Nelson-Mercer
Assessing compound coastal flood risk with climate projections and hybrid statistical-dynamical models, Presenting author: Nathaniel Fillman

Poster:

Building a Multi-Sectoral Framework for Determining the Feasibility of Thin Layer Placement in South Carolina

Hallee Meltzer

Communications Coordinator
National Sea Grant Office

American Lobster

Sea Grant’s American Lobster Initiative awards $5.4 million to further innovative research and outreach in support of the lobster industry and fishing communities

Since 2019, Sea Grant’s American Lobster Initiative has addressed critical knowledge gaps about the American lobster and its fishery facing a dynamic and changing environment. The Initiative supports a regional extension program in the Northeast and a national research competition. Fifteen emerging research projects were selected in 2023 and 2024 for $4.6 million in federal funding by the NOAA National Sea Grant College Program. Coordinated by Maine Sea Grant since 2019, the Northeast lobster extension program was recently renewed with an $840,000 federal award that supports work through 2026.

Sea Grant announces $987, 361 to fund 2024 Young Fishermen’s Career Development projects

Sea Grant announces $987, 361 to fund 2024 Young Fishermen’s Career Development projects Today, NOAA’s National Sea Grant Office is pleased to announce the selection

Sea Grant welcomes 2025 Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship finalists

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Sea Grant College Program is thrilled to announce the finalists for the 2025 class of the Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship. This year, for the first time in program history, all eligible Sea Grant programs are represented by a diverse cohort of 88 early-career professionals who will spend the next year working alongside federal agencies or legislative offices in Washington, D.C., applying their academic expertise to critical marine, coastal and Great Lakes policy issues.