Impacts

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Sea Grant utilizes its network of professionals throughout the U.S. coastal and Great Lakes states as well as in Puerto Rico and Guam to accomplish its mission of enhancing the practical use and conservation of coastal, marine and Great Lakes resources in order to create a sustainable economy and environment. Sea Grant accomplishes its mission through research, extension and education. Sea Grant’s current strategic focus areas include healthy coastal ecosystems, sustainable fisheries and aquaculture, resilient coastal economies, and environmental literacy and workforce management.

Click to download Sea Grant By the Numbers released January 2024

In 2022, a federal investment in Sea Grant
of $89.5 million resulted in

Economic Benefit

$ 300 M

As a result of Sea Grant’s work in 2022, 5,651 resource managers used ecosystem-based approaches to management.

As a result of Sea Grant's work in 2022, 2,510 undergraduate and graduate students were supported and 970,976 people engaged in educational programs.

As a result of Sea Grant's work in 2022, 1,601 businesses and 9,569 jobs were created or sustained.

As a result of Sea Grant's work in 2022, 886 communities implemented sustainable practices.

As a result of Sea Grant's work in 2022, 24,288 seafood industry personnel adopted responsible fishery practices

As a result of Sea Grant training in 2022, 2,101 people completed Seafood Hazard Analysis of Critical Control Points (HACCP) safety certifications.

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The following two search features allow users to search Sea Grant’s database. Impacts are societal benefits and broader outcomes of Sea Grant’s work. Accomplishments included major projects and tasks completed by Sea Grant. Projects include scopes of work and descriptions of past and current work.

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Title	Region/ State	Impact/ Accomplishment	Year	Relevance & Response	National Focus Area	Impact ID#	ImpactFlag	Name	ProgramNumber	Status	FeatureLive
2010-2011 Student Support	Delaware Sea Grant College Program	Accomplishment	2010	Funding was provided to support nine M.S. students and twelve Ph.D. students in conjunction with DESG research projects. PIs managed the projects and the students, while the funding for the students was handled by the DESG office through a line item of the Omnibus proposal. Overall funding was supplied for a total of 7.3 FTE.		6317	2	DE	4	PO Review Complete	0
Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship (Lauren Land)	Louisiana Sea Grant	Accomplishment	2010	Results Benefits Significant Accomplishments Students Supported Publications No of Publications: 0 Presentations Beltway Brown Bags - On April 21, 2011, Sea Grant Knauss Fellow, Lauren Land (LA SG) who serves as Focus Team Coordinator, Sustainable Coastal Development and Hazard Resilience in Coastal Communities, National Sea Grant Office, will present on 'Microbial Response to Potential Soil-Stabilizing Amendments for Coastal Wetland Restoration.' Patents Other Accomplishments		13666	2	LA	11	PO Review Complete	0
Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship (Amy Scaroni)	Louisiana Sea Grant	Accomplishment	2010	Results Benefits Significant Accomplishments Students Supported Publications No of Publications: 0 Presentations Scaroni, A., J.A. Nyman, and C.W. Lindau. 2010. Estimating the role of the Atchafalaya River Basin in altering nutrient discharge to the Gulf of Mexico. Poster. State of the Coast: Implementing A Sustainable Coast for Louisiana. Baton Rouge, Louisiana, June 8-10, 2010. LSU- Patents Other Accomplishments		13667	2	LA	11	PO Review Complete	0
Regional Extension Network Support for the Republic of the Marshall Islands: Hawai‘i Sea Grant conducts vulnerability assessments and promotes capacity building	University of Hawai'i Sea Grant	Accomplishment	2010	Problem/Need/Issue: There is an absence in the Marshall Islands of datasets on physical land attributes, resources, community assets and governance, as well as expertise at the country-scale to undertake rigorous island-specific case studies of vulnerability to coastal hazards. Strategy/Activity: In collaboration with researchers from the University of Auckland, Sea Grant Extension Agent Dr. Murray Ford developed a project to strengthen the capacity of atoll island stakeholders in generating and analyzing fundamental environmental datasets to resolve island-scale vulnerability. This effort involved training local stakeholders on best ways to efficiently survey island topography, identify key island assets, and assess island vulnerability to higher sea levels. Training was delivered in Majuro using various local case studies. A 12-day long outer-island field trip involved assessments of the village Jeh on Ailinglaplap Atoll and Jabat, a small reef island. Participants worked with the local community to map key assets and produce local measures of island topography. Outcomes: Two members of the Marshall Islands Conversation Society, one from the Republic of the Marshall Islands Environmental Protection Authority and one Ailinglaplap community leader underwent the week long training in Majuro. These participants are now on a path to assist and/or lead future training endeavors in the Marshall Islands. Participants worked closely with the Jeh and Jabat communities to produce accurate measures of island topography and map key community assets. Findings from this training and assessment showed considerable variation in island vulnerability between Jeh and Jabat. This demonstrated the need for local scale assessment of island vulnerability to strengthen the ability of adaptation planners and funders to direct resources to islands based on need.		6543	2	HI	8	Approved	0
Regional Extension Network Support for the Republic of the Marshall Islands: Hawai‘i Sea Grant provides technical assistance in identifying a sustainable source of fill material for Majuro airport extension	University of Hawai'i Sea Grant	Accomplishment	2010	Problem/Need/Issue: The Marshall Islands Ports Authority (RMIPA) has received US Federal funding to extend the safety zone at the western end of Majuro International Airport. In order to extend the airport and realign the road the RMIPA and their contractors must obtain in excess of 100,000 cubic yards of fill material to build new land on the adjacent reef flat. Strategy/Activity: The Republic of the Marshall Islands Environmental Protection Agency (RMI EPA) is charged with permitting and monitoring dredging activities to ensure they comply with Marshall Islands sustainable development regulations. The RMI EPA requested assistance to design a sediment sampling program and monitoring program for the project. Sea Grant Extension Agent Dr. Murray Ford designed a sediment sampling methodology for local government divers to undertake and conducted a snorkel survey of the site to assess the potential impacts of the dredging and reclamation on the local sedimentary system. Outcome: The RMI EPA and local contractor is now aware of the size and quality of sediment within the lagoon adjacent to the airport site and the potential implications of dredging on the local sedimentary systems including potential issues with down current shorelines receiving less sediment as a result of dredging. Both stakeholders are also aware of various mitigating activities that will limit the long-term harm to both the reef and sedimentary system.		6544	2	HI	8	Approved	0
Regional Extension Network Support for the Republic of the Marshall Islands: Hawai‘i Sea Grant provides technical assistance to the Coastal Management Advisory Council	University of Hawai'i Sea Grant	Accomplishment	2010	Problem/Need/Issue: There is limited technical capacity amongst coastal management stakeholder groups to effectively and efficiently manage coastal resources in the Marshall Islands. Strategy/Activity: Sea Grant Extension Agent Dr. Murray Ford has developed an ongoing relationship with several stakeholder groups involved in the management of coastal resources in the Marshall Islands. The agent serves as a key technical advisor to the Coastal Management Advisory Council (CMAC), an inter-agency working group tasked with unifying coastal management activities. CMAC is responsible for the national conservation and biodiversity strategy, known as the Reimannlok. Based on community consultations the agent is further developing and strengthening coastal hazard adaptation and mitigation strategies that will be incorporated within the Reimaanlok process. Outcome: As a result of Sea Grant assistance, there is an increased capacity within Reimaanlok teams to identify and assess contemporary and future coastal hazards. This adds a further dimension to the detail of assessments made by Reimaanlok teams, which are essential in mainstreaming both climate adaptation and coastal management into outer island management plans. The net result is an increased awareness among stakeholders of potential mitigation strategies and adaptation options available to address community vulnerability to contemporary and future coastal hazards.		6545	2	HI	8	Approved	0
Regional Extension Network Support for the Republic of the Marshall Islands: Hawai‘i Sea Grant participates in a National Science Foundation-funded wave inundation study	University of Hawai'i Sea Grant	Accomplishment	2010	Problem/Need/Issue: There is a paucity of scientific data and related models on the behavior of reef-flat waves and associated inundation within the Marshall Islands. Strategy/Activity: Sea Grant Extension Agent Dr. Murray Ford serves as the principal Marshall Islands scientist for a National Science Foundation-funded project lead by University of Hawaii Oceanography Professor Dr. Mark Merrifield. The project examines reef flat wave processes and coastal flooding on Marshall Island atolls. The agent is principally in charge of local logistics and outreach activities surrounding the experimental deployment. During the current reporting period project staff engaged in large scale deployments of reef and nearshore equipment on the ocean-facing reef adjacent to the College of the Marshall Islands and within the Majuro lagoon. The agent also assisted in the deployment of a directional wave buoy off of Majuro, the only such buoy in the central Pacific. The agent also raised awareness amongst a range of ocean user groups and other stakeholders of the utility of the data and informational products generated by the buoy. Outcome: A number of instruments were deployed on the reef adjacent to the college and in the lagoon to measure wave processes. Ocean users and local stakeholders are aware of the utility of wave data and wave model predictions provided on the Coastal Data Information Program website (www.cdip.ucsd.edu). Local government agencies are aware of experimental deployment and expected outputs. Official contacts have been established by project staff in order to keep agencies aware of the deployments and potential applications of the findings and results. A local intern has been provided with oceanographic instrument deployment.		6546	2	HI	8	Approved	0
Regional Extension Network Support for the Republic of the Marshall Islands: Hawai‘i Sea Grant serves as a liaison for Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System activities	University of Hawai'i Sea Grant	Accomplishment	2010	Problem/Need/Issue: There is a need in the Marshall Islands to provide technical, logistical and outreach support for Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS) in the Marshall Islands. Strategy/Activity: Sea Grant Extension Agent Dr. Murray Ford serves as the Marshall Islands liaison for PacIOOS activities. As part of a wider regional effort throughout the Pacific, PacIOOS has deployed water quality sensors within Majuro lagoon. The agent has been assisting with telemetry and technical aspects of this deployment, as well as providing logistical and technical support for these activities. The agent has also been involved in conducting education outreach in the community on PacIOOS. Outcome: Local stakeholder groups are increasingly aware of PacIOOS and its projects in the Marshall Islands. Local government agencies have a better understanding of the data available from the water quality deployments and potential applications in informing their management activities.		6547	2	HI	8	Approved	0
Regional Extension Network Support for the Republic of the Marshall Islands: Hawai‘i Sea Grant conducts media outreach in the Marshall Islands	University of Hawai'i Sea Grant	Accomplishment	2010	Problem/Need/Issue: There is a paucity of technical capacity and expertise on issues relating to coastal processes, management and climate change within the Marshall Islands. Consequently, dissemination of relevant information through the media is often limited. Strategy/Activity: Sea Grant Extension Agent Dr. Murray Ford supplies the local Marshall Islands newspaper with regular press releases on activities related to Sea Grant and Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System activities. The agent has established a working relationship with local journalists and is often called upon for comment on coastal and climate issues in the Marshall Islands. Outcome: The agent has submitted over 10 articles in the Marshall Islands Journal newspaper. Coverage of the National Science Foundation-funded wave buoy deployment was covered by regional news organizations including both print and radio interviews.		6549	2	HI	8	Approved	0
Hawaii Sea Grant College Program Strategic Plan: 2009-2013 developed	University of Hawai'i Sea Grant	Accomplishment	2010	The Hawaii Sea Grant communications unit produced the University of Hawaii Sea Grant College Program Strategic Plan: 2009-2013 in May 2010, which was developed in cooperation with Hawaii Sea Grant faculty and staff, constituents, stakeholders, and other community members and partners to establish a five-year work plan.		14094	2	HI	8	Approved	0
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