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Counting the Fish in the Sea
Atlantic menhaden have been called the most important fish in the sea, with good reason.
November 30, 2017
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Pictures Illustrate the State of North Carolina Fisheries
In a collaborative effort, North Carolina Sea Grant developed a series of graphics to help the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries present fisheries statistics to various audiences.
October 25, 2017
Environmental Literacy and Workforce Development
Research highlight: New evidence that catch shares slow the “race to fish”
A new paper in the journal Nature by researchers at Duke University provides strong evidence that catch share management slows the race to fish in U.S. fisheries on average. Some counterexamples in multispecies settings motivate ongoing work.
May 8, 2017
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Crabbers offer ideas on how to reduce injuries at sea
West Coast crabbers and faculty with Oregon State University and Sea Grant programs in Oregon and Washington have been exploring ways to reduce injuries at sea.
April 25, 2017
Alaska
Native American/Alaskan Heritage Month: Washington Sea Grant and Quinault Nation work together to address fish kills
Fish kills and vanishing razor clams alarm the Quinault; tribal fishermen and elders join in Washington Sea Grant’s investigation of devastating coastal hypoxia.
November 10, 2016
California
Partnership highlight: Dam remediation spells victory for Russian River salmon
Salmon conservation achieved a major victory this October as construction finished on a fish passage and stream restoration project in Mill Creek, California. After California
November 2, 2016
Environmental Literacy and Workforce Development
Graduate Education: Through a Sea Grant Fellowship, Shark-Obsessed Teen Becomes the Expert
“I was always obsessed with sharks,” says Sagarese, who would find skate and dogfish (mud shark) carcasses as a kid and take them home for science experiments. “My mom loved keeping them in the freezer!
August 26, 2016
Funding opportunity to design red snapper population assessment
NOAA Sea Grant, NOAA Fisheries announce funding opportunity for design of red snapper population assessment. Letters of intent due 5:00 pm Central Time on Friday, June 3, 2016; full proposals due July 15.
May 16, 2016
Massachusetts
Social Scientist Directory
Here at MIT Sea Grant, we decided to create a directory of social scientists. We anticipated that this directory would be very valuable for scholars seeking expertise in other fields for interdisciplinary projects; for journals interested in identifying peer reviewers; for graduate students who need mentors or outside committee members; and for managers who have issues that would benefit from addressing social-cultural factors or other aspects of human dimensions.
August 26, 2015
Alaska
“Market Your Catch” Website Connects Fishermen and Consumers
A collaborative, Sea Grant social science effort has led to the development of a website that guides fishermen through the process of entering alternative markets, bringing them closer to the consumer.
May 11, 2015
Aquaculture
Bringing Together the Seafood Industry and Tourism in Maine
Tourists are increasingly interested in experiences that allow them to support and connect with the people and places that they visit. Maine Sea Grant is facilitating such experiences by assisting with the creation of oyster farm tours, combining the tourism and fisheries industries that already exist in Maine.
April 24, 2015
California
For central California’s marine protected areas, recovery will take time
A new study announced by California Sea Grant reports on the first seven years of monitoring within four marine protected areas between San Francisco and Morro Bay.
March 26, 2015
Maine
Assessing Vulnerability and Resilience in Maine Fishing Communities
This project developed a participatory, place-based approach for assessing the vulnerability and resilience of Maine fishing communities, documenting threats and resources available to respond to those threats. To understand the forces driving vulnerability, Johnson and graduate students Cameron Thompson and Anna Henry worked with community stakeholders to identify opportunities and strategies for improving resilience of fishing communities. They produced a summary report, entitled, “In Their Own Words: Fishermen’s Perspectives of Community Resilience.”
December 6, 2014
Extension
Sea Grant Helps Louisiana Shrimpers Compete in Global Markets
With the assistance of Louisiana Sea Grant, shrimpers from the state received more than $18 million in direct financial assistance over the past three years through the federal Trade Assistance Adjustment program.
November 18, 2013
Announcements
Introducing a New Resource to Help our Nation’s “Working Waterfront’s” Flourish
Imagine Boston, Charleston, San Francisco or Seattle without fresh seafood, pleasure boats or shipping vessels. It is an impossible task. The history, culture and identity of these communities are inextricably linked to their “working waterfronts,” which are places for active, water-related commerce and desirable areas in which to live and work. Unfortunately, many of these working waterfronts face a growing number of challenges.
April 12, 2013