Texas Sea Grant Facilitates Coastal Resilience Index Showing Improved Resilience in Aransas County

May 4, 2022

Flooding in a coastal town after Superstorm Sandy. Photo credit: New Jersey Sea Grant

Many communities do not consider their vulnerability to coastal hazards like flooding and hurricanes until they occur. Failing to take adequate steps to prepare for such events can significantly impact communities and businesses and cause economic hardship for residents and business owners.

In 2016, Texas Sea Grant facilitated a team of 12 community leaders in conducting a third Coastal Resilience Index (CRI) in the community to help Aransas County gauge their progress toward becoming more resilient to coastal hazards. Aransas County’s CRI score improved over its previous self-assessments using the tool, suggesting that the community has increased its ability to cope with, recover from, and regain operation after a disaster. The assessment also helped to direct future actions and secure a grant to join the National Flood Insurance Program’s Community Rating System.

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.