Thursday, September 22, 2022 NOAA Sea Grant announces $14 million in investments to strengthen U.S. aquaculture NOAA Sea Grant announces $14 million in investments to strengthen U.S. aquaculture Thursday, September 22, 2022 0 2325 NOAA Sea Grant announces $14 million in investments to strengthen U.S. aquaculture NOAA Sea Grant today announced approximately $14 million in federal funding across four strategic areas for improving U.S. aquaculture. The competitively selected projects will advance early stage propagation strategies for various aquaculture species, marine finfish juvenile production technologies, aquaculture collaboratives and establishment of an aquaculture information exchange. Read more
Thursday, August 18, 2022 Sea Grant and NOAA Fisheries Announce 2022 Joint Fellowship Program Awardees Sea Grant and NOAA Fisheries Announce 2022 Joint Fellowship Program Awardees Thursday, August 18, 2022 0 2497 Sea Grant and NOAA Fisheries Announce 2022 Joint Fellowship Program Awardees Sea Grant and NOAA Fisheries are pleased to announce the 2022 National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)-Sea Grant Joint Fellowship recipients. Seven population and ecosystem dynamics fellowships and one marine resource economics fellowship will be awarded through this national program. Since 1999, the NMFS-Sea Grant Joint Fellowship program has trained the next generation of specialized experts in fisheries management. Read more
Thursday, June 23, 2022 NOAA’s Sea Grant and Disaster Preparedness Programs help address disaster impacts and recovery with three new projects NOAA’s Sea Grant and Disaster Preparedness Programs help address disaster impacts and recovery with three new projects Thursday, June 23, 2022 0 1007 NOAA’s Sea Grant and Disaster Preparedness Programs help address disaster impacts and recovery with three new projects Hurricanes. Flood events. Oil spills. When disaster strikes, communities come together to respond. NOAA Sea Grant and NOAA’s Disaster Preparedness Program are partnering to help communities respond to and recover from these occurrences through three projects that strengthen local preparedness measures. Read more
Thursday, May 19, 2022 Sea Grant, DOE, NOAA Fisheries fund six projects for the coexistence of offshore energy with Northeast fishing and coastal communities Sea Grant, DOE, NOAA Fisheries fund six projects for the coexistence of offshore energy with Northeast fishing and coastal communities Thursday, May 19, 2022 0 958 Sea Grant, DOE, NOAA Fisheries fund six projects for the coexistence of offshore energy with Northeast fishing and coastal communities The Northeast Sea Grant Consortium—in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Wind Energy Technologies Office and Water Power Technologies Office, and NOAA’s Northeast Fisheries Science Center—today announced six projects to advance social science and technology research on offshore renewable energy in the Northeast United States. This funding opportunity, which awarded over $1.1 million in federal funds, seeks to catalyze research for the coexistence of marine energy—including wind, current, tidal, and wave energies—with Northeast fishing and coastal communities. Read more
Thursday, March 17, 2022 Downriver and Out to Sea Downriver and Out to Sea Thursday, March 17, 2022 0 1263 Downriver and Out to Sea Stories of sea run fish, the people who care about them, and the Sea Grant researchers working to understand and restore these ecologically vital fish Sea run fish – fish that migrate between fresh and saltwater – hold meaning to many New England communities as food, as income, as history and as a key part of a functioning ecosystem. But many unknowns about these fish remain. Across New England, Sea Grant researchers are working to understand how these populations are changing, what habitats are most important to them and how to restore once vibrant runs of sea run fish. Read more