Wednesday, January 25, 2023 Sea Grant and U.S. Coastal Research Program invest in strengthening resilient coastal communities Sea Grant and U.S. Coastal Research Program invest in strengthening resilient coastal communities Wednesday, January 25, 2023 0 1760 Sea Grant and U.S. Coastal Research Program invest in strengthening resilient coastal communities Through a joint competition with the U.S. Coastal Research Program (USCRP), ten new projects were selected for a total of $3.9 million in funding to translate research into application for communities. Additionally, Sea Grant programs across the nation received an additional total of $4.2 million in NOAA Sea Grant funds to increase local capacity, engagement, research, and implementation for addressing resilience challenges. Read more
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 6294 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, 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 2745 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
Wednesday, June 22, 2022 Sea Grant-supported application guide for the 2022 Sea Level Rise Technical Report now available Sea Grant-supported application guide for the 2022 Sea Level Rise Technical Report now available Wednesday, June 22, 2022 0 2369 Sea Grant-supported application guide for the 2022 Sea Level Rise Technical Report now available Guide will help coastal communities plan for significant sea level rise Community planners and decision makers now have an application guide to help them plan for the significant sea level rise the United States is expected to see in the next 30 years. The guide is a response to the 2022 Interagency Sea Level Rise report, which projected about a foot of higher waters, on average, along U.S. coastlines by 2050. Read more
Friday, January 28, 2022 Episode 4: STEAMing Along Episode 4: STEAMing Along Friday, January 28, 2022 0 2044 Episode 4: STEAMing Along A Conversation with Beth Lenz, Keith Ellenbogen, and Syma Ebbin about Art and Science. In this episode of On My Coast, we’re joined by Beth Lenz (Assistant Director for Diversity and Community Engagement at Hawai'i Sea Grant), Keith Ellenbogen (Associate Professor of Photography at SUNY the Fashion Institute of Technology & Visiting Artist at MIT Sea Grant), and Syma Ebbin (Research Coordinator at Connecticut Sea Grant & Associate Professor in Residence at the University of Connecticut) for a roundtable-style conversation about art and science. Portions of this live conversation have been edited for clarity. Read more