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Mapping Aquaculture in Wisconsin
UW-Stevens Point graduate student Allen Brandt develops an interactive GIS tool to help would-be fish farmers successfully site their businesses.
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Dashboard Repair: UW Sea Grant Grad Student Restores Online Hydrologic Tool
Not only did Erin Hamilton repair a key water data tool, but she also buffed her programming skills.
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Predicting the Toxicity of Metals to Great Lakes Coasts
Using a single-celled alga, a team of UW-Madison researchers have discovered key factors in predicting how and at what levels copper and cadmium harm the shoreline environment of the Great Lakes, and what protective measures coastal organisms adopt in response. That’s allowed regulatory agencies like the Environmental Protection Agency to refine tools to protect Great Lakes coastal regions from the metals.
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UW Sea Grant's Newest Advisory Council Member: A Master of Weather, Timing
Steve Brueske joins the advisory council just in time to help guide a shift in UW Sea Grant's research mission.
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Tournament Anglers Help Prevent the Spread of Invasives
Sea Grant staff across the Great Lakes are working to ensure that aquatic invasive species aren’t spread by fishing tournament activities.
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Experts List
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Great Lakes and Wisconsin Water Facts
Wisconsin is saturated with water and many facts are detailed here.
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Wisconsin Sea Grant Quick Facts
Explore some Wisconsin Sea Grant facts and milestones
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Wisconsin Sea Grant History
Founded on July 1, 1968, the Wisconsin Sea Grant College Program is one of 32 Sea Grant Programs in the U.S. Located in coastal areas, Sea Grant, much like its Land Grant counterparts, harnesses the academic strengths of the nation's leading universities.
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Recent Clips
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Follow Some Recent News Stories About Wisconsin Sea Grant
Peninsula Pulse highlights the Clean Marina Program, made possible due to Wisconsin Sea Grant know-how and hands-on advice.
Scientific American talks with Sea Grant Director Jim Hurley on mercury and a Water Resources Institute study.
WUWM radio interviews our director about mercury in the environment.
WUWM radio talks with Sea Grant's John Karl about the more than 40 shipwrecks in Wisconsin waters that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
WFAW radio morning host Michael Clish talks with Sea Grant Director Jim Hurley.
Wisconsin Public Radio interviews UW Sea Grant researcher James Kitchell about the effects climate change may be having on sea lamprey in Lake Superior.
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Video and Audio
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From fish growing in greenhouses, to stemming the growth of nuisance algae in Lake Michigan to the comeback of Lake Sturgeon in Wisconsin, find these videos and more. Be sure to click on the "subscribe" button to get notification when new videos become available.
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Audio Podcasts
Learn more about water-related projects and policies through our numerous podcasts that you download right from our site or visit iTunes to load onto mobile devices.
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Aquatic Sciences Chronicle
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Volume 1, 2013
Read the latest issue of the Chronicle to learn more about our new staff member Titus Seilheimer and Kathy Kline's new duties in engaging with K-12 audiences. There's more new about mercury research and methods to feed aquacultured fish.
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Full Archive of Chronicle Issues
Access the full archive of issues of the Aquatic Sciences Chronicle. Click the "browse" tab in the upper left.
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