Collaborative network for recirculating aquaculture moves into next phase
With USDA support, a network focused on raising Atlantic salmon in land-based systems is moving into an exciting new phase.
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CALM aims to bring calm to communities facing coastal hazards
New coastal resilience initiative along Lake Michigan to serve communities.
River Talks to feature stories of Spirit Island
The next River Talk will take place at 7 p.m., Wednesday, January 12, in person at the Lake Superior Estuarium (3 Marina Dr., Superior, Wisconsin). Jeff Savage, Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa cultural center and museum director, will share “Stories of Spirit Island.”
Sea Grant offering 10-week undergraduate summer internships
Undergraduate students can apply now for summer 2022 internships.
Study in Nature shows reduction of mercury pollution in waterways reaps relatively quick benefit
The journal Nature today publishes a study about reducing mercury pollution improves fish contamination levels.
Advocate for Great Lakes science dies at 97
In 1966, when President Lyndon Johnson signed the National Sea Grant College Act, it’s because of Robert Ragotzkie that not just oceans and the salty coasts were included in the law. The Great Lakes were also provided with resources to conduct research on and offer education and outreach related to the world’s largest source of Read more about Advocate for Great Lakes science dies at 97[…]
Sea Grant recognized for video production
Wisconsin Sea Grant’s videographer Bonnie Willison recently captured a video award through a regional competition coordinated by an organization called Madison Media Professionals. The group presents WAVE Awards, which honor excellence in the video production industry as well as in web, audio, video and graphic design. The 2021 competition received over 90 entries, including materials Read more about Sea Grant recognized for video production[…]
Public health is personal for fellow working on harmful algal blooms
Spurred on by memories of a significant bloom that affected her hometown of Toledo in 2014, Jordan Murray works to keep Wisconsinites and their pets safe from harmful algal blooms.
An Indigenous story map experience about water
A new website details what Indigenous communities in the Upper Midwest are doing to conserve and protect water. Named Bimaadiziwin Nibi, Water is Life, the story map is divided into sections, each centered around a different environmental issue.
Fall “Lake Talks” conclude with a discussion of place and identity in the Great Lakes
Minneapolis-based poet Moheb Soliman will discuss his writing in conversation with Sea Grant’s Anne Moser on Dec. 9 at 7 p.m. on Zoom.