Aquaculturist holding oysters (Photo: North Carolina Sea Grant)
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Sea Grant Continues to Support the Aquaculture Industry with FY23 Investments

December 8, 2023 (Amara Davis, National Sea Grant Announcement)—Globally, aquaculture plays a significant role in seafood production, accounting for more than half of all seafood consumed by humans. In the U.S., aquaculture is increasing in…
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Protecting Coasts and Habitats with Architected Artificial Reefs

An estimated 133 million people live in coastal shoreline counties in the US, about 40% of the population (NOAA State of the Coast Report). Coastal communities, infrastructures, habitats, and species are increasingly vulnerable to storm impacts…
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Sea Grant Projects Provide $3.3M in Support of Seafood Industry Workforce Development

August 15, 2023 (Brooke Carney, NSGO) >>Read the full Sea Grant announcement NOAA Sea Grant is pleased to announce the selection of 10 projects through two competitions aimed at bolstering workforce development efforts in fisheries…
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MIT Sea Grant Announces Eight Core RFP Funded Projects

MIT Sea Grant provides competitive funding opportunities for Massachusetts research scientists who seek to address marine issues in ways that benefit the state and region. Funding is provided through MIT Sea Grant’s competitive Core Request…
The 2023 NMFS-Sea Grant Fellows (Top L to R: Kaitlyn Malakoff, Sophia Rahnke, Max Grezlik; Anna Simeon; Bottom L to R: Katrina Zarrella, Zoe Rand, Annie Innes-Gold, Andrea Odell.
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Sea Grant and NOAA Fisheries Announce 2023 Joint Fellowship Program Awardees

August 3, 2023 (Brooke Carney, NSGO) >>Read the full Sea Grant announcement Sea Grant and NOAA Fisheries are pleased to announce the 2023 National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)-Sea Grant Joint Fellowship recipients. Seven population…
A lighthouse and sea birds on a Massachusetts coast. Photo by Sarah Guitart
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Now Accepting Applications: Massachusetts Sea Grant Graduate Research Fellowship

Woods Hole Sea Grant and MIT Sea Grant are pleased to jointly announce the Massachusetts Sea Grant Graduate Research Fellowship is open to new applicants. The purpose of this Fellowship is to support exceptional prospective graduate students…
Four photographs showing students working at a table, pulling up a plankton tow, and holding a crab, and an image of the Charles River Floating Wetland
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Now Open: STREAM Grants RFP – Apply by September 1

MIT Sea Grant supports small coastal and marine related projects through our STREAM Grants program - Solutions Through Research, Education & Art in Massachusetts. MIT Sea Grant is now accepting proposals for the STREAM Grant program,…
Two people shellfishing on a sandy shore
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Seeking Input: Shellfishing Survey Open through July 28

It's shellfishing season! Share your input to help inform NEW shellfishing web tools: Take the Survey (5-7 min) *Survey open through July 28* MIT Sea Grant is working with the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries and a pilot group…
15 JWAFS 2023 Seed Grant recipients
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J-WAFS Announces 2023 Seed Grant Recipients | Aquaculture Funded Project

Maria Paula Acosta Bello/MIT News | Today, the Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab (J-WAFS) announced its ninth round of seed grants to support innovative research projects at MIT. The grants are designed to fund research efforts…
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Modeling Future Ocean Acidification for Coastal Industries

Mechanical Engineering PhD Candidate Bianca Champenois looks at geophysical systems of land, air, and water to help track ocean acidification. MIT SPECTRUM – Bianca Champenois SM '22 looks at a digital map of Massachusetts Bay speckled with…