Director Sylvain De Guise updates the situation with the federal budget and funding for CT Sea Grant in fiscal years 2018 and 2019.
News
Final 2018 budget increases funding for Sea Grant, aquaculture
The final spending package for fiscal year 2018, passed by Congress on March 22 and signed by Pres. Trump on March 23, provides $65 million for the National Sea Grant College Program, which includes Connecticut Sea Grant and 32 other Sea Grant programs across the country.
Courtney, Zeldin lead 107 congressmen supporting Sea Grant funds
Congressman Joe Courtney, D-2nd District, along with Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y., led a bipartisan group of 107 members of the House of Representatives in calling on the House Appropriations Committee’s Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies to continue their support for the National Sea Grant College Program.
Long Island Sound Resource and Use Inventory comments sought
The first draft of the Inventory of Natural Resources and Human Uses for the Long Island Sound Blue Plan has been completed, and comments are sough by April 6.
Rep. Courtney receives special award from Sea Grant Association
The award recognizes Rep. Joe Courtney for continued support of the Sea Grant program, including the research, outreach, and education programs that support coastal communities, the economy and ecosystems.
Cleaner Mystic River could give shellfishermen room to grow
When the sewage treatment plant on the Mystic River was upgraded in 2015, probably few community residents here imagined local shellfish farmers might benefit, let alone oyster and clam growers across the country. But that’s a possibility, depending on the results of a $300,000 federally funded testing project now underway.
NOAA scholarships open doors for Connecticut students
In 2017, three of the 10-week paid internships available through the Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship program went to students from Connecticut universities. A fourth Hollings Scholar came from a college in Tennessee for an internship at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s fisheries lab in Milford.
National Sea Grant highlights CT aquaculture, economic impact
Two new fact sheets from National Sea Grant highlight the work of the 33 Sea Grant offices across the country in advancing aquaculture and helping promote growth of the coastal economy. Connecticut Sea Grant’s contributions to establishment of new shellfish and seaweed farms and retention of existing ones are featured.
Symposium focuses on successes, pitfalls of eco-friendly projects
“Site Development for Our Changing Weather Patterns,” a symposium focusing on what’s working and what to watch out for in eco-friendly development, will take place from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 22 at the UConn Middlesex County Extension Office in Haddam.
One of our partners shares her thoughts on CT Sea Grant
Beth Sullivan, the Stonington town chair for the Avalonia Land Conservancy, wrote about the work of CT Sea Grant in her community and beyond in this recent post on the land trust’s website.