Researcher orientation meeting about potential omnibus proposals
An orientation meeting for researchers interested in submitting proposals to CTSG’s 2024 – 2026 Omnibus will be held remotely on Friday, October 28th from 1 to 2:30 p.m. via webex.
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UN/WHO seaweed safety report highlights CTSG safety guide
The UN & WHO have released a major report on seaweed safety naming Connecticut Sea Grant’s Anoushka Concepcion as one of 17 experts contributing to the document.
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Federal funds will support CTSG’s sustained focus on aquaculture
Connecticut Sea Grant has been awarded two federal grants to continue initiatives to advance aquaculture, one focusing on creating new shellfish aquaculture information tools and the other on the National Seaweed Hub’s efforts to support the growth of the seaweed industry.
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Long Island Sound teacher workshop offered Oct. 1
“The Long Island Sound in Your Classroom” workshop will take place at Sheffield Island in Norwalk on Oct. 1 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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Business plan for kelp farming presented at stakeholders meeting
Regulators, kelp farmers and researchers gathered for the 7th annual Connecticut Seaweed Stakeholder Workshop on Sept. 15th, a meeting highlighted by a presentation of a business and economic planning model for the nascent kelp aquaculture industry.
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2022 arts award program sees highest number of awardees
Three artists using different mediums and techniques to raise awareness about coastal assets and concerns have been chosen for 2022 CTSG Arts Support Awards, more than any year since the program began in 2010.
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Climate workshops to be offered at Gather New Haven Festival
CTSG will participate in the annual Gather New Haven Festival from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sept. 18 at De Gale Field, offering mini workshops about local climate impacts and building resilience and giving away free storm preparation kits.
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Climate impacts, actions to be focus of New Haven Climathon
The “New Haven Climathon and Reimaging New Haven in the Era of Climate Change” event will take place from 1 to 5:30 p.m. on Oct.. 29 at the Martinez School in the Fair Haven section of the city.
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‘Seaweed on the menu’ tells story of CT kelp farming
A UConn Today story and video about CT Sea Grant and Extension’s work with the sugar kelp industry can be found here.
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Conference looks at ‘Cities as Solution to Climate Change’
Yale University’s Hixon Center Urban Conference will focus on “Cities as Solution to Climate Change: Perspectives from IPCC Authors” from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sept. 23.
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