Oysters grow fast in Beebe Cove.
At least that’s the experience of two of Connecticut’s newest shellfish farmers, Will Ceddia and Jason Hamilton.
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New ‘Domestic Seaweed 101’ infographic created
The Sea Grant Seaweed Hub has released a new infographic that provides a guide to where seaweed is grown and current market outlets.
Spanish version of ‘Living Treasures’ slide show available
A slide presentation of “Tesoros Vivientes: Las plantas y animales del Long Island Sound,” the Spanish version of “Living Treasures: The plants and animals of Long Island Sound,” is now posted online and available for download.
Connecticut Sea Grant Arts Support Awards Program
Connecticut Sea Grant, through its competitive funding program the Arts Support Awards Program, will award up to $1000 to an artist or group of artists. The winning submission will be selected on the basis of aesthetic quality, relevance to coastal and marine environments and Connecticut Sea Grant themes, as well as its potential impact on non-traditional audiences.
New climate resilience module being launched
Please join the ADAPT CT and PREP-RI teams from noon to 1 p.m. on Oct. 21 for a virtual “launch” of “Drowning in liability: reducing climate change impacts through municipal planning and zoning.”
2023 Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship open for applications
The NOAA Sea Grant John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship application period is now open. The submission deadline is 5 p.m. (ET) Feb, 18, 2022. The Knauss Fellowship provides a unique educational experience to graduate students who have an interest in ocean and coastal resources and in the national policy decisions affecting those resources.
Project will help strengthen state’s shellfish industry
Connecticut Sea Grant has been awarded a $196,990 federal grant to lead a project designed to further the recovery of Connecticut’s shellfish industry from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and position it to be more resilient in the future.
Cleanups cap #DontTrashLISound-#DoOneThing campaign
Volunteers netted about 102 pounds of trash during the Sept. 18 cleanup at Ocean Beach Park in New London, one of more than two dozen CT Cleanup events across the state on International Coastal Cleanup Day.
Slide presentation of “Living Treasures” now available online
English and Spanish language slide presentations to accompany the newly published 2021 edition of “Living Treasures: the Plants and Animals of Long Island Sound,” and “Tesoros Vivientes: Las plantas y animales del Long Island Sound” are now available online.
Key questions about environmental contaminants to be addressed by CTSG, partners
Connecticut Sea Grant, in partnership with the New Hampshire and North Carolina Sea Grant programs, has been awarded an $850,000 federal grant to help unravel the complex problem of contaminants of emerging concern, or CECs, in coastal and freshwater environments.