“Keeping Up with Sea Level Rise: Natural and Human Impacts on Salt Marsh Migration,” in Wrack Lines Magazine, Vol. 19, No. 2
Research
Study shows elevated homes more vulnerable to wind damage
“Solving and Engineering Conundrum: as Coastal Homes get Elevated, New Research Looks at Whether Vulnerability to Wind Damage is Increasing,” in Wrack Lines magazine, Vol. 19, No. 1.
New video documents habitat services of oyster cages
Researchers at the NEFSC Milford Lab investigate shellfish growers’ reports that aquaculture gear attracts fish. Using GoPro cameras and eDNA analysis, they found that the cages provide critical habitat for a variety of fish at all life stages. A video of the project is now available.
Research to focus on contaminants in urban waterways
Fish, shellfish, insect, water and sediment samples from urban coastal areas from the Chesapeake Bay to Northern New England will be analyzed for the presence of potentially harmful chemicals in four research projects commissioned by a partnership of the CT, NH and NC Sea Grant programs.
2023 undergraduate fellows to focus on plastics, sea scallops
Big challenges don’t scare Myalia Durno and Brendon Goulette, recipients of CTSG Undergraduate Research Fellowships. This summer, after finishing the spring semesters at their respective colleges, Durno and Goulette will delve into two of the most complex problems facing the marine environment.
9 projects focus on LIS marshes, water quality, public beaches
Long Island Sound water quality, salt marsh and public beach characteristics will be examined by marine and social scientists in nine research projects awarded funding by the Connecticut and New York Sea Grant programs and the EPA’s Long Island Sound Study.
Undergraduate Research Fellowship opportunity for summer 2023
The CTSG Undergraduate Research Fellowship seeks to broaden participation of underrepresented/underserved students in marine and coastal professions by providing early career experience, training and mentorship. Applications due on March 13.
Two new projects add to Sea Grant’s involvement in CECs
Two new projects aim to enhance research and monitoring efforts for CECs in the second round of funding for CECs projects, following the first round in which the CT-NH-NC Sea Grant project was chosen.
Read articles about CECs project, PFAS in Wrack Lines magazine
The Fall-Winter 2022-2023 issue of Wrack Lines magazine includes articles about the Contaminants of Emerging Concern project and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances called PFAS.
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.