The Connecticut Sea Grant mobile seaweed lab, a project led by Associate Extension Educator Anoushka Concepcion, is featured in the July issue of Aquaculture North America.
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Wrack Lines articles recognized in statewide competition
Wrack Lines magazine articles by CTSG Associate Director Nancy Balcom and Research Coordinator Syma Ebbin have been selected by the Connecticut Society of Professional Journalists for honors in its 2023 awards contest.
Long Island Sound takes center stage in N.Y., CT classrooms
From the Bronx, Long Island and Westchester County in New York, to Connecticut’s hilly northwest corner and southeastern shoreline, elementary, middle and high schools students have been immersed in learning about Long Island Sound, the estuary that connects the two states.
Issue features oyster videos, black sea bass, marshes & more
“Natural Effects: Tales of Our Dynamic Environment” is the theme for the Spring-Summer 2024 issue of Wrack Lines. Read about the project using GoPro cameras on oyster cages, research into the explosion of black sea bass in the Sound, three scientists studying CT salt marshes, and more.
CTSG research coordinator among Sea Grant award recipients
CT Sea Grant Research Coordinator Syma Ebbin was among a team from Northeast Sea Grant programs chosen for a 2023-2024 Northeast Superior Programming Award for their work on building offshore wind energy capacity within the Northeast Sea Grant Consortium.
Comprehensive business guide for kelp farming now available
Business Planning for Kelp Farming, a 75-page guide and resource listing for new and prospective kelp farmers, is now available. It was created in response to a critical missing tool identified by the National Seaweed Hub Needs Assessment of 2020.
Two undergraduates to engage in coastal summer research
Although the spring semester at their universities is over, undergraduate students Kelly Jiang and Edith Vincze-Farago won’t be taking down time from their academic pursuits this summer. Jiang and Vincze-Farago are the 2024 recipients of the CTSG Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship.
Horseshoe crab tagging event at Sherwood Island State Park
The public is invited to join Project Limulus, Connecticut Sea Grant and the Long Island Sound Study in a free horseshoe crab tagging event from 10 a.m. to noon on May 18 at Sherwood Island State Park in Westport.
Public input sought for LIS management plan revision
The Long Island Sound Comprehensive Conservation Management Plan revision process is currently underway. If you live, work, or play in the Long Island Sound region, this plan could affect on-the-ground projects near you. If there are environmental challenges in your life and community that you want to make sure are addressed, let us know in the upcoming public engagement sessions.
Oceanography special issue features articles by CTSG writers
NOAA Sea Grant-funded research and work across the nation are being highlighted in a special issue of Oceanography. The issue features 36 articles by Sea Grant authors across 29 programs and the National Sea Grant Office. Among contributors are CTSG’s Extension Educator Emerita Juliana Barrett and Communications Coordinator Judy Benson.