Sea Grant announces $27 million for marine debris removal and prevention projects throughout the United States! Using Sea Grant’s partnered approach to bring science together with communities for solutions that work, the projects will support innovative research and the creation of local coalitions to address urgent marine debris prevention and removal needs. Learn more about these projects: bit.ly/MarineDebris24 📸: Marine Debris Technicians from the Papahānaumokuākea Marine Debris Project removing ghost nets from Kuaihelani (Midway Atoll) on April 23, 2024. (Photo Credit: A. Sullivan-Haskins | PMDP Hawaii) #SeaGrant #MarineDebris #PlasticFreeJuly #Ocean #GreatLakes #Environment #Pollution #Prevention #BipartisanInfrastructureLaw #Resilience #Science #Research #Communities #Solutions
Sea Grant
Government Administration
Putting science to work for America's coastal and Great Lakes communities for over 50 years
About us
Science serving America's coasts since 1966 Sea Grant's mission is to enhance the practical use and conservation of coastal, marine and Great Lakes resources in order to create a sustainable economy and environment. NOAA Offical Program Office Community and economic resilience and responsible use of America’s coastal, ocean and Great Lakes resources are at the heart of Sea Grant’s mission. A network of 34 Sea Grant programs in the coastal US States and territories carries out this mission through research, extension and education activities.
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http://seagrant.noaa.gov
External link for Sea Grant
- Industry
- Government Administration
- Company size
- 1,001-5,000 employees
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- Partnership
- Founded
- 1966
- Specialties
- Healthy coastal ecosystems, Resilience, Fisheries, Aquaculture, Environmental Literacy, Workforce Development, Sustainability, and Coastal Hazards
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1315 East West Hwy
Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, US
Employees at Sea Grant
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Explore the impact of wind farms on the environment in your classroom with this lesson plan developed by Delaware Sea Grant 🌊📚 This lesson plan and more can be found on the Sea Grant Teachers Pay Teachers platform! Visit us on Teachers Pay Teachers at the link below for FREE lesson plans, activities and printables that will keep your students engaged and informed about our amazing lakes and oceans 🌊 Resources are developed with Next Generation Science Standards in mind. https://lnkd.in/ebtDwsRw #SeaGrant #teachers #education #STEM #LessonPlans #printables #SeaGrantSTEM #BackToSchool #environment #science #ElementaryTeacher #MiddleSchoolTeacher #HighSchoolTeacher
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Registration for the annual Sea Grant Marine Debris Symposium is now open! Join us online or in person on November 12-14 at the NOAA Auditorium and Science Center in Silver Spring, Maryland, to learn about marine debris prevention and removal efforts. Stay tuned for more details, including speakers and session topics! Register now for free at: https://lnkd.in/emcabii7 #SeaGrant #MarineDebris #Symposium #Science #Community #Coastal #Marine #GreatLakes
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Teach ecosystem science with this exciting wetland modeling lab developed by MIT Sea Grant 🌊🌱 This lesson plan and more can be found on the Sea Grant Teachers Pay Teachers platform! Visit us on Teachers Pay Teachers at the link below for FREE lesson plans, activities and printables that will keep your students engaged and informed about our amazing coasts and ocean 🌊 Resources are developed with Next Generation Science Standards in mind. https://lnkd.in/ebtDwsRw #teachers #education #STEM #LessonPlans #printables #SeaGrantSTEM #BackToSchool #environment #science #ElementaryTeacher #MiddleSchoolTeacher #HighSchoolTeacher
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Sea Grant is furthering sustainable production of U.S. seafood with $8.8 million in funding for 33 aquaculture projects! 🐟🦪🌿 “Supporting sustainable, domestic seafood production, through aquaculture, is a key component to a thriving, blue economy across the U.S.,” said Jonathan Pennock, director of NOAA’s National Sea Grant College Program. “Sea Grant will continue to work alongside communities to gather and share aquaculture-related knowledge that helps the industry and the environment.” Read about the projects that will enhance aquaculture production, capacity and knowledge sharing across coastal and Great Lakes communities: bit.ly/SG-FY24-AQ #SeaGrant #Aquaculture #Funding #Announcement #Sustainable #Seafood #SustainableSeafood #Communities #Coastal #GreatLakes #Research #Outreach #Education #WorkforceDevelopment #Industry #Learning
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Are you a formal or nonformal K-12 educator in #Minnesota? 🏫 Minnesota Sea Grant is here to make #BackToSchool a breeze with our Education Kit Loan Program! Borrow a bag or tote on a variety of topics relevant to the #GreatLakes at a range of grade levels and take the stress out of lesson prep.🎒 Learn more about program requirements and reserve your kit at: z.umn.edu/mnsg-kits #SeaGrantSTEM
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📢 Funding Opportunity Sea Grant seeks applications from eligible entities within the United States Virgin Islands and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands to develop new Sea Grant projects. Applications are due October 11, 2024. Find more details about the opportunity: seagrant.noaa.gov/funding #SeaGrant #USVI #CNMI #VirginIslands #MarshallIslands #Funding #Opportunity
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Sea Grant and NOAA's Office of Response and Restoration are strengthening disaster preparedness in coastal communities with a third round of collaborative funding! Four new projects will take individualized and localized approaches to disaster preparedness to ensure coastal communities are better equipped to move through the preparedness cycle. Learn about the projects led by Alaska Sea Grant, Connecticut Sea Grant, Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium & S.C. Sea Grant Consortium: bit.ly/SG-DPP-FY2024 #SeaGrant #NOAA #Funding #DisasterPrep #SGResilience #Resilience #Coastal #Hazard #Recovery #Communities #Partnership #Alaska #Connecticut #GulfofMexico #SouthCarolina #Landslides #Flooding #Weather #Communication #Training
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It’s a Crab Pot Jamboree! 🦀 NOAA and Sea Grant leadership, government representatives, university partners and community members came together today to learn how to locate, remove and refurbish derelict crab pots from Delaware’s coastal waters. Learn how this improves environmental and economic resilience: https://ow.ly/mUJG50SREmM #SeaGrant #Delaware #CrabPotJamboree #MarineDebris #Resilence #Coast #Ocean #Marine #NOAA #Community #BlueCrabs
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Calling all teachers and educators 📚✏️ Sea Grant is on the Teachers Pay Teachers platform! We have FREE and exciting lesson plans for all grades developed by our very own professionals 👩🔬 Visit us on Teachers Pay Teachers at the link below for lesson plans, activities and printables that will keep your students engaged and informed about our amazing lakes and oceans 🌊 Resources are developed with Next Generation Science Standards in mind. https://lnkd.in/ebtDwsRw #SeaGrant #teachers #education #STEM #LessonPlans #printables #SeaGrantSTEM #BackToSchool #environment #science #ElementaryTeacher #MiddleSchoolTeacher #HighSchoolTeacher
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