Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium MASGC
We are seeking your input through an online survey to identify the needs of coastal Alabama and Mississippi. The Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium (MASGC) is a federal and state partnership between the National Oceanic and Atmospheric...
Read MoreMississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium (MASGC)-supported programs are recognized leaders in protecting Gulf of Mexico ecosystems, increasing resilience in coastal communities and bringing creative environmental literacy activities into classrooms.
Read MoreBy the year 2050, an estimated 12,000 metric tons of plastic waste will reside in landfills and the natural environment. This estimation is made assuming plastic production and waste management efforts continue at their current rate. In light of...
Read MoreAs you are all aware, spring is in full effect and it’s starting to feel like early summer. Wildflowers are blooming and we can thank a couple pine trees for some sneezes. But what this time of year really reminds me of is that it’s time to...
Read MoreIn fine restaurants across the region now, an oyster lover can often find beautiful, plump oysters grown by hard-working men and women along the Alabama and Mississippi coasts, each named for where it’s from or who grew it.
Read MoreThe 2018 (most recent) economic impact in sales of the Alabama and Mississippi seafood industries was $895.5 million, and the industries created or sustained 17,564 jobs. In 1995, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) introduced its HACCP...
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