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New mobile app to aid Gulf of Mexico fishermen, boaters

A new mobile app from the Alabama Water Institute and the Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium provides a fast, interactive way to find important weather, boating, safety and fishing information for the Gulf of Mexico.

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By: Brock Parker/University of Alabama / Published: Dec 17, 2021

Successful FISHES course focuses on fisheries management, science

This fall, we offered our very first FISHES: Fishermen Invested in Science, Healthy Ecosystems, and Sustainability course. It was a great success! Despite the challenges presented by COVID-19, we were able to conduct the course in person at MSU’s...

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By: Amanda Jefferson / Published: Dec 16, 2021

Reflections on the oil spill science outreach program

Eight years ago, when the impacts from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill were still on the forefront of people’s minds, the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative and the four Gulf Sea Grant programs developed a partnership to share research findings...

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By: Steve Sempier / Published: Dec 10, 2021

Join us Tuesday for our severe weather virtual event

Join us from 10-11 a.m. next Tuesday, Dec. 7, for our exciting Severe Weather Roundup, a virtual Town Hall featuring experts from the NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory who will answer questions about severe weather events that members of the...

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By: Tracie Sempier / Published: Dec 02, 2021