Understanding depredation

Most of us have been there. A tug at the line and suddenly...Fish On! Without warning, during the ensuing fight, the line suddenly goes slack, and the fish you were anticipating surfaces with only its head.

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By: Marcus Drymon / Published: Dec 19, 2019

Sustaining (holiday) connections

Our Northern Gulf of Mexico Sentinel Site Cooperative team loves making connections to our communities. It is part of our job but also our passion to help connect students, families and residents to sea-level rise science and resilience.

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By: Sonia Vedral / Published: Dec 12, 2019

Retreat: We’ll be in the same place at the same time

A quick scan of MASGC’s directory reveals that we are a team spread across two states and many universities, labs and education-based facilities. In fact, members of Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium’s extension, outreach and education...

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By: Steve Sempier / Published: Dec 05, 2019

New game teaches about water quality, resilience

The Watershed Game is a proven nonpoint water pollution educational program and interactive tool for local leaders and educators that increases participants’ understanding of the impacts that excess pollutants have on our communities and natural...

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By: Karen Bareford / Published: Nov 21, 2019

Today’s students need accurate science information

In September, Greta Thunburg, 16, addressed the U.N. Climate Action Summit in New York. Her harsh assessment of the climate crisis generated international attention. Many debated the validity of the 16-year-old’s arguments and her understanding of...

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By: Tracy Jay / Published: Oct 31, 2019

Oyster gardening season drawing to a close

We are wrapping up the 2019 season for oyster gardening in Mississippi and Alabama. Pickups and plantings will begin in November, and thus far we have seen a heavy set and good survival of the spat. We anticipate a record number of oysters from our...

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By: PJ Waters / Published: Oct 24, 2019