Study finds link between backyard birds and tiger sharks

A new study has found that songbirds are a remarkably common part of young tiger sharks’ diets.

The study is described in the article “Tiger sharks eat songbirds: scavenging a windfall of nutrients from the sky,” which was published today in the...

Workshop to focus on preparing for harmful algal blooms in northern Gulf

The Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium and the National Centers for Environmental Information are hosting a half-day workshop about harmful algal blooms (HABs) from 1-4:30 p.m., Thursday, June 13, at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric...

The Matrix

The Matrix. You're probably thinking of Keanu Reeves and the movie trilogy that began in 1999. I'm thinking of Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium (MASGC), which began in 1972. MASGC is a matrix-based organization, which means there are...

Economic impacts of coastal hazards on the Mississippi oyster fishery

It has been more than 13 years since Hurricane Katrina devastated the coastal areas in the Northern Gulf of Mexico States in August 2005. The closures of significant portions of Gulf waters to commercial and recreational fishing due to the Deepwater...

Scientists seek stakeholder input for stormwater, habitat study

If you have local knowledge about land use, surface waters (e.g. stormwater, water quality, flows) and drainage to the Alabama-West Florida coast, you are invited to a stakeholder engagement meeting from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Friday, May 17, at the 5...

FEMA’s “Flood Risk 2.0” will fundamentally change flood insurance pricing

Most residents living on the coast or near the water are familiar with flood insurance. The most common type of flood insurance policy is currently provided by FEMA’s National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) when a home has a mortgage and is...