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The Sea Grant Extension Assembly is a network of networks

You hopefully have read many of the MASGC extension- and education-focused blog posts that have been shared in previous weeks and have been impressed by the range and depth of these programs. This post is focused on how our Sea Grant program...

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By: Steve Sempier / Published: Nov 16, 2023

Teachers engage with coastal ecology at workshop

How effective are high school educators in putting together a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) in 20 minutes? This was just one of the activities and challenges that high school science educators engaged in during a collaborative workshop between...

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By: Tracy Jay / Published: Nov 09, 2023

SHARKED!

The tax man. The man in the gray suit. Both monikers have been used lately to describe being “sharked.” Fisheries scientists refer to being “sharked” as depredation, formally defined as the partial or complete removal of a captured species...

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By: Marcus Drymon / Published: Nov 02, 2023

Methuselah the lungfish: A living legend

Those who are familiar with the Bible may remember a man named Methuselah, the grandfather of Noah, who lived longer than any other Biblical person – 969 years. A fish of the same name has just achieved global recognition as the world’s oldest...

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By: Amanda Jargowsky / Published: Oct 19, 2023

The importance of fishery-dependent surveys

The United States manages some of the largest fisheries in the world and implements regulations to ensure their sustainability. The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (commonly known as the “MSA”) guides how the federal...

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By: Ana Osowski / Published: Oct 12, 2023