Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium MASGC
Mississippi-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 MoreThe Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium (MASGC) has selected six research projects worth $1.3 million to receive funding in its 2022-2024 funding cycle. The university-based projects aim to help people, policy-makers and resource managers make...
Read More“Oyster gardening” is a term that means different things depending on where you are located. In Mississippi and Alabama, it is a volunteer effort focused on the restoration of local oyster reefs. Volunteers, also known as “oyster gardeners”...
Read MoreFloating trash-collecting tools named Litter Gitters have been deployed at several locations in Mississippi coastal waters since December, and the project leader, Eric Sparks of the Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium and Mississippi State...
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