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Plan for It! Game demonstrates how town planners make decisions
Have you ever wondered why planners in your town make the decisions they do? What factors increase or decrease your citys resilience to tropical...
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Understanding the economics of a changing floodplain
As sea levels rise, they are not simply coming higher, but they are reshaping the coastlines as they come up. This can lead to erosion occurring at...
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Citizen science is science for everyone
I have an azalea in my backyard I have let go wild. The birds love it even if the landscaper does not. At peak bloom, the color from the hundreds...
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Enhancing coastal planning through the use of GIS
Few tools are as powerful in city planning as GIS. GIS, which stands for geographic information system, is a computer software system, which...
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Quieter grounds make good time for upgrades
At the Mobile County Public Schools' Environmental Studies Center (ESC), when life gave us lemons, we grabbed some sugar and ice water and got...
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Crevalle Jack: Trash fish or treasure?
Ever heard the phrase, one mans trash is another mans treasure? Believe it or not, this expression actually applies to several species of fish. One...
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Nationwide mariculture permits: What you need to know
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has announced new nationwide permits for mariculture. While the Corps has been permitting shellfish aquaculture...
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Economic impacts of the global COVID-19 pandemic on selected US seafood retail prices
The COVID-19 pandemic was declared a national emergency in the United States on March 13, 2020. With the severe disruptions in seafood sales to...
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Apply now for NOAA-Sea Grant fellowships
We are accepting applications for three fellowships to help graduate students enhance their education and grow their careers, and application...
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