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From scrap to splendor: Submerged structures become reef habitats
The world’s fastest ocean liner, the SS United States arrived in Mobile, Alabama, on March 3 and will now be prepared for her next chapter:...
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Librarians, leaders invited to learn to teach Weather Wise training
VORTEX-SE Outreach and Engagement is hosting our Weather Wise Train-the-Trainer Workshop at Jackson State University in Jackson, Mississippi. This...
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A day in the life of a marine educator — with gratitude and thanks
Recently a parent chaperone asked me, “Do you do this every day?!” My “yes” response left him shocked.
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How to estimate the number of oyster seed in a delivery
In this blog post, I’m going to show the weighing method used at the Auburn University Shellfish Lab for estimating how seed are counted.
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Patriotic Prawns: Local initiative sheds light on seafood mislabeling in coastal Mississippi
Bethany Fayard of Ocean Springs Seafood, Inc., is fighting back with a brand-new program called "Patriotic Prawns." The concept is simple: if a...
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COAST Resilience Institute wraps up successful year of training
Over the course of a year, there were 21 trainings conducted through COAST, with 313 participants in total. Of the total number of trainings held,...
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Future scientists accept the ocean science challenge
This month, the Southern Miss Marine Education Center (MEC) was the epic hub of ocean science excitement as it hosted the 2025 Central Gulf Coast...
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From birds to watersheds: Environmental Studies Center programming is an experience
Here at the Environmental Studies Center (ESC), part of the Mobile County, Alabama, Public School System Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant helps...
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VORTEX-SE bridges science and community resilience at AMS meeting
Members of our VORTEX-SE Outreach and Engagement Team attended the meeting and highlighted efforts to improve communication, preparedness and...
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