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The importance of value-added sampling in fisheries-independent monitoring
Marine fisheries in the United States are managed by a plethora of fisheries agencies. For example, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric...
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Sea Grant impacts visible at Oyster Community of Practice meeting
I attended an Alabama-Mississippi Oyster Community of Practice meeting last Saturday morning at the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources in...
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Northern Gulf Coast Regional MATE ROV Competition: Who wins?
At the end of the morning session, two veteran RANGER teams, GEARS from Montgomery Alabama, and Crubotics from Pensacola, Florida, were dead even....
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Mississippi Oyster Gardening Program has record-breaking season
The 2023-2024 Mississippi oyster gardening season was the most productive the program has seen so far!At the end of March, staff from Auburn...
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You’re invited to our Living Shorelines Open House in Gulf Shores on May 30
Are you a waterfront property owner in the Gulf Shores, Alabama, area? If so, you may be concerned about erosion along your shoreline.
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Blue Tech Field Days allow students to explore STEM careers
Here at The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) Marine Education Center (MEC), we are magnifying our effort to introduce young people to ocean...
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Sunshine, Sea Camp and science at the Marine Education Center
If you were to ask anyone at The University of Southern Mississippi Marine Education Center (MEC) what my favorite time of year is, most of them...
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Environmental Fair highlights animals, biology
Mobile County Public Schools Environmental Studies Center held its annual Environmental Fair on March 16.
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US shark fisheries are sustainably managed
Male and female blacktip sharks in the western Gulf reached maturity at smaller sizes and younger ages than blacktip sharks in the eastern Gulf.
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