Disentangling fisheries data

Among scientists and non-scientists alike, data are a fundamental component of our lives. Whether we’re managing our bank accounts or hunting down the cheapest gasoline prices, without data, we wouldn’t be able to make sense of our surroundings.

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By: Amanda Jefferson / Published: Jan 23, 2020

Understanding depredation

Most of us have been there. A tug at the line and suddenly...Fish On! Without warning, during the ensuing fight, the line suddenly goes slack, and the fish you were anticipating surfaces with only its head.

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By: Marcus Drymon / Published: Dec 19, 2019

Sustaining (holiday) connections

Our Northern Gulf of Mexico Sentinel Site Cooperative team loves making connections to our communities. It is part of our job but also our passion to help connect students, families and residents to sea-level rise science and resilience.

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By: Sonia Vedral / Published: Dec 12, 2019

Retreat: We’ll be in the same place at the same time

A quick scan of MASGC’s directory reveals that we are a team spread across two states and many universities, labs and education-based facilities. In fact, members of Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium’s extension, outreach and education...

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By: Steve Sempier / Published: Dec 05, 2019

New game teaches about water quality, resilience

The Watershed Game is a proven nonpoint water pollution educational program and interactive tool for local leaders and educators that increases participants’ understanding of the impacts that excess pollutants have on our communities and natural...

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By: Karen Bareford / Published: Nov 21, 2019