Floating 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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Many of us have heard the term “resilience” used in multiple contexts over the years. After big storms and hurricanes, we hear about making our coasts resilient to damage. After the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, we heard about helping our...
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As Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant celebrates 50 years of service to coastal communities, it is worth acknowledging the legislative foundations that inform Sea Grant’s work and mission. A lot has changed over the decades, but one constant that has...
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Sea Grant brings together experts from scientific, economic and legal professions to improve the quality of our coasts. And has done so for 50 years. The Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium (MASGC) is one of 10 Sea Grant college programs to...
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We are kicking off a special year at the Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium. During 2022, we will be celebrating our 50th anniversary, and we’re planning special social media content, communications products and events to highlight the work...
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Eight years ago, when the impacts from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill were still on the forefront of people’s minds, the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative and the four Gulf Sea Grant programs developed a partnership to share research findings...
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