News - Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture

Bays and Bayous is back in action

Earlier this week, the Bays and Bayous Symposium took place IN PERSON at the Convention Center in Mobile, Alabama. Because the symposium was held virtually in 2020, it was the first time in more than four years that I had a chance to attend as I had...

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By: Melissa Schneider / Published: Jan 27, 2023

MASGC announces research funding opportunity

The Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium (MASGC) is accepting pre-proposals for its 2024-2025 Research Program. Projects selected for funding will address innovative research on coastal issues in Alabama and Mississippi in one or more of these...

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By: Melissa Schneider / Published: Dec 19, 2022

50 Years of the Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium

Looking back at the Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium 50th Anniversary year, it has been a lot of fun learning more about MASGC’s first 50 years while planning how to position the consortium for the next 50 years.

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By: LaDon Swann / Published: Dec 15, 2022

MASGC announces research funding oppportunity

The Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium (MASGC) is accepting pre-proposals for its 2024-2025 Research Program. Projects selected for funding will address innovative research on coastal issues in Alabama and Mississippi in one or more of these...

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By: Melissa Schneider / Published: Dec 14, 2022

Knauss fellows to serve in federal offices in 2023

Three Ph.D. candidates from Alabama and Mississippi universities will be working next year in the Washington, D.C., area as National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Sea Grant John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellows. The...

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By: Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant / Published: Dec 12, 2022

New oyster farming resilience index now available

Commercial oyster farming has many challenges even during the best of times. In order to increase the opportunity for success and recovery during extraordinary events, the Oyster Farming Resilience Index was developed recently by a team at the...

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By: Rusty Grice / Published: Dec 08, 2022