Event Calendar
October 2024
Basic Seafood HACCP Training
The University of Georgia Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant is offering a 3-day Basic Seafood Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) training course for seafood processors, packers, wholesalers, and importers. Under U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) and Georgia…
Find out more »TRAWL-O-WEEN
Get into the Halloween spirit by joining educators on a Halloween Estuary Trawl! Climb aboard our 43-foot trawler, the R/V Sea Dawg, for a memorable scientific collection trip. Sample the bottom communities found in tidal rivers and sounds, then identify,…
Find out more »November 2024
Estuary Explorations
Grab your sense of adventure and come explore Georgia’s beautiful coastal rivers and sounds. Travel by boat to look for ospreys fishing, bald eagles nesting and dolphins spy hopping! Search for surfacing sea turtles, listen to the acoustic diversity of…
Find out more »Friday Feedings
Have you ever wondered how we feed the animals at the UGA Aquarium? Join us at 2 p.m. on the first and third Friday of the month to find your answer! Spend time exploring our exhibits and observing aquarium staff…
Find out more »Reptile Tuesdays
Have you ever wondered what a turtle eats or why snakes flick their tongues? Marine educators will answer these questions and more during live reptile demonstrations for visitors to the UGA Aquarium. During these informal programs, visitors will be…
Find out more »After School at the Aquarium: Fish Tales
Want to know how fish arrive at the UGA Aquarium? Join us for a behind-the-scenes program to hear stories about individual fish in our aquarium collection. Meet the venomous lionfish, curious triggerfish and adorable burrfish. Each animal requires special care,…
Find out more »Headlines
- UGA Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant welcomes five new educators
- Artists blend science and creativity to highlight the importance of Georgia’s coastal ecosystems
- New student-led projects will address flooding, ecosystem health and habitat resilience in coastal Georgia
- Georgia Tech student named 2025 Knauss Fellowship finalist
- UGA course connects students with Georgia’s coastal seafood heritage
- UGA helps Brunswick reduce flooding and protect its water supply through green infrastructure
- Waves of Wonder: Artists and scientists WOW us with new perspectives of the Georgia coast in summer exhibition at Ships of the Sea
Student Blog
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Oysters for resilient coastlines and communities
Outside the Eulonia Piggly Wiggly, a man approached me. Spying the University of Georgia (UGA) truck I had just parked, he asked what I did at UGA. I told him that I restored oyster reefs, which started a long conversation about oysters, blue crabs and changing rain patterns. In so many ways, ten years later I am still having the…Continue reading »