June 2023
Saltwater Science Speaker Series: Boat Stories
Commercial fishing has deep cultural ties to the Georgia coast, particularly the shrimping industry, which is the state’s largest and most economically valuable fishery. Shrimping has played an integral role in shaping the identities of the commercial fishermen who have…
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Saltwater Science Speaker Series: Harmful Algal Blooms
Harmful algal blooms (HABs) threaten human and ecosystem health along the southeastern U.S., yet monitoring efforts in Georgia lag behind those of adjacent states, likely resulting in an underestimation of their prevalence in our coastal waters. Mallory Mintz, a master’s…
Find out more »Saltwater Science Speaker Series: Oyster Aquaculture and Restoration
Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant launched the state's first oyster hatchery at the Shellfish Research Lab in 2015 with the goal of reviving Georgia's oyster industry. Join the lab’s director, Tom Bliss, as he discusses the successes of the…
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