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University of Georgia Marine Extension staff mentored Islands High School students on coastal research as part of the Legacy Research Program. UGA Marine Extension teamed with the Ogeechee Audubon Society to give forty-eight students guidance while they presented their work… Full story

Georgia Sea Grant’s associate director, Mona Behl, is one of 17 faculty-staff leaders who have been selected to participate in the University of Georgia’s (UGA) 2015-2016 Public Service and Outreach (PSO) Vivian H. Fisher Leadership Academy. The nine-month-long program provides… Full story

This fellowship program was established by Congress in 1979 and is named in honor of one of Sea Grant’s founders, former NOAA Administrator John A. Knauss. The Fellowship offers a unique educational experience to graduate and professional students who have… Full story

Former Georgia Sea Grant communications graduate assistant Lacey Avery returned to the University of Georgia on October 6 to mentor students interested in pursuing careers at The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Avery worked with Georgia Sea Grant… Full story

Staff from the University of Georgia Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant will be on Tybee Island Oct. 28 to measure the higher than normal water levels expected to accompany the king tide, which will occur that week. What: Flood… Full story

The University of Georgia EcoScapes Sustainable Land Use Program has collaborated with the University of Connecticut and a team representing 13 states to develop a free app to help homeowners, landscapers and contractors design, install and maintain rain gardens. The… Full story

Four recent college graduates have been awarded one-year marine education internships with UGA Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant. Funded by Georgia Sea Grant, one of 33 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Sea Grant programs located throughout the country,… Full story

UGA Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant participated in the annual Coastfest public outreach event in Brunswick. Coordinated and hosted by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Coastal Resource Division, the event was attended by approximately 7,500 public visitors and… Full story

Contact: Tori Stivers, 770-460-2506, tstivers@uga.edu. Georgia’s coast is home to some of the most succulent shrimp and tender blue crab available, but the state’s inland consumers have often purchased their seafood elsewhere. Georgia Sea Grant is looking to change that… Full story

The Savannah community experienced ‘A Fishy Affair: Malicious…but Delicious’ on September 24 to benefit Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary Foundation. The sold out event educated and entertained the audience with a dinner that consisted of 415 pounds of lionfish cooked… Full story