Student Blog

Rural and isolated coastal communities face unique energy transition challenges. In rural Alaska, where imported fuels provide critical electricity and heating, energy transitions hinge upon energy affordability, security, and reliability. In Hawaiʻi, the disproportionate siting of large-scale solar and wind… Full story

Since 2016, Taiwan has been discussing the possibility of launching the Sea Grant in Taiwan. In 2023, representatives from Taiwan participated in the Korea SG Conference, where they planned future international cooperation possibilities for SG. As a result, Taiwan began… Full story

Have you ever wondered how Sea Grant’s Federal Budget is built? Or what and how changes are made each year? Or how your state program performance measures and metrics are used? And what roles do OMB, the President, Sea Grant… Full story

As a result of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act-funded competitions, marine debris activities have significantly grown across the Sea Grant network recently but opportunities to connect these projects with existing efforts in the network have been limited…. Full story

Part 1: Accessibility is required by law and instrumental in meeting the Sea Grant mandate to reach as many people as possible in the communities we serve. Two things are often roadblocks to providing greater accessibility: understanding accessibility and disability,… Full story

Sea Grant staff throughout the country have been experiencing an increasing number of weather-driven emergencies in the last decade or more. Challenges facing the people that Sea Grant serves have included unusually powerful storms, hurricanes, floods, tornadoes and more. While… Full story

Sea Grant professionals gather science and perspectives to assist communities in addressing often complicated challenges. Our success is connected to a commitment to bringing an informed, collaborative, and inclusive mindset to our work. The Sea Grant values related to lifting… Full story

Sea Grant Programs play an important role in directly supporting ocean and coastal researchers through competitive research grant programs. However, past sessions hosted at Sea Grant Week by the DEIJA and TLK Communities of Practices yielded broad recognition that the… Full story