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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… Full story

My journey to becoming a marine biologist began as a child. I was fascinated by the ocean and dreamed of becoming a marine biologist so that I could learn and understand as much as possible about the underwater world. However,… Full story

Growing up in Northwest Georgia, I never consumed much seafood. I viewed it as a luxury meal, something sophisticated my parents would eat on vacation when we wanted to treat ourselves. My dad would order crabs and my mom would… Full story

I went to the coast to eat good seafood and, along the way, discovered that maybe I didn’t have to go to the coast to eat good seafood. Well, technically, I was there to write. I was enrolled in a domestic field… Full story

I’m  Anna Carnes. I graduated from Georgia Tech with a bachelor’s in biology and a certificate in ecology, evolution, and conservation biology earlier this month. I’ve been working in the Kostka Lab for almost three years now, and in 2023,… Full story

I don’t specifically remember the first time I went to the beach. I remember the plane rides and car rides it took to get to the beach, but I don’t remember what I first thought about it. I assume I… Full story

As a child, you could often find me squatting in my parents’ backyard pulling up rocks and playground mats to look for earth worms and other dirt dwelling creepy crawlers. Fast forward to my undergraduate degree where I studied Environmental… Full story

In the rhythmic cadence of coastal life, where the ebb and flow of tides mirror the constant flux of challenges and change, lies Georgia Conservancy, a statewide, donor-supported conservation organization that recognizes the connection between the environment, the economy, and… Full story

Ever since I became interested in marine biology, I wanted other people to recognize the importance of conservation and be just as fascinated by ocean life as I was. Upon being awarded a UGA Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant… Full story

Dive down to the reef, the ledges are aglow. Kaleidoscope of life teeming in a world below. Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary (GRNMS) represents ~2.2% of live-bottom habitat scattered across the South Atlantic Bight. In addition to sandy bottom, Gray’s… Full story