My name is Zoë Stalham. I am an undergraduate student studying marine biology at Queen’s University Belfast. Over the past year, I’ve had the incredible opportunity to work as a International Fellow in coastal Georgia with Marine Extension and Georgia… Full story
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Impacting the next generation of ocean advocates
May 1, 2025
I’m currently working as a year-long marine education fellow with Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant. I am a recent graduate from UGA with an emphasis in marine biology. As a dedicated Georgia bulldog, it has been such a joy… Full story

From Ireland to the Georgia coast: My journey as an international fellow
March 19, 2025
My name is Kate Milne, and I am currently working for a year as an international fellow with Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant. I am a student at Queen’s University in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and have had the incredible… Full story

Bringing the coast to the classroom to teach students about their own backyard
July 8, 2024
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

Sea turtle stewards: A public program success story
March 14, 2024
I’m Lindsey Walker-Thomas, a recent marine biology college-graduate and Savannah local. My journey with Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant began about 6 years ago. I was able to shadow some senior educators for a week, which sparked my love… Full story

Soundscape Nature Journaling: Communicating Science
July 7, 2023
“What do you hear? How often do you pay attention to the sounds around you? What produces sound?” These are some of the questions I challenged Summer Marine Science Campers to consider as I introduced them to the idea of… Full story

Bringing a community together to tackle marine debris
May 8, 2023
As I’ve gotten older, I’ve become more appreciative of the values and experiences my parents instilled in me at a young age. I find myself often reminiscing on all the camping, beach-going, and fishing trips we would spend together, and… Full story

How little moments of discovery can inspire future careers
March 6, 2023
When I stepped off the bus in January 2015 for a week-long field trip with my high school, I had no idea that I was walking into the place I would work as a Marine Education Fellow eight years later…. Full story

Chronolog photo station at the UGA Aquarium captures the dynamic nature of the salt marsh
February 10, 2023
When I arrived at Skidaway Island back in September 2022 to begin my year-long Marine Education Fellowship at the UGA Marine Education Center and Aquarium, it didn’t take long for me to hit the trails that are practically in my… Full story

Bridging the gap
August 1, 2022
Extension was a new concept for me when I started my Marine Education Fellowship in the Fall of 2021. I’d been selected to not only support environmental education efforts at the UGA Marine Education Center and Aquarium but also to… Full story