Marine Extension Center And Georgia Sea Grant: Georgia Sea Grant Awards Funding For Six Coastal Research Projects

Savannah GA

19 April, 2022

4:45 PM

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Press release from Marine Extension Center and Georgia Sea Grant: Hayley Hunter April 19, 2022 The Georgia Sea Grant College Program at the University of Georgia is investing $816,000 in six new research projects that address environmental and economic challenges and advance coastal science in Georgia. Projects range from looking at the use of ropeless fishing gear to catch black sea bass, to assessing economic development opportunities within Gullah Geechee communities, to studying sweetgrass populations, an ecologically and culturally important plant in Georgia's coastal ecosystem. The 2022-2024 research projects are part of Georgia Sea Grant's request for proposals process, which occurs every two years to address research priorities identified in Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant's strategic plan. "These two-year projects were selected by coastal resource managers, state and local agencies, and other Georgia stakeholders as well as a panel of scientific experts to address Georgia's most critical coastal issues," said Mark Risse, director of Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant. "They represent applied research efforts that will have short and long-term impacts on our state's coastal communities and natural resources." The projects include: Information about Georgia Sea Grant research topics, funding and current opportunities can be found at https://gacoast.uga.edu/research/funding/current-projects/ Share this post: on Twitter on Facebook This press release was produced by Marine Extension Center and Georgia Sea Grant. The views expressed here are the author's own.