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Through the Extension project, Sea Grant agents and specialists work with a variety of people competing for use of Louisiana’s limited coastal resources and share with them research and technology that encourage the best use of the state’s natural bounty.

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The Louisiana Sea Grant fisheries Web site (http://www.seagrantfish.lsu.edu) is a repository of information on species, commercial and recreational fishing regulations, aquaculture, and sustaining fisheries.

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The Sea Grant Law & Policy Program provides timely and relevant legal information and services to users of Louisiana's coastal lands and waters.

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Wetlands loss, storm flooding, saltwater intrusions, reduced estuarine nurseries, and threatened coastal biodiversity cast a veil of economic and social uncertainty on the stability of Louisiana’s coastal communities. Louisiana Sea Grant supports research focused on sustaining the state’s wetlands and coastal economies.

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Statistical data, economic impact reports, demographic projections, data on industry trends, and links to relevant research are available on the Louisiana Tourism Data Resources Web site.

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The Louisiana Sea Grant coastal ports extension project focuses attention on critical environmental issues affecting the state’s ports. The project provides educational programming to an underserved, yet important, ports audience, and encourages university researchers and extension faculty to use their expertise to help solve many of the environmental challenges that confront the state’s ports.

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Oyster harvesting and cultivation have been a staple of Louisiana life for generations. Louisiana Sea Grant provides the oyster industry with a variety of resources designed to improve production and management practices, while also supporting oyster research.

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A partnership between Louisiana Sea Grant, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and the Southeast Aquatic Resources Partnership (SARP) promotes research and outreach for nonindigenous invasive species (NIS) management within the state and the southeastern U.S. NIS threaten the ecology and economies of states and communities by changing ecosystems and out-competing native species. Current Louisiana Sea Grant activities focus on the coordination of NIS data within the southeastern region of the U.S., and on development of aquatic NIS management plans in each of the 13 SARP states.