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Alvera (Ali) McMillan has joined Louisiana Sea Grant (LSG) as the new education coordinator. McMillan, a Louisiana native, graduated from Louisiana State University (LSU) with a bachelor’s degree in secondary education. She earned a master’s degree from the University of Oklahoma and plans to graduate with a doctorate in curriculum and instruction from LSU this […]

In 2022, the State of Louisiana initiated an industry grants program to subsidize the development of Alternative Oyster Culture (AOC) businesses. The AOC method is relatively new to Louisiana and differs substantially from traditional, reef-based oyster production. AOC involves the use of hatchery-spawned oysters grown in containers. This method has been promoted as a way […]

Vanessa van Heerden has joined Louisiana Sea Grant (LSG) as the program’s engagement coordinator. She began her new role on Aug. 14. Van Heerden is a Baton Rouge native. She completed two bachelor of science degrees at California State University, Channel Islands. One degree is in environmental science and resource management and the other is […]

Four Louisiana State University (LSU) graduate students are the inaugural recipients of the Dr. Jack and Annagreta Hojhdal Van Lopik Superior Graduate Student Research Scholarship. They are Ebenezer Etsiwah, Wissam Jawad, Mischa Schultz and Daniel Sinopoli. Jack Van Lopik, the first and longest serving executive director of the Louisiana Sea Grant College Program at LSU, […]

Jeffrey Plumlee has joined Louisiana Sea Grant (LSG) as the new fisheries specialist. Plumlee earned his bachelor’s degree in marine fisheries and a master’s degree in wildlife and fisheries sciences from Texas A&M University, and Ph.D. in ecology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In Texas, Plumlee worked out of Galveston studying […]

The Grand Isle Oyster Hatchery is celebrating its Pearl Anniversary – 30 years – in 2023. Originally started as a commercial hatchery by Gulf Shellfish Farms (GSF) in 1990 when natural oyster seed production was down, Louisiana Sea Grant bivalve specialist John Supan was loaned to GSF to manage the operation and train oystermen in […]

The National Marine Fisheries Service, an office within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has recommended the Louisiana Sea Grant Program (LSG) receive a $296,000 grant to help develop a market for Rangia cuneata (Gulf wedge clam). The project is one of 40 nationwide recommended under the Saltonstall-Kennedy Competitive Grants Program. Principal investigator on […]

Bryan Brooks, a distinguished professor of environmental science and public health at Baylor University, and editor in chief of Environmental Science & Technology Letters, has been named Laborde Endowed Chair for Sea Grant Research and Technology Transfer at Louisiana Sea Grant (LSG). His appointment is from mid-July through mid-December. During his appointment, Brooks will work […]