Outhwaite Joins Louisiana Sea Grant Team

Alyssa Outhwaite has joined Louisiana Sea Grant (LSG) as a post doctorate researcher. Born and raised in Georgia, she completed her Bachelor of Science degree in ecology at Augusta University. From there she studied shell formation in oysters at the University of Dayton, Ohio, for her Masters degree in biology. Then, in 2023, while working on her doctorate in marine biology at Texas A&M University, Outhwaite participated in an internship with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to work with LSG and the Pointe-au-Chien Indian Tribe (PACIT) on oyster aquaculture. When she graduated in May 2024, she knew she wanted to come back.

“After partnering with Sea Grant to work on the Pointe-au-Chien Tribe aquaculture project, getting to work with both groups again is a dream come true,” Outhwaite said.

Outhwaite will be working with Matt Bethel, LSG’s associate executive director for Research, and PACIT on the Living Shoreline Suitability Model Project. This project aims at creating a master plan for a network of living shorelines to protect and preserve land significant to the tribe.