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Van Lopik Scholarship Recipients Awarded
February 3rd, 2026 by Kelli Palmer
Eight Louisiana State University (LSU) graduate students are 2025 recipients of the Dr. Jack and Annagreta Hojhdal Van Lopik Superior Graduate Student Research Scholarship. Jack Van Lopik, the first and longest serving executive director of the Louisiana Sea Grant College Program at LSU, and his wife Annagreta Hojhdal Van Lopik, established the scholarship to assist […]
Skelton Joins Louisiana Sea Grant as Sponsored Research Coordinator
February 2nd, 2026 by Kelli Palmer
Rikki Lynne Skelton is the new sponsored research coordinator for Louisiana Sea Grant, where she will support the coordination and management of sponsored research projects and facilitate collaboration among interdisciplinary research teams. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in biology with a minor in health from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and a […]
Vise Named Knauss Finalist
January 21st, 2026 by Kelli Palmer
Marion “Lizzy” Vise, a 2024 graduate of Louisiana State University with a master’s degree in environmental science and communications intern at the Water Institute, has been selected as a 2026 Knauss Fellowship finalist. She was nominated for the fellowship by the Louisiana Sea Grant College Program. “I am committed to advancing actionable solutions for the […]
Cat Island Knowledge Exchange Connects Teachers, Students with Louisiana’s Dynamic Watershed
December 12th, 2025 by Kelli Palmer
The Water Connects Us All (www.laseagrant.org/education/pd/the-water-connects-us-all/) project, sponsored by the NOAA Fisheries B-WET program, brought ten Louisiana teachers to West Feliciana Parish this fall for the Cat Island Knowledge Exchange, a place-based professional learning experience focused on Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences (MWEEs). Following a summer institute at the headwaters of the Mississippi River in Minnesota, […]
Third Fisheries Leadership Class Announced
December 12th, 2025 by Kelli Palmer
Louisiana Sea Grant announces the 2026 schedule and participant roster for the Fisheries Seafood Leadership Program (FSLP) Class 3, a statewide initiative dedicated to strengthening leadership, communication and resource stewardship within Louisiana’s commercial fishing and seafood industries. The program brings together a diverse cohort of harvesters, seafood professionals, educators, researchers and agency staff for a […]
Three Sea Granters Named Early Career Research Fellows
December 10th, 2025 by Kelli Palmer
Three Louisiana Sea Grant personnel have been named Early Career Research Fellows by the Gulf Research Program (GRP) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine. They are Jeffrey Plumlee, state-wide fisheries specialist; Elizabeth Robinson, Grand Isle oyster research lab director; and Vanessa van Heerden, education office engagement specialist. Plumlee and Robinson are two […]
Macroscopic Invertebrates Guidebook of Pontchartrain Estuary Available
December 10th, 2025 by Kelli Palmer
An Identification Guide to the Macroscopic Invertebrates of the Lake Pontchartrain Estuary has been published by Louisiana Sea Grant. A copy of the guide can be downloaded from www.laseagrant.org/wp-content/uploads/Macroscopic-Invertebrates-ADA-copy.pdf. A limited number of printed copies are available from Louisiana Sea Grant offices in Baton Rouge, the Covington LSU AgCenter office and the University of New […]
Flores is New Larvae Specialist
October 21st, 2025 by Kelli Palmer
Gabriella Flores has joined Louisiana Sea Grant’s Grand Isle oyster lab team. Originally from Milwaukee, Wisc., Flores earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Louisiana State University’s College of Agriculture in agricultural extension education and evaluation, with a concentration in leadership and development and a minor in animal science. Her career in aquaculture began as […]