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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 […]

This year the Louisiana Sea Grant College Program (LSG) is funding seven Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) projects. Established in 1992 to provide talented undergraduate students with hands-on research experience, LSG has funded more than 200 UROP projects. Each UROP student will gain first-hand knowledge regarding the whole research process from design, implementation, analysis to […]

Louisiana Sea Grant (LSG) is the recipient of $595,000 in grants from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Sea Grant office to address the prevention and removal of marine debris. The two projects are: Consider Litter: Data-Driven, Community-Centered Marine Debris Prevention and Mitigation Federal funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) totals $295,748. Summary: […]