After 41 years, Louisiana Sea Grant (LSG) and LSU AgCenter marine extension agent Mark Shirley has announced his retirement. A New Orleans native, Shirley earned his master’s degree in wildlife management from Louisiana State University in 1979. Since joining LSG and the LSU AgCenter in 1984, he has dedicated his career to the advancement of […]

This year the Louisiana Sea Grant College Program (LSG) is funding four 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 […]

Maringouin native M’Ryah Robinson has joined the Louisiana Sea Grant oyster hatchery as the newest research assistant. She recently completed her Bachelor of Science degree in marine biology at Nicholls State University. Robinson previously worked at the hatchery as a student worker. “As the algae specialist, I look forward to working in algae production, as […]

Louisiana Sea Grant water quality specialist, M.P. Hayes and his team have designed and begun to use a water drone for water quality testing. Utilizing a BlueBoat equipped with YSI EXO2 sensors able to monitor ammonia levels, dissolved oxygen, temperature, pH, turbidity and other factors, it will allow the team to collect multiple water samples […]

Four students pursing master’s degrees in the fall will be new participants in the Coastal Science Assistantship Program (CSAP), a partnership between the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) and Louisiana Sea Grant that provides graduate students with up to three years’ financial support. CSAP supports Master of Science students in science or engineering […]

Baton Rouge native Marlesha Ross has joined Louisiana Sea Grant as an accounting coordinator. Ross graduated from Louisiana State University with a Bachelor of Science in coastal environmental science. She comes to LSG from the Louisiana Geological Survey, where she worked as an assistant to the director. Ross looks forward to the challenge of accounting […]