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Established in 1968, the University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Program
is a unique partnership of federal, state, university, and private
sectors that reflects "The Wisconsin Idea" in action.
In October 1972, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Peter G. Peterson
designated the University of Wisconsin a Sea Grant College for
its "sustained excellence in research, education and public
service dedicated to wise use of America's marine resources."
Policy and operational responsibilities for the University of
Wisconsin Sea Grant College Program were formally transferred
to University of Wisconsin-Madison on December 1, 1978. At the
same time, the Sea Grant Institute was created as an academic
unit under the UW-Madison Graduate School.
The institute was assigned the responsibility for administering
the Sea Grant College Program for the UW System. Though the Sea
Grant Institute is headquartered on the Madison campus, the Wisconsin
Sea Grant College Program is UW System-wide and statewide in scope.
The University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Advisory Council, appointed
by the chancellor of the UW-Madison campus, provides policy guidance
within established institutional goals, approves the overall program
plan and budget, and participates in program planning and the
selection of subject areas within which project proposals are
solicited. The council brings a wide variety of viewpoints to
the program; its members represent other units of the university
system, state and local government, industry, and the public --
which ensures the accountability of the program to users and participants.
In 1992, the University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Committee on Advisory
Services was formed to provide additional guidance on the direction
of the program's outreach efforts. The University of Wisconsin
program has historically emphasized research on microcontaminants
and water quality, fishery and ecosystem dynamics, and estuarine
systems and management.
Though many of the program's coordinated research activities
center on the resources and problems of the Great Lakes, much
of Wisconsin Sea Grant's research and outreach activities are
national, some international, in scope. We build on these strengths
and present some new and exciting directions as we begin the 21st
century.
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