News Releases | Wisconsin Sea Grant

New Wisconsin Sea Grant aquaculture outreach specialist formulates “right food for the right fish” Dong-Fang Deng's research helps fish get the nutrients they need.

Sea Grant-hosted water quality panel discussed solutions on phosphorus use A Sea Grant-sponsored late August panel explored the promise and downsides of phosphorus use.

Event celebrated Great Lakes friends, champions, researchers and students Recent Fellows Convocation and Awards Event celebrated students, researchers and champions.

Filling water shoes Young people have options of further schooling or entering the workforce. Two new grants will enable Sea Grant staff to help students sort through those choices.

Summer scholars dip toes into water-related careers: Part two Part two of a series profiling the summer scholars working on coastal and water resources projects.

Summer scholars dip toes into water-related careers: Part one Twelve summer scholars from across the country worked on coastal and water resources projects across Wisconsin.

Aug. 31 event and livestream to explore phosphorus in aquatic ecosystems Sea Grant is sponsoring a panel about phosphorus and harmful algal blooms on Aug. 31. It will be in person at Memorial Union in Madison and also livestreamed.

Providing access for all to a national lakeshore How do you make a park in the middle of Lake Superior accessible to people with disabilities? Natalie Chin and Marie Zhuikov from our staff had the chance to travel to Stockton Island in the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore to see first-hand what the park is doing to make it more accessible.

Lack of housing looms large as barrier to nature-based jobs in northern Wisconsin A report published recently by Wisconsin Sea Grant cites a lack of housing as a major barrier to development of nature-based jobs in Wisconsin’s northern tier. A recent webinar provided more insights from people who contributed to the report.

Sea Grant staff member wins national award Sea Grant's Sharon Moen won a national communications award last week.

Persistent Pollution: Researchers investigate the key to E. coli bacteria survival in Lake Michigan beach sand and water Researchers Sandra McLellan and Gyaneshwar Prasad are finding ways to decomplicate beach managers’ lives by determining what factors could limit long-term survival of E. coli on beaches.

Webinar and report available about nature-based jobs in northern Wisconsin Wisconsin Sea Grant is organizing a webinar and has produced a report regarding the status of nature-based jobs in Wisconsin’s northern tier, which includes Douglas, Ashland, Bayfield and Iron counties. The webinar will be held July 18 and the report is available for free download.

New exhibit at Wisconsin Maritime Museum showcases history and management of sea lamprey in the Great Lakes A new exhibit at the Wisconsin Maritime Museum showcases the history and impact of sea lamprey in the Great Lakes.

New aquaculture guide helps fish farmers raise walleye for commercial production The new "Walleye Culture Guide" helps fish farmers raise walleye indoors using recirculating aquaculture systems.

Summer loving and the research is fine The 2023 Freshwater@UW Summer Research Scholars Program kicked off last week.