News Releases – Wisconsin Sea Grant

Sea Grant wins awards for videos Sea Grant videographer Bonnie Willison captured three awards through a regional competition coordinated by an organization called Madison Media Professionals.

New Keillor Fellow to study movement of firefighting chemicals in watershed Sarah Balgooyen is using her funding as a J. Philip Keillor Water Science Fellow to determine how much PFAS contamination in Marinette is moving toward Green Bay and if it’s going to be an issue for Lake Michigan.

Wisconsin DNR considering rule change on Lake Michigan whitefish trawling Sea Grant research led by Fisheries Specialist Titus Seilheimer may spur a rule change that would allow trawling for whitefish in a portion of Lake Michigan.

Survey of Wisconsin boaters gauges success of boater education about invasive species A survey of Wisconsin boaters reveals that a majority "usually" or "always" take steps to prevent the spread of AIS when boating—a credit to Wisconsin's efforts to promote environmentally responsible boating behaviors.