Greater Amberjack
Greater Amberjack is an important recreational and commercial species in the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic regions. According to the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), the Greater... read more
Greater Amberjack is an important recreational and commercial species in the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic regions. According to the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), the Greater... read more
In FY 2016, Congress directed the National Sea Grant College Program to use $5 million of its budget for Gulf of Mexico red snapper fisheries data collections, surveys and assessments independent of... read more
In 2009, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Gulf of Mexico Regional Collaboration Team and the four Gulf of Mexico Sea Grant Programs began working together to form the Gulf of... read more
The current trend in Mississippi and Alabama is to install hard structures, such as bulkheads, seawalls or rip-rap on the shoreline to protect waterfront coastal property from erosion.... read more
Welcome to the Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Oyster Aquaculture website, which is here to provide information and support for existing and potential oyster farmers.
For information specific to... read more
Peer listening is a type of support that occurs when people provide knowledge, experience, emotional, social or practical help to each other. Properly trained peer listeners can provide a number of... read more
The 2023-2024 Mississippi oyster gardening season was the most productive the program has seen so far! At the end of March, staff from Auburn University Marine Extension and Research Center and the... read more
Are you a waterfront property owner in the Gulf Shores, Alabama, area? If so, you may be concerned about erosion along your shoreline. While you have undoubtedly heard about and seen bulkheads used... read more
If you were to ask anyone at The University of Southern Mississippi Marine Education Center (MEC) what my favorite time of year is, most of them would immediately say summer. There are a few reasons... read more