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Sea Briefs is a report on the results of the Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium.
Editor: Laura Bowie
This newsletter
is available in PDF format from:
masgc.org/seabriefs
MASGC supports applied, interdisciplinary marine science research, education and outreach efforts to foster the sustainable development and management of the Mississippi and Alabama coasts and nearshore ecosystems of the Gulf of Mexico
Mississippi-Alabama
Sea Grant Consortium
703 East Beach Drive
Ocean Springs, MS 39564
Phone: 228-818-8838
E-mail: seabriefs@masgc.org
MASGP 09-011-02
From
the Director
Strong
doses of extension, outreach and education speed
application
of research results
NOAA
Sea Grant, like the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Land
Grant, is an integrated research,
extension, outreach and education model that has
served constituent needs for decades. The simplicity of this model
is grounded in the fact that research discovery that is linked to extension,
outreach and education efforts leads to a more rapid application by
constituents. Some lines of research are adopted sooner than other
lines, but, in the end, rigorously reviewed and relevant research will
ultimately have
a positive impact on society. Research with a strong dose of extension,
outreach and education (EOE) is adopted more quickly than similar
research without
an outreach plan. Sea Grant’s EOE programs are built primarily
around Sea Grant-sponsored research, but not exclusively. EOE
programs value relevant
research, whether it is funded by Sea Grant or by another research
sponsored program.
This year, MASGC is involved in a Coastal Storms Program, a Gulf of Mexico Regional Research Program and our traditional bi-state research program. Funding for these three initiatives will support more than 15 projects totaling $3 million in the areas of hazard resilient coastal communities, sustainable coastal development, healthy coastal ecosystems and safe and sustainable seafood. The funding level will be made possible through strong partnerships built on mutual trust with Florida Sea Grant, Louisiana Sea Grant, Texas Sea Grant, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Gulf of Mexico Program, the NOAA Northern Gulf Institute, the U.S. Geological Survey and the NOAA Coastal Storms Program. Each project will have a significant EOE component to establish the formal connection with end-users to ensure the research discovery is adopted as expeditiously as possible. I believe these collaborative research funding partnerships, which would likely not have been possible five years ago, are now the wave of the future. Let’s all ride the wave.