by marsee | Feb 15, 2024 | News
Michigan Sea Grant (MISG) is funding six research projects with nearly $1.7 million in new research funding in 2024-2026. Funded researchers will study the shifting dynamics of harmful algal blooms, economic trends in coastal communities, emerging fish viruses, and...
by marsee | Jan 12, 2024 | News
Climate change is affecting over 3,000 miles of shoreline in Michigan by causing increased variability and extremes in Great Lakes water levels and weather patterns. For example, in 2019 and 2020, Great Lakes levels were at or near historic highs; in 2013, however,...
by marsee | Jan 11, 2024 | News
A mild winter leads to more waterfowl and mixed finches this year. By Elliot Nelson, Michigan Sea Grant Eagles are in abundance in the eastern Upper Peninsula this winter. Photo: Steve Baker Welcome to this edition of the Eastern UP Winter Birding updates. This...
by marsee | Dec 13, 2023 | Uncategorized
Back in 2016, Michigan Sea Grant’s communications team had an idea: We’re surrounded by people who love to cook and eat fish — why not feature some of their favorite dishes in a food blog? Thus, Freshwater Feasts was born. The blog is the spiritual successor...
by marsee | Nov 13, 2023 | News
Michigan is home to more than 80 public marinas and harbors, managed by state, county, or local governments. They are part of a boating culture that contributes nearly $2.5 billion in economic activity to the state each year. Unfortunately, sporadic funding,...
by marsee | Oct 6, 2023 | News
A new report from the Cooperative Science and Monitoring Initiative (CSMI) has found that the ecosystem in Lake Huron has undergone significant changes in recent decades; in particular, the density of benthic organisms – those that live at the bottom of the lake – has...
