What’s new
As the lowest-lying state in the United States, Delaware is vulnerable to sea level rise. Communities in coastal Delaware are feeling the effects in the form of storm damage and flooding.
As Delaware Sea Grant’s new Offshore Wind Energy Research Associate, Kathryn Lienhard works with Delaware’s coastal communities to help share information about offshore wind.
For the first time since 2020, Delaware Sea Grant welcomed competitors to the University of Delaware’s Hugh R. Sharp Campus in Lewes to participate in the 2024 Chesapeake Bay Bowl (CBB).
Growing up for Emily Maung-Douglass consisted of nature walks with her grandparents, time spent exploring the Chesapeake Bay and being the host of her imaginary nature documentary.
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Upcoming events
Learn how the flood risks to Delaware communities can be addressed and mitigated.
Have a full or half size crab pot that needs a little love? Bring it to Delaware Sea Grants’ Crab Pot Trap Check event to replace floats, rope, cull rings and/or terrapin excluders.
Lectures and webinars
The UD College of Earth, Ocean & Environment and the Delaware Sea Grant College Program hosted talks on interesting and impactful research and service being conducted by the college's faculty and staff. Watch the 2022 Ocean Currents lectures online below:
Why and How We Count Horseshoe Crabs | Watch online
Microbial forensics: dissecting environmental processes through DNA | Watch online
The Tiniest Architects on Earth: How Microbes Make Minerals | Watch online
Tidal Salt Marshes in the Anthropocene: Ecosystem Services, Habitat Degradation, and Restoration Efforts | Watch online
Global Vegetation in a Changing Climate | Watch online
Pollution in the Ocean | Watch online
Supply Chain Challenges to Our Food System | Watch online
Earthly Order: Systems Science and 21st Century Challenges | Coming soon