Credit: (Ximing Guo/RU Shellfish Research Laboratory)
Bay scallops are not yet commercially grown in New Jersey, but the Haskin lab’s study suggests they could become a viable species for the state’s shellfish farmers.
Over the last half-century, global sea surface temperatures have been on the rise, but in the last decade they have increased at an accelerated rate.
New Jersey’s coastal waters, both along the Atlantic Coast and Delaware Bay, have been no exception. More alarming, recent research indicates that sea surface temperatures in the Northeast are warming two to three times faster than the global average. For instance, in 2012, water temperatures in the Mid-Atlantic reached the highest levels ever seen in over 150 years of recorded observations.
On Sept. 1, 2020, the University of Georgia Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant was formally recognized by a U.S. congressional resolution for 50 years of service to the State of Georgia. Our program, a federal-state partnership between the University of Georgia and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, has been committed to improving the environmental and economic health of the Georgia coast for the past five decades through research, education, and extension.
In the Savannah area, Marine Extension and Georgia Sea is probably best known for our Marine Education Center and Aquarium on Skidaway Island. The facility, Georgia’s first saltwater aquarium, opened in 1972 with a dedication attended by President Richard Nixon. While the aquarium is no longer the biggest in the state, it still boasts the largest collection of native marine species in Georgia. It is from this hub that we provide environmental education programs to the public, school groups and families.