Texas Sea Grant

It's our favorite month of the year, National Seafood Month! There are a lot of great dishes to celebrate the month with, whether you are cooking at home or going out to eat! One of the best ways to celebrate is to enjoy sustainably harvested seafood. You can find some great places to to eat along the coast by looking on our Texas Seafood Trail! Let us know what dishes or what places you visit this month in the comments! Visit at: TX.AG/TXSEAFOODTRAIL

Are you interested in coastal water quality and resilience? We are now hiring a Program Coordinator for Clean Coast Texas, an initiative of the Texas General Land Office. This position will be an excellent opportunity for someone to take a leadership role in this very exciting initiative! ? See requirements and apply now at https://bit.ly/3Bjub0u ?

We had a great weekend at the Galveston Texas Shrimp Festival! We got the opportunity to talk about our Texas Seafood Trail, TEDs and Bycatch Reduction Devices (BRDs), and marine debris and tips for anglers on how to hep reduce it.

Meet the 10 recipients of the 2024 NMFS-Sea Grant Fellowship! Sea Grant and NOAA Fisheries have collaborated for over 20 years to train the next generation of fisheries management experts. This program helps to address the critical need for future fisheries scientists and has supported more than 160 early career scientists to date. Learn more about the fellowship: https://ow.ly/jQ3R50Tvsx6 #SeaGrant #Fisheries #SustainableFisheries #Sustainable #NOAA #Fellowship #Fellows #Management #Economis #Career #Job #Graduate #GradSchool #SeaGrantSTEM #NMFS

Here is a great opportunity to be an At Sea Sampler with Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission! There are positions available in Texas and Louisiana. Click here for more details: https://www.gsmfc.org/jobs

Learn about how Hurricane Beryl impacted Oyster farmer David Aparicio and how he showed great resilience and aspirations to bring a different Texas Oyster to the table! "When Hurricane Beryl hit the Texas coast this July, it caused widespread damage. Among the shellfish farmers impacted was David Aparicio, owner of DJ’s Oyster Company in Palacios. His farm produces top-tier oysters in Matagorda Bay, and they were expanding into a second plot when Beryl struck. 'The hurricane wiped that farm out when we had just started building it,' said Aparicio. 'We had about 100 oyster cages...'" Read more at: tx.ag/DJOyster NOAA Fisheries #oysters #oysterfarming #aquaculture

We are offering a full-day program led by NOAA: Social Science for Coastal Managers. The training is limited to 35 so, if you’d like to grab a seat before then, we would love to see you! This program is designed to equip attendees with a better understanding of the human element to coastal management. Although the title says coastal managers, it is for anyone that deals with coastal issues and the public. A light lunch will be included. For more information and agenda, go here: tx.ag/SSBCA

In Episode 8 of Planet NOAA Podcast: SEA-stainability, Sea Grant’s Aquaculture Manager Mark Rath joins Chief Scientist Dr. Sarah Kapnick to break down the fascinating world of farmed seafood and how it's making waves in sustainability. From sea to plate, learn how Mark and his team are helping to build a more sustainable future—one fish farm at a time! ???????? Catch the full episode online: bit.ly/PlanetNOAAep8 #SeaGrant #NOAA #Podcast #PlanetNOAA #Aquaculture #Sustainability #FarmToTable #SeaToPlate #Science #Research #SustainableSeafood #Seafood

If you're interested in working for NOAA's communications team in Silver Spring, MD, check out these two jobs! There is one posting that will fill two positions. The links are for current/past gov't employees and non-gov't employees. Job Announcement for 2 Public Affairs Specialists (MAP, current or past federal gov't employee): https://lnkd.in/eHmDfXcu ?? Job Announcement for 2 Public Affairs Specialists (DE/CR, not a federal gov't employee): https://lnkd.in/er6P4YeX

Saturday, September 7, we had a great time learning about Oyster business and marketing in Rockport while attending the Oyster Farming Business Development & Marketing Workshop. We got to hear from some knowledgeable individuals about the process of getting started, different loans available, branding and marketing, getting involved with the Go Texan program, costs and recommendations of gear and equipment, and about labor from current farm managers. Thank you to Texas Oyster Training, Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies, and Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service - TEEX