Sea Grant Awards and Appointments
Aquatic Invaders Project: North Carolina
Sea Grant, Association of Zoos and Aquariums, North
Carolina Aquariums, Georgia Sea Grant and University
of Georgia Marine Extension Service
- Coastal America Partnership Award for the lead
partners for the "Aquatic Invaders" project
(presented by Timothy R.E. Keeney, Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere, U.S. Department
of Commerce)
Florida Sea Grant
- Extension agent, Chuck Adams, received the Wachovia
Professorship Award for distinguished service
Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant
- First place in radio public service announcements
from more than 1,500 entries submitted by Clear Channel
Radio stations for marine debris public service announcement
New Jersey Sea Grant
- The New Jersey Marine Sciences Consortium (NJMSC)
and its New Jersey Sea Grant College Program won
the 2006 Governor’s Environmental Excellence
Award. The award recognizes
outstanding environmental performance, programs and
projects in the state. NJMSC
was selected as the winner of the Healthy Ecosystem
Award category for its Habitat Initiative. The Initiative’s goals
have helped make New Jersey a leader in restoration
ecology, and contributed science-based policy for
wetland management throughout the coastal United
States.
North Carolina Sea Grant
- Two communications awards from the N.C. Association
of Government Information Officers: Coastwatch took
first place for regular publications.
- Communicator, Ann Green won honorable mention
for her Coastwatch story on harbor pilots.
Ohio Sea Grant
Director Jeff Reuter was appointed to the following:
- ORRAP Education Working Group
- ORRAP Research to Applications Working Group
- NOAA Science Advisory Board Extension, Outreach,
and Education Working Group
- Great Lakes Regional Research Information Network
(GLRRIN) one of the four co-leaders from Lake Erie
and was elected this month to also be one of the
four leaders for the region--a US and Canadian representative
from academia and a US and Canadian representative
from federal agencies.
Pennsylvania Sea Grant
- Coastal Zone awards for work at Presque Isle and
with habitat restoration
Rhode Island Sea Grant
- Staff efforts led to unanimous passage of the Metro Bay Urban Coastal Greenway Policy Metro Bay Urban Coastal Greenway Policy (UCG)
Michigan Sea Grant Extension
- Chuck Pistis will begin a three-year appointment as Interim State Coordinator for Michigan Sea Grant Extension effective January 1, 2007.
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