Louisiana to have 1st delta-dominated site in estuary system
August 22, 2021 GMTNEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana is considering which of three areas will become the first site dominated by a river delta in a federally sponsored network to protect, study and teach about estuaries.
NJ eyes work to protect coastline, reduce carbon emissions
March 31, 2021 GMTATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey will study its coastal marshes, estuaries and back bays to develop a list of projects to help protect shore communities, restore damaged ecosystems, and prevent the release of planet-warming carbon into the atmosphere...
New chief Florida science officer named by DeSantis
March 30, 2021 GMTMIAMI (AP) — A new chief science officer for Florida has been chosen, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday...
Could artificial oyster reefs help threatened Gulf sturgeon?
January 30, 2021 GMTNEW ORLEANS (AP) — Scientists in the Army Corps of Engineers and the University of Southern Mississippi are looking at a possible way to improve artificial oyster reefs and how such reefs affect threatened Gulf sturgeon - big, toothless fish that nose out worms, shrimp and other food from the mud and sand in the Gulf of Mexico and nearby estuaries...