News Releases

Minnesota Sea Grant's recent news releases, media advisories, and other newsworthy announcements are below. For more information, please contact MNSG Communications Director Marie Thoms.

Person holding fish and fish net over tank inside a lab.

New Sea Grant Report Helps Great Lakes Fish Farmers Navigate Aquaculture Regulations

This Sea Grant publication will serve as a valuable resource for fish farmers and policymakers navigating the complex legal environment of aquaculture.

Logo for the Minnesota Sea Grant Internship program 2025, featuring silhouettes of aquatic and environmental icons within a circular blue and green design.

Paid MN Sea Grant Summer Internships - Apply by March 16

One application. Three opportunities. A summer of fun! 

Two people in a canoe on a lake holding a sediment core sampling device.

Seminal 2007 Paper on Inland Water Earns Prestigious Award

Research that changed science’s understanding of inland waters earns Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography's Martin Award. 

Adam Heathcote, St. Croix Watershed Research Station, right, and Abigail Bar, Cornell University, left, remove a sediment core from the bottom of a small pond in New York. Image credit: Meredith Holgeson. 

Minnesota Lakes Ice-Out Click

When is the Ice Going Out on Your Favorite Lake?

Our 2025 update includes a new lake search feature that allows users to quickly look up forecasts for specific lakes across Minnesota. 

Duluth aerial lift bridge, Duluth-Superior harbor, evening sky.

Job Opportunity: Web Developer and Analytic Specialist

Left image: A man wearing a baseball cap is working with a large green tank filled with water in a laboratory setting. He is holding a pipette and appears to be conducting an experiment. Various equipment, pipes, and bottles are visible in the background. Right image: A person wearing a hard hat, safety vest, and jeans is standing in an industrial facility. They are holding an orange bucket and facing a large blue industrial hopper with machinery and pipes surrounding it.

Minnesota Sea Grant and Natural Resources Research Institute Ink New Formal Relationship with UMN Research and Innovation Office

Surfer on Lake Superior approaches an illustrated fellowship badge layover

Minnesota Sea Grant Launches Science and Policy Fellowship

Application period is open and application deadline is February 27, 2025.

A surfer rides a wave on Lake Superior in front of the Duluth Entry lighthouse.

Job Opportunity: Minnesota Sea Grant Student Office Support

Cover of the IAGLR (International Association for Great Lakes Research) LAKES Letter magazine, Fall 2024, No. 23. The background features an oil slick with swirling patterns of blue, orange, and iridescent colors on water. The title 'Oil Spill Science' is highlighted in a blue text box on the left, listing topics such as research networks, hazards and risks, response options and capabilities, training the next generation of oil spill scientists, and oil spills under ice.

Collaborative Efforts Strengthen Oil Spill Preparedness in the Great Lakes Region

Icy and rocky shoreline of Lake Superior with the Duluth Entry lighthouses in the background.

Post-Graduate Fellowship Opportunity: 2025 NOAA Coastal Management Fellowship Program

Applications due to Minnesota Sea Grant by January 24, 2025 via eSeaGrant.

Interested? Submit MNSG's Fellowship Interest Form to get in touch.