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Minnesota Sea Grant and Texas Sea Grant have announced the 2027 Sea Grant Aquaculture Leadership Academy, a national professional development program for early- and mid-career aquaculture extension professionals. The academy will include virtual training and in-person sessions in Minnesota and Texas focused on freshwater and marine aquaculture systems.
Minnesota Sea Grant and its partners published a new guide to help current and prospective fish farmers explore Golden Shiner production and help address Minnesota’s annual baitfish shortage.
A video from Minnesota Sea Grant highlights the 2026 Shipboard Science Immersion aboard the R/V Lake Guardian, where Great Lakes educators worked alongside scientists to gain hands-on experience for their classrooms.
Join aquaculture extension and outreach professionals in Duluth, Minnesota, from June 7–11, 2027, for the National Aquaculture Extension Workshop.
Four early-career scientists have been selected for Minnesota Sea Grant’s 2026–2027 Science and Policy Fellowship, which partners with state and local agencies to address critical natural resource challenges such as groundwater sustainability, wetland management, and drinking water safety.
Minnesota Sea Grant is seeking 1-2 Aquaculture Lab Interns, who will support Minnesota Sea Grant (MNSG) staff in implementing MNSG’s Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture program and focus area. Application deadline is June 12, 2026.
Three Minnesota educators will trade their classrooms for a research vessel on Lake Superior this July.
Duluth and Rochester schools earned grand-prize honors in the 2026 Aquaculture Challenge.
Minnesota Sea Grant and MAISRC are looking for lakeshore groups and land managers to join the newly launched Minnesota Cattail Collaborative and turn proven research into real-world habitat restoration.
The University of Minnesota Duluth and Minnesota Sea Grant seek 2–4 temporary student engineering assistants to support the development of low-cost freshwater monitoring systems for education, community-based environmental monitoring, and real-time environmental data collection applications.