Job Opportunity: Fisheries and Aquaculture Assistant Extension Professor
Minnesota Sea Grant is recruiting for a Fisheries and Aquaculture Extension Educator who will be focused on providing outreach and applied research on fisheries and aquaculture.
A Deep Dive into Consumer Perceptions of Locally Farmed Fish
Image credit: C. Dettman/MNSG
Aquaculture, which includes farming fish for food, bait, or stocking, is an important way to meet the nutritional needs of a growing global population, while also helping to prevent populations of wild fish from over-fishing. Minnesota and other Midwestern states have a small, but growing, aquaculture industry, but most states lack understanding of consumer demand.
Extending and Improving Observational Capacity on Lake Superior’s Minnesota North Shore
May 10, 2024. A meteorological buoy sits on the deck of the R/V Blue Heron waiting for deployment in Western Lake Superior. Image credit: Cait Dettmann/MNSG
Historical Abundance and Extent of Wild Rice: Environmental Drivers Leading to its Decline in Minnesota Waters
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Equitable Access to Recreation at Lake Superior (EARLS): Exploring Perceptions and Opportunities among Minnesota's Black Population
Image credit: Pete Markham/Flickr
Minnesota's North Shore of Lake Superior is an important outdoor recreation and tourism destination facing increasing demand, though ongoing efforts exist to diversify outdoor recreation participants. Although the Black and African American populations of Minnesota are the fastest growing racial group in the state, they account for only a small portion of outdoor recreationists.