🌪️ @NOAANSSL VORTEX-SE’s Outreach & Engagement Team showcased tornado research, forecasting tools and risk-communication strategies at @ametsoc's meeting . Kristiana Allen tells us the science and strategies they discussed.

The deadline to submit a pre-proposal for our 2026-27 research funding has been extended to Feb. 14. Only PIs who submit pre-proposals are eligible to submit full proposals.

We are accepting pre-proposals for our next research funding cycle. A Friday Zoom will answer any of your questions. Details, including a Zoom registration link and a link to the full RFP with research priorities:

We have two open engagement positions: a research project coordinator (University of Alabama, located in coastal Alabama) and research counsel with @MSALSeaGrantLaw (with The University of Mississippi, located in Oxford or Biloxi, Mississippi). Details:

Team Blog: JoAnn Moody of Dauphin Island Sea Lab Discovery Hall Programs, shares her experience as a program committee co-chair for the @BaysAndBayous symposium. Spoiler alert: She highly recommends volunteering to help shape the next symposium!

This week's blog post is by guest contributor Greg Graeber, a @disealab marine educator. He shares his unforgettable experience with @OregonSeaGrant as part of the #SeaGrant Education Network's educator exchange program. #SeaGrantSTEM

Building coastal resilience made easier with Gulf TREE! Team Blog: Coastal decision-makers, we know finding the right tools for climate resilience can be overwhelming! That’s why Gulf TREE was created. Details: #SeaGrant #ClimateResilience

🦪The Master Oyster Gardening Program hit a milestone on the northern Gulf Coast by certifying its very first graduates! 🎓 Team Blog: Emily McCay of @ACESedu tells us more. #SeaGrant #OysterGardening

Several Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant team members have been working with the Mississippi Sound Estuary Program to create its comprehensive plan. Team Blog: Sara Martin gives plan highlights:

Team Blog: Marine Education Specialist Lacy Lindsey of #USM's Marine Education Center shares insights from her "Source to Sea" presentation at the Mississippi Science Teachers Association conference. #SeaGrant #SeaGrantSTEM #STEMEducation

Team Blog: @MobilePublicSch's Environmental Studies Center annual Coastal Ecology Teacher Workshop brought 20 high school teachers to @MAWSSOfficial to learn about the water treatment process and its impact on Mobile Bay. #SeaGrantSTEM #SeaGrant

Jessie Kastler, director of the USM Marine Education Center, shares an unforgettable day with the Ocean Exploration Club, welcoming students from @TuskegeeUniversity and @JacksonStateU aboard the Research Vessel Jim Franks!

Team Blog: LaDon Swann (our director/@SeaGrant Aquaculture Liaison) shares details about the #SeaGrant Aquaculture Leadership Academy. This week, they are in N.C. visiting farms and sharing innovative approaches. Details:

Team Blog: Tina Miller-Way reflects on the pivotal role teachers play in shaping our paths and highlights the #SeaGrant-supported teacher professional development programming at @disealab. Read her post:

Steve Sempier (our deputy director) gives a @BaysAndBayous Symposium update in our Team Blog. Showcase your work in the Bays and Bayous Art Exhibit. Join a beach cleanup after the event. Early bird registration is available through Oct. 18! Details:

Alabama and Mississippi students (from @OleMiss, @soseusm, @UofSouthAlabama/@disealab) named #KnaussFellowship finalists! Details about the finalists and the marine policy fellowship:

We're wrapping up the inaugural year of the Master Oyster Gardening Program with our final session this month! Read about the program in Conrad Horst's (of @ACESedu) post in our Team Blog:

Team Blog: Kristiana Allen details "Rolling Fork-Winona-Armory Tornadoes: One Year Later." @NOAANSSL scientists will speak Thursday on data collected after the #tornadoes and how it is helping make decisions, change policy, improve forecasting. #SeaGrant

🦈 Sharks and Hemingway 🦈 Staff Blog: Marcus Drymon, our marine fisheries specialist (also of @CoastalRandE and @MSUExtService ), explores the complex relationship between anglers and sharks, then and now.

Staff Blog: Stephen Deal tells us about an upcoming Community Rating System Workshop. Learn how communities can improve flood protection measures through the Program for Public Information, score more CRS points and earn flood insurance discounts.