Tag Sea Grant
Sea Caves Watch promotes kayaker safety in northern Wisconsin
August 5, 2015A public safety project initiated by the University of Wisconsin–Madison to prevent kayaking tragedies has been turned over to the National Park Service and several partners.
Free mobile Wisconsin Fish Identification tools now available
September 10, 2013Exactly 174 Wisconsin fish can now fit into your pocket. And they’re not even wet, or smelly. Visit UW Sea Grant’s Wisconsin Fish Identification website seagrant.wisc.edu/fishid and download the free Android or iOS app to quickly identify the fish of Wisconsin’s lakes, ponds, rivers and streams. There is a mobile website as well.
Invasive fish enters streams feeding Lake Michigan, but so far, so good
January 18, 2013Invasive species are known for disturbing their new homes. Whether it's the zebra mussels in the Great Lakes or garlic mustard in native woodlands, their rampant multiplication crowds out native species.
Tracking Davidson’s Goliaths: Marine archaeologists to survey wrecks of Australasia, Adriatic in Whitefish Bay
June 20, 2012At a time when everyone else had switched to iron and steel, James Davidson steadfastly clung to wood, building some of the largest wooden schooners ever to sail the Great Lakes, and becoming a legendary shipbuilding titan in the process.
New Aquatic Sciences Center director named
April 9, 2012University of Wisconsin–Madison Graduate School Dean Martin Cadwallader today (Monday, April 9) announced the appointment of James P. Hurley as the new director of the Aquatic Sciences Center, effective May 1.
Sturgeon “thunder” has roots in biological process
February 7, 2012Research into the mysterious sounds that lake sturgeon produce resumes in April, or whenever the water warms to a temperature conducive for fish spawning, which is the best time to experience sturgeon “thunder.”
Gregory Hedden explored the possibilities of sustainable mining in the Great Lakes
October 25, 2011Gregory Dexter Hedden, with the Wisconsin Sea Grant College Program, provided advisory and technical support to the nascent Great Lakes mining industry spawned by those discoveries. Hedden died on Monday, Oct. 17, in Madison at age 92.
Site provides real-time wave information for kayakers in the Apostle Islands
August 3, 2011Kayaking in the Apostle Islands is a popular, affordable adventure for many people. But it can be dangerous. Now, a website provides data on wave heights so kayakers can know the conditions before they go.