Sea Grant’s work in healthy coastal ecosystems includes research to understand ecosystem change and test new recovery techniques, identifying and testing new methods to mitigate water pollution sources, guidance and expertise on planning and management, and habitat monitoring and restoration efforts.

Sea Grant’s work in resilient communities and economies includes long-term community planning, climate and ecological research, social science research to engage more effectively, increasing access to existing tools, disaster recovery, and working with communities on needs and solutions.

Sea Grant’s work to advance environmental literacy and workforce development includes fellowship opportunities, on-the-job training, support for undergraduate and graduate research, experiential education programs, educational tourism programs, and teacher training workshops.