News & Events

Recent News and Events
January 18th, 2019
President Trump Signs New Legislation Concerning Harmful Algal Blooms
While nitrogen and phosphorus are nutrients that naturally occur in aquatic ecosystems, the presence of these nutrients in excessive quantities causes risks to human health and results in substantial economic and environmental harms. Nutrient pollution is primarily caused by several human activities, including municipal wastewater discharges, stormwater runoff, and agricultural discharges, such as fertilized cropland manure and runoff.
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October 30th, 2018
October 2018 Issue of The SandBar Published

The October 2018 (volume 17:4) issue of The SandBar has been published. The lead story is 'Pesticide or Pestilence? Washington Restricts Imidacloprid Use in Commercial Shellfish Aquaculture'.

To view or subscribe: nsglc.olemiss.edu/SandBar/archives/vol17/4
October 8th, 2018
Sea Grant Law & Policy Journal 9:3 - 2018 Symposium Issue

The October 2018 Symposium Issue (Volume 9:3) of the Sea Grant Law & Policy Journal has been published.

To view: nsglc.olemiss.edu/sglpj/archive/vol9.3
October 5th, 2018
Standards for Farmed Fish Welfare: A Domestic and International View
View our latest blog article on 'Standards for Farmed Fish Welfare'.
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August 2nd, 2018
Sea Grant Law & Policy Journal 9:2 - 2018 Symposium Issue

The July 2018 Symposium Issue (Volume 9:2) of the Sea Grant Law & Policy Journal has been published.

To view: nsglc.olemiss.edu/sglpj/archive/vol9.2
August 2nd, 2018
National Sea Grant Law Center Small Grants Program 2018
Letters of intent must be received by 5pm (Central Time) on Friday, September 14th, 2018.
Full proposals must be received by 5pm (Central Time) on Friday, October 26th, 2018.

For more information or to apply, please download the Request for Proposals application.
July 23rd, 2018
July 2018 Issue of The SandBar Published

The July 2018 (volume 17:3) issue of The SandBar has been published. The lead story is 'We Otter Know Better: FWS May Terminate Otter Relocation Program'.

To view or subscribe: nsglc.olemiss.edu/SandBar/archives/vol17/3
June 14th, 2018
Sea Grant Law & Policy Journal 9:1 - 2018 Symposium Issue

The June 2018 Symposium Issue (Volume 9:1) of the Sea Grant Law & Policy Journal has been published.

To view: nsglc.olemiss.edu/sglpj/archive/vol9.1
May 14th, 2018
New Advisory Report
View our latest Commerce Clause Advisory Report, 'Re: Minnow laws and the Commerce Clause'.
April 26th, 2018
New NSGLC Project
Learn about our latest project, 'Drinking Water and Lead Contamination in the Mississippi Delta'.