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Recent News and Events
February 11th, 2019
Sea Grant Law & Policy Journal: Call for Student Papers
The Sea Grant Law & Policy Journal is seeking submissions from law students for papers addressing coastal, ocean, and Great Lakes law and policy issues. Chosen papers will be published in a Summer 2019 edition of the Sea Grant Law & Policy Journal.

Submissions must be received by 5 p.m. Central Time on Friday, March 15, 2019.
More information can be found here.
February 8th, 2019
Blog Post: Key West Follows Hawaii’s Lead, Bans Sale of Certain Sunscreens to Protect Coral Reefs
This week the City Commission of Key West voted 6-1 to ban the sale of sunscreens containing chemicals that could harm coral reefs. The banned chemicals are oxybenzone and octinoxate, which can damage reefs by contributing to coral bleaching and death. Key West’s action follows legislation passed by the state of Hawaii last year which prohibits the sale of the same chemicals.
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January 29th, 2019
New Advisory Report
View our latest Advisory Report, 'Abandoned Cemetery Preservation in Maryland'.
January 25th, 2019
January 2019 Issue of The SandBar Published

The January 2019 (volume 18:1) issue of The SandBar has been published. The lead story is 'The Dusky Gopher Frog - What Exactly is its Habitat?'.

To view or subscribe: nsglc.olemiss.edu/SandBar/archives/vol18/1
January 24th, 2019
Federal Court Prohibits Offshore Seismic Testing During Government Shutdown
On January 21, the U.S. District Court in South Carolina blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to continue preparatory work for offshore drilling during the federal government’s partial shutdown. This ruling comes in response to a decision from the Trump administration issued earlier this month that called back Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) workers to continue processing offshore seismic testing permits in the Atlantic. The testing, which involves loud airgun blasts underwater, is a precursor to offshore drilling for oil and natural gas, and is opposed by many coastal communities in South Carolina due to its potential to cause environmental harm.
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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