NSGLC's monthly e-newsletter with publication and research highlights,

as well as news alerts on other major activities.

Olivia Deans will complete her two-year law fellowship with NSGLC in October. Olivia has been an integral part of our staff for the past two years and we will miss her! 

Check out some of her work below:

• Michigan Sea Grant Advisory Request on Tribal Consultation  
• Texas Sea Grant Advisory Request on Texas Shrimp Fleet 
• An article on Legal Extension Strategies to Increase Awareness of Drinking Water Contaminant Regulatory Framework in a Sea Grant edition of the Journal of Contemporary Water Research & Education 
• Sandbar Article, Targeting Plastic Pollution: Groups Challenge Plastic Company Operations 

The Law Center is excited to welcome new law fellow Samantha Hamilton. Samantha will assist with our publications, outreach, and ongoing research on aquaculture and fisheries. Learn more about Samantha on the NSGLC blog.

The NSGLC is pleased to offer the September 2022 issue of Ocean and Coastal Case Alert. This month’s edition includes a summary of the latest ruling addressing North Atlantic right whale population conservation and restrictions on lobster fishing.

Later this year, the NSGLC will be releasing a call for proposals for research projects examining the effectiveness of coastal adaptation and resilience laws and policies. The competition will be open to Sea Grant Programs, colleges, universities, and nonprofit, non-academic institutions directly associated with research activities (e.g. public policy organizations).

NSGLC Webinar Series: On September 20th, NSGLC hosted a webinar on “Accounting for the Entire Oyster Life Cycle in Mississippi.” The Mississippi Sound has seen a recent surge in freshwater flooding events due to multiple openings of the Bonnet Carré spillway and historic levels of coastal rainfall. Water quality stressors have negative impacts on oysters in their early life stages which may limit or prevent the recovery and resilience of oyster reefs. During this webinar, a team of researchers at the University of Mississippi studying the effects of water quality stressors on early oyster life stages shared their findings and highlighted the importance of these findings for oyster restoration policy in Mississippi.

Staff attorney Terra Bowling presented at Sea Grant Week 2022 on several NSGLC Great Lakes projects during the “Intersection of Aquaculture and Commercial Fisheries” session.

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