Research

A major component of Sea Grant’s mission is identifying priorities for scientific research, and providing funding to projects that address these priorities. During 2010-2012, Minnesota Sea Grant is supporting research and outreach projects that address a variety of concerns. The following research projects have been approved for funded by Minnesota Sea Grant:

Healthy Coastal Ecosystems

• Examining How Land Use Influences Aquatic Conditions in the St. Louis River Estuary
  (Joint project with Wisconsin Sea Grant)

Safe and Sustainable Seafood

• Do Vertically-Migrating Animals Fertilize the Deep Chlorophyll Layer of Lake Superior?

Sustainable Coastal Development

• Sediment Analysis Shows How Humans Altered Lake Superior Over Time
• Examining the Ability of Enterococci Bacteria to Live in Soils and Sands of the Great Lakes

See Also

• Minnesota Sea Grant research results published in scientific journals.
• Previous research priorities
• Great Lakes Regional Research Information Network
• U of MN Institute on the Environment
• 2009-2010 research projects
• 2007-2009 research projects