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Minnesota Sea Grant (MNSG)
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Since 1985, Minnesota Sea Grant has been serving Minnesotans in need of Superior water science.

https://seagrant.umn.edu/
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A winter storm warning is in effect for much of #Minnesota: take action!

If you must be outside, cold weather is a serious health risk. Recognize the signs of #hypothermia immediately.

➡️ Stay safe & know the risks: z.umn.edu/mnsg_hypothe...

#WinterSafety #ColdWeather #WeatherReady
Diagram showing the difference between a Winter Storm Watch (meaning Be Prepared) and a Winter Storm Warning (meaning Take Action), which indicates that hazardous winter weather is occurring or imminent. Credit: Weather Ready Nation.
November 25, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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Tired of holiday chaos? 🤯 Dive into Minnesota's #aquaculture with our FREE activity pages! 🌊🐟

Learn why fish farming is important, the difference between fresh/saltwater, & what it looks like in #Minnesota. Perfect for kids & adults who need to relax. 👇

z.umn.edu/mnsg-outreach
Text reading "Aquaculture Activity Pages" with images of activity pages and crayons. Credit: C. Dettmann/MNSG.
November 25, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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Oil-detecting dogs and battery-powered ships: dive into HazMaTON’s webinar collection for excellent presentations about hazardous material transport, oil spill clean-up, mapping projects, and more: buff.ly/5Awf7x6

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A black laborador puppy, looking damp and eager, standing in an orange boat.
November 25, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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#UMN undergrads: Ready to school yourself in fish care? 🐟

Join #Minnesota Sea Grant’s Aquaculture Lab & help raise #YellowPerch & #GoldenShiner while gaining valuable professional experience! $15.25/hr, 10–15 hrs/week.

📍 UMN St. Paul
🔗 z.umn.edu/2025-mnsg-aq...
Graphic of a recirculating aquaculture system with text advertising hiring for two undergraduate aquaculture lab technicians. Text outlining responsibilities and qualifications for the undergraduate aquaculture lab technician position. More information available at: https://z.umn.edu/2025-mnsg-aq-lab-ug
November 21, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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There are 6 stages of hypothermia, ranging from cold to death. Do you know the critical 2 stages, stumble & bumble, that signal an immediate emergency?

Learning this progression can save a life. Read the full guide to understand and prevent #hypothermia➡️ z.umn.edu/mnsg_hypothe...
Duluth Entry lighthouse on a cold, clear morning. Credit: A. Shie/MNSG.
November 18, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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MNSG at UMD Student Govt. Assc.'s Sustainability Fair: Fred Sproat & Cian See used the Trash Trunk to present on #GreatLakes marine debris, including where it comes from, its impacts, & what can be done about it.

It was a great day of sharing science with the #UMD community! 🧪
Two people sit at a Minnesota Sea Grant table, which is covered by information about marine debris in the Great Lakes. Credit: Karen Sunderman.
November 17, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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Undergrads: Stop studying science & start doing it! 🧪 The NOAA Hollings Scholarship is OPEN.

💰 Up to $9,500/yr academic aid
🚢 10-week PAID summer internship at a NOAA facility
✈️ Travel funds & housing subsidy

Deadline: Jan 31, 2026.

Apply now: z.umn.edu/mnsg_hollings
A woman with astonished face holds a fish in an aquaculture facility. Credit: MNSG.
November 14, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Did you know 10% of US freshwater #aquaculture farms are in the #GreatLakes region? 🎣

Learn how farming in water provides local seafood, supports recreational fishing, and uses systems like RAS and #aquaponics!

Get the FREE handout: greatlakesaquaculture.org/what-is-aqua...
#WaterSky
Illustration summarizing aquaculture in the Great Lakes Region, showing a pond, a recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) tank, and an aquaponics setup with plants and fish, alongside a pie chart and map of regional farm locations. Credit: MNSG.
November 13, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Got water quality goals? 🌊 Learn how enhanced #StreetSweeping can help!

Join the #CleanSweep program, MNPCA, MNSG, and UMN WRC on 11/19 for a morning of FREE webinars. Get tools, training, & case studies you need to develop a successful program.

✅ Register Now: z.umn.edu/mnsg_cleansw...
#WaterSky
Clean Sweep logo featuring a storm drain and leaf elements. Credit: MNSG.
November 12, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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⏰ Don't miss the fast track! The Intent to Submit form for our 2025 Fast-Track Grant competition is due tomorrow, 11/12.

A tiny step for a potential $10,000 grant!

Learn more & apply: z.umn.edu/mnsg_fasttrack
#WaterSky #AcademicSky
Hilarie Sorensen holds a scientific instrument in shallow, icy water. Credit: MNSG.
November 11, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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M.S. position alert! Join UMN/MN Sea Grant for fully funded research in #aquaculture to optimize #GoldenShiner baitfish production.

$29k stipend + tuition. Build valuable K-12 outreach skills.

Priority review 12/15/25. Learn more & apply: z.umn.edu/mnsg-aq-ms25

#GradSchool #AcademicSky #WaterSky
Minnesota Sea Grant's Don Schreiner measures and records Golden Shiners, a popular Minnesotan bait fish, as part of ongoing research to increase Golden Shiner bait production in Minnesota. Image credit: Cait Dettmann/MNSG.
November 10, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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Deadline TONIGHT!

Bring new technical expertise to your team by hosting a 2026-2027 MNSG Science & Policy Fellow. Agencies & non-profits: gain skilled support for #Minnesota water challenges!

Apply by 11:59 p.m. CT: z.umn.edu/mnsg_spfellow_callforhosts

#WaterScience #Fellowship
Minnesota Sea Grant Science & Policy Fellow Call for Hosts graphic with program logo, key benefits, and QR code to apply for 2026-2027. Credit: C. Dettmann/MNSG.
November 6, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Beat the #Minnesota winter blues with fresh fish & greens! 🐟🥬

WEI's 7-month, hands-on #Aquaponic Farming course ("From Fingerling to Fish Fry") starts Nov 16. Build your own system and learn the skills for self-sufficiency.

Spots are limited. Register now! z.umn.edu/wei-aquaponic

#GrowYourOwn
Golden Shiner fish in a flask. Credit: C. Dettmann/MNSG.
November 4, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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Middle school teachers: your students can meet a real scientist! 🐟

Join Purdue grad student Anna Hill for a free virtual event to explore how scientists track #GreatLakes fish like #YellowPerch using acoustic telemetry.

Register here: z.umn.edu/cgll-yep-tra...
#EduSky 🍎
A person holds a juvenile Yellow Perch. Credit: C. Dettmann/MNSG.
November 3, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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Step right up to the #SeaGrant Halloween Shop of Horrors! 🧪

This year’s hottest costumes include: Sea Lamprey, Gales of November, Harmful Algal Bloom, and Invasive Cattails.

One size fits most… watersheds.

Get spooky, stay science-y, & have a #HappyHalloween! 🎃

#GreatLakes #WaterSky #Halloween
Graphic of a harmful algal bloom with a humorous costume list. Credit: MNSG. Graphic of a lighthouse being hit by big waves with a humorous costume list. Credit: MNSG. Graphic of a sea lamprey with a humorous costume list. Credit: MNSG. Graphic of dense hybrid cattails with a playful costume list describing the invasive plant’s traits. Credit: MNSG.
October 31, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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Not all monsters haunt the night… some creep along the lake bottom. 🐌

Discover the spooky impacts of invasive #MysterySnails (Chinese, Japanese & banded) at this free Practical Water Wisdom webinar from Itasca Waters & #MNSG. 🧪

Advance registration required: z.umn.edu/mnsg_pww-mys...
#WaterSky
A Chinese Mystery Snail on a log. Credit: Invasive Species Centre.
October 30, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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#TwinPorts Freshwater Folk invites you to a Nov. 5 presentation on winter #limnology + #GreatLakes sensor networks by Dr. Jeff Pu (LLO). 🧪

Lunch + networking start at 11:30 a.m. at the #Duluth MPCA; hybrid talk at noon. Free + open to the public.

🔗 z.umn.edu/mnsg_tpff-wi...
#WaterSky
Collage of four images. Top left: people on ice drill a hole into ice. Top right: a yellow buoy floats on blue water. Bottom left: a person crouches near a hole in ice. Bottom right: a yellow buoy floats on a blue lake in front of a city skyline. Contributed: Jeff Pu.
October 29, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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Reminder for researchers: Fast-Track Grant applications are open (up to $10K, 6-month projects). Great fit for pilot or exploratory #research!🧪

Intent to submit is due Nov. 12; proposals due Nov. 21 via eSeaGrant.

Dive in: z.umn.edu/mnsg_fasttrack
#FundingOpportunity #ResearchFunding #WaterSky
A woman holds a handheld inclinometer and clipboard against a background of trees. Credit: Hannah Cullen/MNSG.
October 28, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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10 days left to apply to become a host organization for MN Sea Grant’s 2026 Science & Policy Fellowship!🧪

Hosts gain a full-year fellow to support science-based water policy + project capacity across #Minnesota.

Deadline: Nov. 6
Link: z.umn.edu/mnsg-spfello...
October 27, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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Sun + lake water = chemistry!🧪

For #NationalChemistryWeek, learn about research on how sunlight transforms dissolved organic matter and sediment plumes in #LakeSuperior, which releases nutrients that may contribute to shoreline blooms.

Link: z.umn.edu/mnsg_photoch...

#ACS_NCW
UMD professor and MNSG-funded researcher Liz Minor smiles next to a laptop displaying a graph. Credit: A. Shie/MNSG.
October 24, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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#NationalChemistryWeek spotlight: road runoff edition. 🛞💦

MNSG-funded research is mapping the chemical fingerprints of tire wear particles (#TWPs), including toxic 6PPD-quinone, to track how they enter and behave in watersheds.🧪

🔗 z.umn.edu/mnsg_twp

#ACS_NCW
A tire with tread tearing off of it. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.
October 23, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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Happy #NationalChemistryWeek to all who celebrate! 🧪

This MNSG-funded research looks at chemical conditions that influence cyanobacterial behavior in #LakeSuperior, providing early insight into when “background microbes” might develop into full-blown blooms.

Link: z.umn.edu/mnsg_blooms

#ACS_NCW
A hand wearing black gloves holds forceps and a petri dish over brown water. Credit: Abigail Smason.
October 22, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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🎣 Should I Stay, or Should I Go?

Join a free Students Ask Scientists event, supported by the Center for #GreatLakes Literacy, to learn how scientists track #YellowPerch in #LakeMichigan using acoustic telemetry.

🗓 Nov. 6 | 11–12 CT
Register: z.umn.edu/cgll-yep-tra...
Anna Hill holds a caught fish on a boat. Credit: Anna Hill.
October 21, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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MNSG’s 2025 Fast-Track grant competition is open for proposals up to $10K supporting short (≤6 month) projects that advance our 2024-2027 Strategic Plan.🧪

📅 Intent to submit due: Nov. 12
📅 Full proposals due: Nov. 21
No match required.

More info ➜ z.umn.edu/mnsg_fasttrack
A yellow leaf floating down a rocky creek in fall. Credit: Brett Groehler/University Minnesota Duluth.
October 21, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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🔥 LAST CALL: #HazMaTON Undergraduate Research Assistant (UMD)

Help MNSG deliver #GreatLakes hazmat + oil spill science to the public. No hazmat suit required!
15 hrs/week • $15.25/hr • Academic year position

Apply by Oct 22 or until filled → z.umn.edu/haz-ug-research-asst
Graphic with HazMaTON logo showing transportation icons above stylized waves and large text reading “Now Hiring: HazMaTON Undergraduate Research Assistant,” with Minnesota Sea Grant, NOAA, and University of Minnesota logos along the bottom. Graphic with a gold background titled “Apply Today” describing the HazMaTON Undergraduate Research Assistant duties, including working on one of three hazmat transportation research projects, needing strong research and organizational skills, and creating outreach products for a non-technical audience. Footer notes the job opened October 2, 2025 and links to z.umn.edu/haz-ug-research-asst.
October 20, 2025 at 7:29 PM