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Coastal Science for the Granite State. seagrant.unh.edu
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Don't forget to press play on #TimeAndTide during your holiday travels! 🎧

Time and Tide is a podcast by NH #SeaGrant that explores the science, stories, and people behind our changing coastlines.

Listen wherever you get your #podcasts: seagrant.unh.edu/about/time-t...

#MarineLife #CoastalScience
November 25, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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Do you know where your seafood comes from? 🦞🐟

Find locally-caught seafood options for the Holidays with the #NHSeafoodFinder: seagrant.unh.edu/blog/2024/10...
A shucked oyster being held over a cutting board.
November 21, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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NC Sea Grant and @nhseagrant.bsky.social recently wrapped the year-long Aquaculture Leadership Academy, with field experiences in NH in April and more adventures in NC in October. Thank you to all of our partners who made it possible to share aquaculture knowledge across the Sea Grant network!
November 18, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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Experience a #DayInTheLife restoring eelgrass in our latest episode of #TimeAndTide! 🌊

Listen to the full episode wherever you get your podcasts! 🎧
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#MarineLife
November 12, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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These little #GreenCrabs are causing big trouble along our coast! 🦀

Learn how Gabriela Bradt and the NH Green Crab Project are working on creative solutions to managing this invasive species.

Read the full story:
www.nhmagazine.com/fighting-the...

#MarineLife
Fighting the Green Crab, One Fork at a Time - New Hampshire Magazine
University of New Hampshire researchers aim to create a green crab market to target the East Coast's green crab invasion
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November 6, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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Strap on your snorkel and float above New Hampshire's eelgrass meadows with us on the latest episode of #TimeAndTide! 🌊

Listen to the full episode wherever you get your podcasts: seagrant.unh.edu/blog/2025/11...

#MarineLife #Podcasts #Zostera
November 4, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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Pretty light on #CorporateJargon, but if we did…it would circle back to the coast! 🌊

#DYK that we work to enhance our relationship with the coastal environment to sustain healthy and resilient ecosystems, economies, and communities?

We’re always up for a deep dive into the latest coastal issues!
November 3, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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Calling all educators and teachers interested in monitoring their outdoor environments! 🌊

Join our team for a FREE workshop providing hands-on experience that you can bring into your classroom.

Learn more and reserve your space: unh.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
A group of students sit in a salt marsh writing down notes while their teacher points to something in the distance.
October 29, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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#ICYMI Learn how our team members and colleagues at the hashtag#AquaFort are working to find ways to produce local steelhead trout through integrated multi-trophic #aquaculture off of New Hampshire's coast.

Watch the full video: www.wmur.com/article/chro...

#AquaFort
AquaFort fish project aims to produce more local fish, help local fishermen
Those who run this fish farm hope more fishermen will invest in small farms like this and add it to their workflow (via NH Chronicle).
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October 28, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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What does it take to make New Hampshire’s coast more resilient? Dune plants play a crucial role, but so do the people who restore this habitat. 🌱

Learn about our dunes on the latest episode of #TimeAndTide.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts. 🎧

🌊 Featuring Chris Grippo, Chair of Surfrider NH.
October 22, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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“New Hampshire’s coastline may stretch just 18 miles, but its economic impact reaches far beyond the shore."

NH Sea Grant's Lindsey Williams & UNH Extension's Nate Bernitz co-authored an article on innovation and NH's coastal economy for NH Business Review: nhbr.com/nhs-coastal-...
Portsmouth, NH's Memorial Bridge
October 14, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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Across the country, #SeaGrant programs are helping coastal communities thrive—from sustaining fisheries to strengthening working waterfronts.

Learn more with this op-ed from #SeafoodSource:
www.seafoodsource.com/news/supply-...

#Seafood #WorkingWaterfronts #CoastalScience
Op-ed: From docks to dinner plates, Sea Grant delivers real value for working waterfronts
The Sea Grant program is key to the U.S. seafood sector’s continued growth
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October 10, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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Dune it right! 🌊 Learn more about dune restoration in the #GraniteState with Alyson Eberhardt, Coastal Ecosystems Extension Specialist at New Hampshire Sea Grant.

🎙 Listen to the full #TimeAndTide episode wherever you get your podcasts: seagrant.unh.edu/blog/2025/10...
October 7, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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Now Hiring! 🌊 Do you want to put your administrative skills to work supporting coastal communities and healthy ecosystems? New Hampshire Sea Grant is hiring an Administrative Coordinator! 📅 Application review begins October 20, 2025. Learn more and apply: seagrant.unh.edu/blog/2025/10...
We're Hiring! New Hampshire Sea Grant is hiring an Administrative Coordinator. Promo image with white text over a fall foliage campus scene.
October 3, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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Just dune it! 🌱 Get your hands sandy with these two upcoming volunteer opportunities to help restore native dune habitat in New Hampshire!

📆 October 8th - naturegroupie.org/experiences/...
📆 October 10th - naturegroupie.org/experiences/...
October 1, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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Today we shell-ebrate Homarus americanus - the American lobster! 🦞

Lobster is woven into the identity of the #GulfOfMaine. #SeaGrant's American Lobster Initiative is advancing science to keep this species resilient into the future.
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#NationalLobsterDay #MarineLife
September 25, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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From fortune to folklore, it all started with cod. 🐟 Dive into the Isles of Shoals’ fishy past on episode 5 of #TimeAndTide!

Listen to the full episode wherever you get your podcasts. 🎧
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#MarineLife
September 12, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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Grab a bucket, we’ve got green crabs to catch! 🦀

European green crabs are an invasive species that impacts important habitat and local fisheries. YOU can help researchers by participating in a Great Green Crab Hunt! 🌊

Learn more: naturegroupie.org/experi.../gr...

#MarineLife
A close up photo of a green crab in a rocky intertidal zone.
September 10, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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#BackToSchool and we’re celebrating the impact of our incredible education programs! In 2024, we saw:

🚌 1,048 students engaged in Pre-K–12 school programs
🌊 5,982 adults & youth reached through non-formal education programs

Here’s to another year of learning and making waves in marine education!
View from the top deck of a vessel looking down on a line of students gathered on the rail of the lower deck. Two adults guide the students as they deploy a plankton net overboard into the Gulf of Maine waters.
September 2, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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Six miles off New Hampshire’s coast, the Isles of Shoals emerge from the sea. On Episode 5 of #TimeAndTide, local historian Ann Beattie helps us imagine what these New England isles may have looked like through the years.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts: seagrant.unh.edu/blog/2025/07...
August 27, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Did you know that NH Sea Grant funds research projects that enhance our relationship with the coastal environment?

Here's a glimpse into #SeaGrantFunded research on the Isles of Shoals this summer, featuring researcher Elizabeth Craig and her team studying common and roseate terns.

#MarineLife
August 26, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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Navigating today’s housing market can be tricky—especially with the changing landscape of flood insurance.

In episode four of #TimeAndTide, local realtor Talia Sperduto helps us navigate these waters.

🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts: seagrant.unh.edu/blog/2025/06...
August 20, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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Have you ever wondered what it's like to work at the intersection of oyster aquaculture and restoration?

Emma Barker reflects on her summer spent working as an undergraduate #DoyleFellow, with a focus on estuarine aquaculture research, restoration, and extension: seagrant.unh.edu/blog/2025/08...
August 18, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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#DYK that over 40% of National Flood Insurance Program claims come from outside of high-risk zones? In episode four of #TimeAndTide, we explore how realtors are working with scientists to navigate flood risk with their clients.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts: seagrant.unh.edu/blog/2025/06...
August 11, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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Time flies when you're working as a #DoyleFellow! 🌊

As our 2025 undergraduate fellowship comes to a close, we want to wish this group good luck as they continue their professional journeys, taking with them the skills they acquired and memories they made this summer.

#WorkforceDevelopment
August 8, 2025 at 3:41 PM