The Ohio Sea Grant Extension
Since its inception in 1978, the Ohio Sea Grant Extension Program has served as the link between scientific research and the general public. Our eight agents both transfer research results and technical information from Sea Grant projects to the public and identify and transfer public and private sector needs to the research community for project development. The agents reach the public through advisory committees, the discussion board, public programs and presentations, newsletter articles, and other venues. Each agent has an advisory committee composed of local volunteers who represent various interest groups, keep the agents informed on local issues and priorities, and actively assist in conducting programs and disseminating information.
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A compliation of highlighted projects, a result of multiple years of efforts by our agents. MARC Special Area Management Plan In 2000, Ohio Sea Grant was one of a dozen founding members of the Mentor Area Regional Coalition (MARC). In June 2004, the MARC completed the development of the Mentor Marsh Area Special Area Management Plan (SAMP). Ohio Charter Captains Conference Charter fishing is big business along Ohio's Lake Erie coast, but it is buffeted by challenges ranging from fluctuating fish populations to increased regulation and from ever-increasing technology to downward demographics. Ohio Sea Grant Extension is working to ensure that this industry stays in the black. Discovering Ohio Steelhead Increasing Sportfishery Participation Quality steelhead fishing in Ohio...you bet! Lake Erie's tributary steelhead fishery has been called a best kept secret. Stocked by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources since 1975 into Lake Erie tributaries, steelhead have grown in popularity, and increasing catch rates have encouraged the state to increase stocking rates. |
