NJSGC will be at the Kids Cove February 13-16, 2025 for the “I SPY” Scavenger Hunt. Little skippers can participate in a nautical version of “I Spy Scavenger Hunt” at the show and those skippers that successfully complete their watch can visit the NJSGC exhibit for a take home marine science craft. Learn more here.
Where: NJ Convention & Expo Center Located at the Raritan Center in Edison NJ. At the crossroads of the NJ Turnpike and the GSP. It is off Route 440, minutes from US Route 1 and I-287, as well as the Outer Bridge Crossing and Staten Island.
The Monmouth University Climate Change Learning Collaborative (MU CCLC) was developed by Michelle Schpakow, Ed.D., Catherine Duckett, Ph.D., and Peter Jacques, Ph.D. in collaboration with New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium, Monmouth University’s Urban Coast Institute (UCI), and Monmouth Conservation Foundation. With the funding support of the NJ Department of Education’s Expanding Access to Climate Change and NJ Student Learning grant, the MU CCLC will prepare NJ K-12 teachers to teach climate change in developmentally appropriate ways across all grade levels and subject areas. Monmouth Conservation Foundation, NJ Sea Grant Consortium, and the Urban Coast Institute will offer place-based curriculum and experiential learning opportunities. The MU CCLC program began in June 2024 and will continue to offer professional development events multiple times each month through March 2025. Click here for more information.
New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium will be reviewed on January 13-16, 2025 by a team convened by the National Sea Grant College Program. The review will be conducted at our Fort Hancock headquarters located on Sandy Hook, NJ and will consider all aspects of New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium’s programs, including but not limited to management and organization, performance, stakeholder engagement, and other collaborative activities, including those with various offices of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
This notice invites you to participate in our review by emailing your comments about New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium to oar.sg-feedback@noaa.gov.
Kindly send your comments at your earliest convenience – the comment period will end on 1/10/2025 . Please put “New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium site review” in the subject line.
Thank you for assisting New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium in providing the review team with your thoughts and comments!
The Sea Grant Knauss Fellowship provides a unique educational and professional experience to graduate students interested in ocean, coastal and Great Lakes resources and in the national policy decisions affecting those resources. The Fellowship, named after one of Sea Grant’s founders and former NOAA Administrator John A. Knauss, matches highly qualified graduate students with “hosts” in the legislative and executive branch of government located in the Washington, D.C. area, for a one-year paid fellowship.
Applications must be submitted to the New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium by February 19, 2025. Applicants are strongly encouraged to reach out to NJSGC or the Sea Grant program in their state one to two months prior to the state application deadline to receive application support and provide notification of an intent to apply. The applicant should allow sufficient time to schedule an interview with the eligible Sea Grant program at the program’s request. More information at seagrant.noaa.gov/Prospective.
New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium will be hosting an information session on January 17, 2025 at 10AM. Register by clicking here. Please reach out to Dr. Peter Rowe at prowe@njseagrant.org with any questions.
The NOAA Office of Coastal Management (OCM) offers the Coastal Management Fellowship Program. This on-the-job education and training in coastal resource management and policy is offered to postgraduate students and provides assistance to state coastal zone management agencies and NOAA partners.
The NOAA Office for Coastal Management is recruiting candidates for the 2025 Coastal Management Fellowship Program. Please view the Coastal Management Fellowship Program Factsheet for more information. This program provides on-the-job education and training opportunities in coastal resource management and policy for postgraduate students, while offering project assistance to state and territory coastal zone management agencies and other key NOAA partners.
The six fellowship positions, starting in August 2025, are available with the following host organizations:
Maine Coastal Program/Maine Department of Marine Resources
Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management
New Hampshire Coastal Program
North Carolina Division of Coastal Management
Oregon Coastal Management Program
U.S. Virgin Islands Coastal Zone Management Program
Eligibility requirements, project descriptions, and application guidance can be found on this website.
To be eligible for the 2025 Coastal Management Fellowship, applicants must have completed a master’s or other advanced degree at an accredited U.S. university between August 1, 2023, and July 31, 2025. A wide range of degrees are applicable due to the diversity of projects among the host organizations.
This two-year fellowship offers a competitive salary, medical benefits, and reimbursement for travel and relocation expenses.
Application packages must be submitted to the Sea Grant office in the state where you earned your degree by Friday, January 24, 2025. Please contact Dr. Peter Rowe at prowe@njseagrant.org with any questions or to apply with New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium.
The NMFS-Sea Grant Joint Fellowship Program in Population and Ecosystem Dynamics and Marine Resource Economics places Ph.D. students in research-based fellowships that provide support for up to three years. The program is designed to fulfill workforce development needs identified by the NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and since 1999, has provided opportunities for 177 Ph.D. students.
Since 1990, Sea Grant and NMFS have partnered to train students through this joint fellowship program in two specialized areas: population and ecosystem dynamics as well as marine resource economics. Population and ecosystem dynamics involve the study of fish populations and marine ecosystems to better assess fishery stock conditions and dynamics.
The goals of the NOAA Fisheries/Sea Grant Fellowship Program are:
To encourage qualified applicants to pursue careers in either population and ecosystem dynamics and stock assessment or in marine resource economics
To increase available expertise related to these fields
To foster closer relationships between academic scientists and NOAA Fisheries
To provide real-world experience to graduate students and accelerate their career development.
The opportunity to apply for 2025 fellowships is now open! Prospective applicants can find application guides and other information about the fellowship at: seagrant.noaa.gov/nmfs-sg-fellowship.
Applications are due to Sea Grant programs by 5:00 pm local time on January 23, 2025. Please reach out to Dr. Peter Rowe at prowe@njseagrant.org with any questions.
Find out what NJSGC and our partners have been up to this past season in the Summer 2024 edition of the COASTodian:
–NJSGC’s Photo Contest Wows Again!
–Dr. Peter Rowe attends Sea Grant Week in Savannah to learn about Sea Grant network activities and responses to a wide variety of marine related topics
–Research Spotlight: It’s Not Just Oysters! The Importance of Biodiversity in Restoration Studies
–New Jersey Names its Favorite Beaches Again!
–The Eco-Ambassador Marine Debris Project is underway at at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory at the Columbia Climate School
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Sea Grant College Program is thrilled to announce the finalists for the 2025 class of the Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship. This year, for the first time in program history, all eligible Sea Grant programs are represented by a diverse cohort of 88 early-career professionals who will spend the next year working alongside federal agencies or legislative offices in Washington, D.C., applying their academic expertise to critical marine, coastal and Great Lakes policy issues.
Laura Geronimo, NJSGC Knauss Finalist
This year New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium’s applicant Laura Geronimo a Post-Doctoral Associate from Rutgers University, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences has been chosen for the Executive Branch of the fellowship.
Since 1979, the Knauss Fellowship provides graduate students a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience developing and implementing national policy. This year’s class brings a wide range of experiences and aspirations, reflecting the breadth of the marine and coastal fields. Many of the finalists were motivated by a desire to work at the interface of science and policy, and passionate about building sustainable futures and promoting resilient ecosystems. As one finalist described, “My values are woven from the ocean’s lessons—a tapestry of interconnectedness, symbiosis among different perspectives and adaptability to change.”
As in previous years, this year’s finalists were selected through a competitive process that involved review panels composed of national experts in marine science, policy and education. Over the past 45 years, the Knauss Fellowship has supported more than 1,660 students who have significantly contributed to environmental policy and management and built lasting careers.
“This year’s Knauss Fellowship cohort exemplifies the passion and expertise necessary to address the evolving challenges facing our coasts and oceans,” remarked Dr. Jonathan Pennock, Director of the National Sea Grant College Program. “We are confident that their dedication to serving through science will lead to innovative solutions that sustain coastal and marine resources and communities for future generations.”
The Knauss Fellowship is a one-year paid opportunity for current and recent graduates from advanced degree programs to apply their scientific knowledge and experiences to current issues in science, policy, and public administration. Students who are enrolled in or have recently completed master’s, Juris Doctor and Doctor of Philosophy programs with a focus and/or interest in marine and coastal science, policy, or management apply to one of the 33 eligible Sea Grant programs.
The 2025 finalists represent 70 universities across the country—including 10 minority serving institutions—comprising 44 master’s students, 41 Ph.D. candidates and 3 J.D. candidates. They are geographers, ichthyologists, ecologists, lawyers, environmental managers and more. They represent communities across the nation and are committed to making meaningful contributions to marine policy.
