Delaware Sea Grant

06/01/2026

Ever wondered what's growing beneath the surface of Delaware's rivers, bays, ponds, streams and ditches? Well, there may be submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV), and we need your help to find it!

Several hands-on training events are happening this summer to help recruit SAV seekers—community scientists helping to monitor the underwater grasses that sustain our waterways. Check out the dates below to learn more and register:

June 17: https://events.udel.edu/event/sav-seekers-training-part-1-2-full-day-training

June 23: https://events.udel.edu/event/sav-101-2026

July 10: https://events.udel.edu/event/sav-training-half-day

05/29/2026

DESG is partnering with the Delaware State Housing Authority to offer free disaster housing recovery and resiliency planning workshops for municipalities across Delaware. (via CoastTV News)

“A community’s resilience depends in part on how well the community regains functions and quality of life essentials, including housing and food, after a disaster," says DESG coastal hazards specialist Danielle Swallow. "If they can do things now to help them regain those important functions sooner, it’s less time they will spend after the disaster finding stable housing for displaced residents and getting back to jobs and normal activities."

The Delaware State Housing Authority is partnering with the University of Delaware’s Sea Grant program to offer free disaster housing recovery and resiliency planning workshops for municipalities across Delaware.

05/27/2026

Reminder for students: The deadline for the 2027 John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship is fast approaching on June 3rd!

This opportunity provides a unique educational and professional experience to graduate students who have an interest in ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources and in the national policy decisions affecting those resources.

Learn more about the fellowship and how to apply here: https://www.udel.edu/academics/colleges/ceoe/delaware-sea-grant/about/opportunities/

05/22/2026

Our hatchery team has been hard at work producing hard clams before our oysters are ready to spawn, with roughly a hundred thousand larvae growing!

Featured here are Post-Doctoral Researcher Dr. Calum Pritchard, PhD candidate Dan Millea and Lead Lab Technician Rileigh Hudock working to trigger spawning in our adult broodstock.

Learn more about the hatchery here: https://www.udel.edu/academics/colleges/ceoe/delaware-sea-grant/extension/sustainable-fisheries-and-aquaculture/shellfish-hatchery/

05/19/2026

05/19/2026

DNREC continues to take action on PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals,” across Delaware, including investigating contamination, monitoring impacts and strengthening drinking water protections.

Learn more in a recent feature from Delaware Public Media, link in comments below. 📰

05/18/2026

Via Coastal Point newspaper: The Town of Millville is sponsoring a Disaster Preparedness Seminar at the Evans Park Community Building on May 20, featuring a lineup of speakers that includes DESG coastal hazards specialist Danielle Swallow. Check out the link for more info and to register!

Arthur, Bertha, Cristobal, Dolly, Eduard, Fay and Gonzalo are potential guests for whom people don’t necessarily want to lay out the welcome mat.

05/15/2026

05/13/2026

Brittany Haywood, coastal ecology specialist for Delaware Sea Grant, received the Mid-Atlantic Sea Grant Region Early Career Achievement Award at the Mid-Atlantic Sea Grant Regional Meeting held at the end of April in Red Bank, New Jersey.

Haywood says receiving the award was “completely unexpected. The work around submerged aquatic vegetation and derelict crab pots has always been about bringing people together to solve real coastal challenges, so it’s incredibly meaningful to have those efforts recognized by the Mid-Atlantic Sea Grant community.”

Brittany Haywood, coastal ecology specialist for Delaware Sea Grant, received the Mid-Atlantic Sea Grant Region Early Career Achievement Award at the Mid-Atlantic Sea Grant Regional Meeting held at the end of April in Red Bank, New Jersey.

05/11/2026

Delawareans interested in learning more about energy in the First State, and some of the catalysts behind rising energy prices, will have an opportunity to hear from some of Delaware’s energy experts at the Delaware’s Energy Future: A Conversation with Experts event taking place Wednesday, May 20.

Experts to Discuss Energy in the First State at Delaware Sea Grant event