The National Sea Grant College Program was established by the U.S. Congress in 1966 and works to create and maintain a healthy coastal environment and economy. The Sea Grant network consists of a federal/university partnership between the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and 34 programs in every coastal and Great Lakes state, Puerto Rico, and Guam.
The Northeast Sea Grant Consortium is a regional collaboration that includes 8 Sea Grant programs in 7 Northeast states: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
The Northeast Sea Grant Consortium collaborates on regional initiatives in research, education, extension, and communications—leveraging local expertise to create regional benefits and accomplishments.
Find the Sea Grant program(s) in your state below:
Connecticut
Connecticut Sea Grant
seagrant@uconn.edu
(860) 405-9128
Maine
Maine Sea Grant
umseagrant@maine.edu
(207) 581-1435
Massachusetts
MIT Sea Grant
seagrantinfo@mit.edu
(617) 253-7041
WHOI Sea Grant
seagrant@whoi.edu
(508) 289-2665
New Hampshire
New Hampshire Sea Grant
nh.seagrant@unh.edu
(603) 862-6700
New York
New York Sea Grant
Lake Champlain Sea Grant
seagrant@uvm.edu
(802) 656-4277
Rhode Island
Rhode Island Sea Grant
rhodeislandseagrant@gmail.com
(401) 874-6805
Based at Rhode Island Sea Grant, the Rhode Island Sea Grant Legal Program provides law and policy research to stakeholders and communities in Rhode Island. Additionally, the Rhode Island Sea Grant Legal Program assists other Sea Grant programs in the Northeast with questions of law and policy.
Vermont
Lake Champlain Sea Grant
seagrant@uvm.edu
(802) 656-4277
The National Sea Grant College Program is administered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in the U.S. Department of Commerce:
National Sea Grant Office
sgweb@noaa.gov
(301) 734-1066