Marine Education Center and Aquarium (MECA) Archives

Georgia researchers, residents work together to monitor harmful algal blooms

UGA team collaborates to better track and understand harmful algal blooms events along the coast.

Since February, the marine education staff has educated more than 1,000 students.

Captain Wynn Gale knew it was bad. He’d been commercial fishing off the coast of…

Rider, a 3-year-old loggerhead sea turtle at the University of Georgia Marine Education Center and…

Every day is a new adventure at the UGA Aquarium in Savannah.

The fossilized remains of an extinct Atlantic gray whale are the focal point of a…

Ossabaw was a little unsure of the sandy beach and the clicking cameras Sept. 8,…

The University of Georgia Marine Extension Service, a unit of the Office of Public Service…

Visitors to the Skidaway Marine Science Day will be able to catch a rare glimpse…

A Public Service and Outreach Fellow is making people think about the environment in different…

Marine education and research organizations are joining forces to celebrate Georgia’s coast at the Skidaway…

Georgia Sea Grant has awarded four one-year marine education internships to recent college graduates from…

John “Crawfish” Crawford often skips morning traffic on the long stretch of road connecting Skidaway…

Since the 1970s, staff at UGA’s Marine Education Center and Aquarium on Skidaway Island have…

This year, UGA’s Marine Education Center and Aquarium on Skidaway Island—the education branch of the…

In celebration of World Oceans Day, Jacques Cousteau’s birthday and the new “Sea Jellies of…

A 3-year-old loggerhead sea turtle nicknamed Eddie was released into the ocean Sept. 2 after…

A three-year-old loggerhead sea turtle nicknamed Eddie was released into the ocean on the morning…

The Office of the Vice President for Public Service and Outreach has selected six faculty…

Oysters are important to Georgia’s coastal waters for many reasons besides the fall oyster roast…