Year in Review

Discover the impacts of our programs across the state

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Delaware energy Q&A

Discussing the state of energy in Delaware

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Knauss Fellow

UD alum discusses research and fellowship

Delaware Sea Grant

OUR MISSION

SCIENCE SERVING DELAWARE

Delaware Sea Grant helps Delaware communities wisely use, manage, and conserve our state's valuable coastal resources by fostering sustainable coastal economies, developing resilience to coastal hazards, and preparing the next generation of coastal leaders.

WHAT WE DO

FOCUS AREAS

A group of researchers from CEOE and COE are working on a project looking at how installing living shorelines--specifically, oyster reef habitat--in the Delaware Bay can protect shoreline against sea level rise and more intense storm surge events. The project is called Developing Engineering practices using Ecosystem Design Solutions for Future Army (Military DEEDS Project): Building Coastal Community Resilience with Nature-based Shoreline Solutions. It is funded through an appropriation and is a collaboration among the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), UD and Louisiana State University. The project is led at UD by Jack Puleo and looks to inform the Army on land-use management designs to enhance the resilience of military missions and operations in present and future terrains by using ecosystem services to address threats posed by climate and coastal hazards. The project is being managed by Ed Hale and graduate students Brendan Campbell, a postdoctoral researcher in Hale’s lab, and Rileigh Huddock, a master’s level student in CEOE. They have installed a living shoreline test site in the Delaware Bay near the Hugh R. Sharp campus. [UDaily]

Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture

Paving the way for a thriving and sustainable ecosystem and maritime economy from ocean to table

Resilient Communities and Economies

Preserving Delaware’s coastal heritage through adaptive community development

Environmental Literacy and Workforce Development

Engaging students and teachers in innovative marine science learning programs

Graduate students, faculty, and staff with the College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment and Delaware Sea Grant working in Rehoboth Bay to clean up to clean up "ghost" (derelict and abandoned) crab pots which litter the floor of the Bay. A previous survey found over 300 pots which have been lost or abandoned that can nevertheless still trap and kill wildlife that come across them, as well as pose a risk to boaters and swimmers. Once the pots have been removed from the bottom they are cleaned up and made available for repair and reuse or broken up and recycled.

Healthy Coastal Ecosystems

Leveraging community science to sustain coastal research and support the Delaware coast

DESG intern Abigail Young: youtube.com/watch?v=EhiFZyFJHFs

VIDEO SPOTLIGHT

INTERNSHIPS AT DELAWARE SEA GRANT

What kind of work does an intern at Delaware Sea Grant do? University of Delaware senior Abigail Young provides some insight, including meaningful research, community outreach, and science education.

NEWS & EVENTS

Delaware Sea Grant, UD hold workshop focused on saltwater intrusion

March 13, 2026 | Written by Adam Thomas

The latest science and research, as well as what can be done to combat saltwater intrusion in coastal Delaware communities, were the topics of discussion at a recent Saltwater Intrusion Knowledge and Question Exchange workshop held at the Virden Conference Center on the University of Delaware’s Hugh R. Sharp Campus in Lewes.
Severe Weather Awareness Week Scheduled for 2026

March 03, 2026 | Written by Adam Thomas

To examine some of the key severe weather events in Delaware's history, along with trends that will shape the future weather in the state, Delaware Sea Grant, the Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA), and the University of Delaware's Center for Environmental Monitoring and Analysis (CEMA) will hold a Severe Weather Awareness Week from March 9-13.
Energy Research Associate Kathryn Lienhard Discusses Energy in Delaware

January 16, 2026 | Written by Adam Thomas

In the Fall of 2025, state lawmakers in Delaware held the first meeting of the Delaware Nuclear Energy Feasibility Task Force to discuss nuclear energy in the First State. To better understand nuclear energy and Delaware energy in general, we sat down with Kathryn Lienhard, energy research associate for Delaware Sea Grant at the University of Delaware, to discuss the state of energy in Delaware.