Knauss Fellow Q&A

UD alum Rachel Roday discusses research and fellowship at NOAA

Oysters and Living Shorelines

Research project outfits shoreline installations with native oysters

UD undergraduate Abigail Young reflects on summer with Delaware Sea Grant, spreading environmental knowledge

Sharing environmental knowledge

UD undergrad Abigail Young reflects on summer with DESG, spreading environmental knowledge

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 holds marine carbon dioxide removal workshop and symposium

November 05, 2025 | Written by Adam Thomas

The state of mCDR and its applications was a topic of discussion at a recent workshop and symposium held by Delaware Sea Grant in partnership with Columbia University Law School, New York Sea Grant, Washington Sea Grant, and Ocean Networks Canada. The project was funded by the National Sea Grant Law Center.
Q&A with Knauss Fellow Rachel Roday

October 27, 2025 | Interview by Adam Thomas

Rachel Roday was selected by Delaware Sea Grant to be a 2025 John A. Knauss Fellow, a fellowship run through the National Sea Grant office that offers direct experience working on the latest issues in ocean, coastal and Great Lakes management and research.
Oysters and Living Shorelines

October 07, 2025 | Written by Adam Thomas

Rileigh Hudock, a master’s student in the College of Earth, Ocean and Environment, recently evaluated the growth and mortality of two strains of farmed oysters.