Living Marine Resources Program
The S.C. Sea Grant Consortium’s Living Marine Resources Program Specialists work with commercial and recreational fishers, aquaculture producers, fisheries resource managers, seafood dealers, chefs, scientists, and Sea Grant fisheries extension programs throughout the region and nation.
The program’s goal is to help create sustainable fisheries operations that balance the ecological needs of living marine resources and the socioeconomic needs of communities. The program also provides technical assistance to aquaculture producers to support environmentally-friendly and economically viable operations.
Extension Specialists
Jocelyn Juliano
Living Marine Resources Specialist
Kate Chatman
Shellfish Aquaculture Graduate Assistant
Josh Kim
Shellfish Aquaculture Extension Specialist
Recent Projects in Living Marine Resources
The South Atlantic Red Snapper Research Program
This project is evaluating the condition and health of red snapper populations across the entire South Atlantic region to better inform future stock assessments and management.
The South Carolina Commercial Seafood Apprenticeship Program
CSAP offers classroom-based and on-the-job training that provides the knowledge and skills needed to start a career in commercial fishing or mariculture (e.g., growing oysters or clams).
GIS-based Mariculture Siting Tool
The tool can be used by shellfish mariculture industry entrants and current growers to successfully locate usable, environmentally- and economically-beneficial sites as they work through the regulatory process.
Current Research in Living Marine Resources
A Collaborative Effort to Understand the Movements of Blue Crab in Support of Improved Sustainable Fisheries Management
Principle Investigator: Daniel Sasson, SCDNR, Marine Resources Research Institute