South Carolina Commercial Fisheries Infrastructure Needs Assessment

by scsgc | Dec 20, 2022

The South Carolina Commercial Fisheries Infrastructure Needs Assessment was produced by the South Carolina Seafood Alliance, a professional association representing seafood industry stakeholders across multiple sectors. This project was funded by the US Department of...

Town of Edisto Beach Flooding and Sea Level Rise Vulnerability Assessment

by scsgc | Jun 15, 2022

The S.C. Sea Grant Consortium (SCSGC), Carolinas Integrated Sciences and Assessments (CISA), and College of Charleston’s Lowcountry Hazards Center (LCHC) assessed Edisto Beach’s vulnerability to flooding and sea level rise using a variety of methods. SCSGC and LCHC...

Documenting the Potential Benefits of Increased Shellfish Mariculture Production in South Carolina

by scsgc | Jun 15, 2022

This report details a return-on-investment analysis for different scenarios of shellfish hatchery development which would be useful in evaluating the potential for university shellfish mariculture research programs. The Consortium worked with partners from Coastal...

The Economic Benefits of South Carolina’s Beaches and Barrier Islands

by scsgc | Jun 15, 2022

This report examines the ecosystem services provided by South Carolina’s beach and barrier island systems from an economic perspective. The report synthesizes data from a variety of sources in order to place an estimated value on the services, in order to better...

Assessing South Carolina’s Ocean Economy

by scsgc | Jun 15, 2022

This report provides an overview of South Carolina’s ocean economy based on available data; expands upon information provided by NOAA to examine other market and non-market economic benefits derived from coastal and ocean resources; identifies ocean economy sectors...