The Great Lakes – Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario, and their connecting channels – form the largest surface freshwater system on earth. Michigan is at the heart of that system, surrounded by four of the five Great Lakes. Through research, education and outreach, Michigan Sea Grant is dedicated to the protection and sustainable use of the Great Lakes and coastal resources.
Michigan Sea Grant is a cooperative program of the University of Michigan and Michigan State University. It is one of 30 Sea Grant programs nationwide, including six programs in the Great Lakes states.
Through funding university research and conducting educational programs, Sea Grant helps individuals, local communities, coastal businesses, and state and local agencies to develop Great Lakes and ocean resources and exercise good stewardship in their use.
Michigan Sea Grant is funded by the National Sea Grant College Program, a part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, and by the State of Michigan, with the cooperation of the U.S. Department of Agriculture through Michigan State University Extension.
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