February 22, 2002

Sea Grant College Program Enters Uncharted Waters

By RON SOUTHWICK

The National Sea Grant College Program may or may not be leaving the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for the National Science Foundation. No matter where the $62-million grant program ends up, critics and advocates alike say that it has been adrift for far too long, and needs to be put on course.

The Sea Grant program finances ocean-related research, focusing on regional problems involving wildlife and coastal habitats, at a select set of state universities and

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