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Skidaway Institute professor published in ‘Science’
Skidaway Institute of Oceanography professor Jay Brandes is the co-author of a scientific article published in the May 2, 2008 issue of the prestigious journal Science.
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Skidaway Institute expanding coastal radar system
   
The Georgia Research Alliance (GRA) has awarded Skidaway Institute of Oceanography a grant of $180,000 to enhance and expand Skidaway Institute’s coastal radar system that is used to study surface ocean waves and currents on Georgia’s continental shelf. -More

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Marine and Coastal Science Research and Instructional Center
under construction
During the 2006 legislative session the Georgia General Assembly approved a $5 million ap-propriation for the construction of a new laboratory and instructional building. The Marine and Coastal Science Research and Instructional Center (MCSRIC) will contain 11,000 square-feet of research laboratories, space for visiting scientists and instructional space for marine science students from throughout the University System of Georgia.
Coastal Science and Engineering
A Joint Degree Program between Georgia Institute of Technology - Savannah and the Skidaway Institute of Oceanography will be offered beginning in the fall of 2008.
Georgia Institute of Technology - Savannah
Black Sea Bass
Dr. Richard Lee is experimenting with raising black sea bass for the sushi market in a “mariculture” setting. The bass are growing to market size in about half the time required using traditional methods.
Coastal Water Quality Declining
Dr. Peter Verity has shown that the level of “nutrients” in Georgia's inshore waters is increasing steadily along with the level of algae (phytoplankton.) The level of dissolved oxygen is declining and the area fishermen’s catches of shrimp, crab and “desirable” fish have been declining.
Coastal Radar System
Dr. Dana Savidge has installed a high frequency, low power radar system on St. Catherine’s Island which measures currents and waves across the entire Georgia shelf. The system creates maps with hundreds of “data points” which are updated every hour.
Real Time Constant Ocean Observation
Dr. Jim Nelson has been instrumental in developing a system of real-time, constant ocean observation.
Watch real-time data.

The Skidaway Institute of Oceanography (SkIO) is an autonomous research unit of the University System of Georgia . The mission of the Institute is to provide the State of Georgia with a nationally and internationally recognized center of excellence in marine science.

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