UW Sea Grant Videos

Check out a sampling of our videos. They feature partnerships and collaboration, science for the Great Lakes and underwater vistas.

Latest episodes

1. Ancient Oaks Tell Climate Stories

   30 May 2014

   Oak trees in Wisconsin provide a record of rainfall going back 300 years. They're helping us understand what to expect in the next three centuries. This research is led by Evan Lar…

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2. Revitalizing Local Waterfront Economies: The Great Lakes Legacy Act

   29 May 2013

   The Great Lakes, a vital asset to 35 million residents, have a legacy of pollution due to our nation's industrial past. The Great Legacy Act revitalizes rivers, lakes, and harbors,…

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3. Shipwreck Exploration - Saturday

   23 Jun 2012

   Day 3 of mapping the Australasia shipwreck.

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4. What Will Round Gobies Do To Great Lakes Streams?

   16 Nov 2011

   Beginning in 2007, using funding provided by University of Wisconsin Sea Grant, UW-Madison ecologist Jake Vander Zanden and UW graduate student Matt Kornis set out to discover just…

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5. How Many Sport Fish Can Lake Michigan Support?

   01 Sep 2011

   Harvey Bootsma and John Janssen, Wisconsin Sea Grant-funded professors at UW--Milwaukee's School of Freshwater Sciences, have their sights on the waters close to shore.

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6. Sturgeon Spearing on Lake Winnebago

   14 Apr 2010

   Sturgeon spearing has its roots in the customs of many of the Native Americans who lived in the Great Lakes region long before Europeans arrived in North America.

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7. Growing Fish in Green Houses

   06 May 2009

   Milwaukee's Growing Power, a community-based urban food center, is using plants as natural water filters for raising yellow perch.

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