{"id":164,"date":"2023-01-26T22:54:14","date_gmt":"2023-01-26T22:54:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/uscseagrant\/?page_id=164"},"modified":"2025-02-07T23:34:30","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T23:34:30","slug":"topics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/uscseagrant\/topics\/","title":{"rendered":"Topics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">USC Sea Grant is focused on the complex problems and opportunities presented in our Urban Ocean environment, including coastal ecology and biology, safe and sustainable seafood, climate change adaptation and science, and marine transportation and shipping.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this section, we provide more information about the projects we support through direct funding, outreach activities, technical assistance, as well as <a href=\"\/uscseagrant\/education\/\">Education<\/a> efforts.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can find descriptions of our strategic focus areas, along with associated goals and desired outcomes, in our <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Strategic Plan<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n        \n          \n          \n          \n          \n          \n  \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--editorial-cards \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--editorial-cards\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Explore Topics\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                <\/div>\n  \n      <div class=\"cards-container\">\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"\/uscseagrant\/climate-change-and-coastal-studies\/\"  aria-label=\"Read more about Resilience and Coastal Studies \">\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/uscseagrant\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2023\/11\/ClimateChange_Header-768x432.png\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/uscseagrant\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2023\/11\/ClimateChange_Header-1280x720.png 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/uscseagrant\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2023\/11\/ClimateChange_Header-768x432.png 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                            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1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/uscseagrant\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2023\/12\/MaritimeAffairs_ShipsLog_Header-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>\n                                      <a href=\"\/uscseagrant\/maritime-affairs\/\" >\n                  \n                    Maritime Affairs \n\n                                      <\/a>\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a 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