The Callie Mae Sea Foundation partnered with French Hermit Oysters, C. Cenac & Co., the University of Southern Mississippi, and many other community members to build a living shoreline on private property in Back Bay. WLOX and the Sun Herald were present for placement of the living shoreline, and the news story and newspaper article […]
Aloha! The Callie Mae Sea Foundation conducted a small-scale microplastics sampling study at six O’ahu beaches in April/May 2021, and we wanted to share some of our preliminary study results with you! The map below (Figure 1) shows our six sampling locations, which you can see are spread out along the coast of O’ahu. One […]
What a great day it has been! Dr. Schweiss has been busy processing samples looking for microplastics, and she ventured out to Pokai Bay to collect some more samples. Earth Day does not have to be about large scale research and big organizations. Each and every one of us can make a positive impact on […]
We have some exciting news here at the Callie Mae Sea Foundation: our lead scientist Dr. Schweiss recently published a chapter of her dissertation on oyster reef restoration. This publication focused on manipulative lab experiments run to better understand trophic (i.e. feeding) relationships on oyster reefs in the Gulf of Mexico. To learn more about […]
Great news everyone: The paperwork process is over, we have been recognized by the IRS as a 501(C)(3). This gives us a lot of benefits such as being able to apply for grants and accept donations. We are excited that we have made it this far, however we have only just begun. Now it is […]
It is simple: All donations to the CMSF will be used for furthering our mission and will not be used for salaries.
Meeting minutes for the intial board of directors meeting
We are through one of the hurdles that is required to start a non profit. We have received news from the State of Hawaii that our articles of incorporation were accepted by the Hawaii business administration! Thank you to everyone that helped us put together our package for submission. We could not have done it […]
The initial steps to this crazy idea of making a larger impact in marine conservation have begun. While the start will have very modest beginnings, even the largest tree starts from a small seed. There will be many challenges and struggles ahead, but please continue to check back on us and we will keep you […]