Who Was Callie Mae?
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The history and lore behind the naming of the Callie Mae Sea Foundation
Millions of Oyster Larvae released into the Gulf
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On Tuesday June 17, 2025 125 million oyster larvae were released into the Gulf on Shearwater Reef near Ocean Springs, MS. The larvae started their journey from Palacios Marine Agricultural Research (PMAR) Hatchery in Palacios, TX and flew to Gulfport, MS. PMAR had three hatchery experts who then drove the larvae to the boat launch […]
Callie Mae Sea Foundation Expands Efforts for a Sustainable Gulf Coast
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Callie Mae Sea Foundation spent the start of November filling more Intermas biodegradable shell bags on the Mississippi Coast! After such an amazing living shoreline project with C. Cenac & Co. LLC. and French Hermit Oyster Co. this past summer, we have been so fortunate to continue this strategic alliance. Together we created and filled […]
Callie Mae Sea Foundation helps to fund a living shoreline
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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 […]
The Hawai’i State Fish: Reef Triggerfish
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What is the most difficult word you have ever tried to pronounce? We are pretty sure that the Hawaiian name of the reef triggerfish will give it a run for its money! The state fish of Hawai’i is the reef triggerfish, Rhinecanthus rectangulus, and its Hawaiian name is humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa. Try saying that one three times […]
The Goblin Shark
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One of the Weirdest Sharks in the ocean, the goblin shark is one of the weirdest sea creatures that lurks beneath the surface!
Exciting New Microplastics Sampling Research
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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 […]
Happy Earth Day 2021
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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 […]
Research From Dr. Schweiss
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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 […]
We are officially a 501(C)(3) Nonprofit
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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 […]