Mission, Vision, and Core Values

Mission

Maryland Sea Grant fosters healthy coastal ecosystems, communities, and economies through science, education, outreach, and broad collaboration. 

Vision

Sustainable communities and environments within Maryland’s Chesapeake and coastal bays and watersheds

Core Values

Accountable

We will responsibly manage our program, maintain staff excellence through professional development, and serve our constituents with distinction. We will continue to limit bias in our practices, including hiring, fellowship programs, and project selection and funding.

Collaborative

We will commit to inclusive relationship building with people from all backgrounds and experiences who are dedicated to restoring and sustaining the Chesapeake and coastal bays and their watersheds.

Committed

As a service organization whose strengths in administration, communication, education, extension, and research unite to advance our mission, we commit to a just, equitable, diverse, and inclusive organizational culture to meet program goals and achieve programmatic success by linking the talent of Maryland’s academic and scientific communities to diverse constituencies.

Inclusive

We will strive to promote inclusive programs and integrate education and awareness regarding social justice, equity, and inclusion in our core areas of research, education, extension, and communication.

Innovative

We will support translational science to advance innovation, inform decision making, develop new products, and foster new economic opportunities. 

Relevant

We will engage in activities at multiple scales that are locally, regionally, and nationally responsive.

Responsive

We will create opportunities and deliver programs and products that integrate research with outreach and education, and empower scientists, policymakers, managers, teachers, students, communities, and committed residents as they collectively work to understand issues and exercise their responsibility as stewards of the Chesapeake and coastal bays and their watersheds.