This toolkit is a curated collection of information and resources focused on seafood for educators interested in supplementing existing programs. Topics covered in this publication include the health benefits of eating seafood, recommendations for including seafood as part of healthy eating patterns, sourcing, and seafood safety. In addition to information about nutrition and safety, there are sections on cooking methods, recipes, and social media that can be used for planning your next cooking demonstration and educating and inspiring clients.

This document provides results of a 2019 national consumer survey of seafood preferences carried out by Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant, Purdue University, Michigan State University, and Southern Illinois University.

This brochure describes aquaculture basics and the benefits of eating locally produced fish. This product can be used as a consumer-facing resource to educate communities on sustainable aquaculture in the North Central Region of the United States.

A printer friendly version is available at: https://iiseagrant.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/EMWF2-7.pdf

This is an annual summary of Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant success stories.

Flip through the magazine: https://issuu.com/iiseagrant/docs/thehelm-2021

The Helm is a collection of recent IISG success stories, describing some of our research, outreach, and education efforts to address coastal and Great Lakes issues in Illinois and Indiana.

Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant’s annual magazine.

This issue highlights:

• Green infrastructure helps communities—large and small—be ready for the future
• With a Hydrolab, students study their own environment
• Study finds PFAS in all tested Lake Michigan sportfish and their prey
• Aquaponics offers high schoolers a hands-on way to learn science, math, and more