Much like the Land Grant model, Sea Grant accomplishes its mission through a three pronged approach of research, outreach and education. The Sea Grant network establishes and coordinates research agendas in topic areas including coastal and estuarine dynamics, aquaculture, recreational and commercial fisheries, ocean and water resource law and policy, marine- and Great Lakes-related social science, and aquatic biotechnology. The synergistic interplay of use-inspired research, conducted by many of the nation’s finest scholars, with sustained and timely delivery of that knowledge to a variety of stakeholders to help solve problems and inform decision-making, is key to the success of the Sea Grant model.