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On September 17 , 1971 , the designation " sea grant college " was assigned to Texas A & M University in recognition of its achievements in oceanographic and marine resources development . " It 's another venue for the introduction of exotic species , " said Frank Lichtkoppler , Ohio Sea Grant program specialist . More than 150 Sea Grant Trainees have worked on Sea-Grant-supported research projects . Many of these projects have been supported by the California Sea Grant College Program , and some ten Sea Grant Trainees have been associated with the projects funded by CSGP since the mid-1980s . In addition , recreational boaters fuel a $ 1 billion-a-year industry ( according to a Sea Grant study ) , and that figure does not include boat sales . UH Sea Grant coastal geologist Dolan Eversole and land planner Sam Lemmo warn that most of Hawai ‘ i ’ s sandy beaches are eroding , and that rising sea level will only make things worse . UH Sea Grant coastal geologist Dolan Eversole is managing a project to vacuum offshore sand to replenish Kuhio beach in Waikiki .