{"id":74079,"date":"2025-10-07T08:47:52","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T12:47:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.uga.edu\/news\/?p=74079"},"modified":"2025-12-16T10:28:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T15:28:00","slug":"bye-bye-bulldog-r-v-georgia-bulldog-leaves-a-legacy-of-service-in-its-wake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/research.uga.edu\/news\/bye-bye-bulldog-r-v-georgia-bulldog-leaves-a-legacy-of-service-in-its-wake\/","title":{"rendered":"Bye bye, Bulldog: R\/V Georgia Bulldog leaves a legacy of service in its wake"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Note: A version of this story was first published by UGA Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant.<\/em> Read it in full here.<\/em><\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”text-container first-paragraph”]<\/p>\n

The University of Georgia Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant<\/a> office has served the state\u2019s coastal communities since 1971. In 1980, one of its most impactful additions, a repurposed shrimp trawler, docked for the first time: the R\/V Georgia Bulldog<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Now, returning to its roots after more than four decades of serving the Southeastern coast, the Bulldog<\/em> has been sold back to the commercial fishing industry.<\/p>\n

For 45 years, the Bulldog<\/em> promoted collaboration between researchers and commercial shrimpers. It allowed scientists to document marine life and monitor habitats, housed testing that improved turtle conservation nationwide, and served as a mobile classroom where students learned about marine research being done on the vessel.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Georgia Bulldog<\/em> is the epitome of what cooperative research and fishing industry engagement should look like,\u201d said Associate Director of Extension Bryan Fleuch. \u201cWhile it is bittersweet to see her go, the Bulldog<\/em>\u2019s legacy can be seen anytime you walk by a shrimp boat, which should be a tremendous source of pride for anyone who has worked on or benefitted from the research and outreach that has taken place on her over the past 40 years.\u201d<\/p>\n

Learn more about the Georgia Bulldog<\/em> in the photos above.<\/p>\n

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Note: A version of this story was first published by UGA Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant. Read it in full here.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”text-container first-paragraph”] The University of Georgia Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant office has served the state\u2019s coastal communities since 1971. In 1980, one of its most impactful additions, a repurposed … <\/p>\n

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