Summer 2026
Ever wonder how those dazzling fish end up in aquarium tanks? At seven U.S. aquariums, scientists and aquarists are pulling off something wild: raising marine fish from newly hatched babies the size of a pinhead into the showstoppers millions come…
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Shellfish constables in coastal Massachusetts can say goodbye to “PowerPoint purgatory” and hello to an inspired, flexible way of learning! It took a team of people across multiple agencies and disciplines to change the way the training had been done…
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As sea level rise threatens Cape Cod’s shorelines, local communities are seeking proactive ways to protect properties and ecosystems. With the help of the Cape Cod Commission, WHOI Sea Grant and others, several towns have been exploring the adoption of a suite of …
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In 2016, the Town of Falmouth installed a sewer system in the Little Pond watershed to reduce nitrogen entering the pond from residential septic systems. A team of WHOI Sea Grant-funded researchers are evaluating how the Little Pond estuary has responded to sewering over the past decade.
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In June, before 2026 Knauss Fellow Shari Rohret could settle into her new job responsibilities at NOAA’s Office of Ocean Exploration in Silver Spring, MD, she was given the chance to spend 25 days in the Pacific, mapping islands aboard…
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On July 27 around noon the “Margaret” drifter washed ashore along the Outer Cape! After exiting the bay, the drifter travelled south until it reached Wellfleet and was pushed towards the coast. The drifter landed along Lecount Hollow beach, where it was found by Janelle Krummel and her family who were on vacation.
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The Martha's Vineyard Coastal Conference will be held on Oct. 6 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Martha's Vineyard Film Center in Vineyard Haven. The conference is a great place to network and learn more about what’s happening in Martha’s Vineyard, including: coastal processes, geology, & community, emergency response & island storm recovery, and finfish, water quality, & coastal habitat. Registration and details are on the WHOI Sea Grant website. Questions? Contact Rachael Hamilton.
Sea Grant Intern's Work Is Published in Oceanus Magazine
Kiran Johnson interned at WHOI Sea Grant in 2025 for the American Lobster Initiative. (You can read about her experience here.) During her internship, she interviewed WHOI researchers Andria Salas and Aran Mooney about their project focused on how lobsters may be impacted by construction noise in the ocean. Her resulting article, "Is Underwater Noise from Coastal Construction Affecting the American Lobster?," was published in WHOI's Oceanus magazine this spring. Congratulations, Kiran!
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