Posts by Stephanie Murphy
Training: Intro to Floodplain Management – March 20, 2025
Calling all professionals interested in learning more about floodplain management! WHOI Sea Grant, the Cape Cod Cooperative Extension, and the Waquoit Bay Reserve Coastal Training Program will host a one-day introductory (or refresher) course for professionals in the private sector or municipal departments such as Building, Conservation, Natural Resources, Planning, and others, to apply floodplain…
Read MoreFAQ: Transport of Radioactive Contaminants in and around Cape Cod Bay
Findings of a WHOI Sea Grant-funded study by WHOI scientists into the circulation patterns around Cape Cod Bay were published Dec. 4, 2024 in the Journal of Physical Oceanography. The paper, “Model-based study of near-surface transport in and around Cape Cod Bay, its seasonal variability and response to wind” by Margaret Gregory, Irina I. Rypina,…
Read MoreProposed Wastewater Release into Cape Cod Bay Likely to Remain in Bay for at Least One Month, Study Finds
Woods Hole, Mass. (Dec. 4, 2024) — Scientists at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) investigating the pathways of the proposed wastewater discharge from the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station (PNPS) find it has a high probability of remaining in Cape Cod Bay for at least one month after release. Their findings are based on a…
Read MoreWHOI Sea Grant Director Helps Bridge the Mass. Blue Economy to Cabo Verde
WHOI Sea Grant Director Matt Charette during the State Department trip to Cabo Verde. This October, WHOI Sr. Scientist Matt Charette was among more than a dozen scientists, business leaders, entrepreneurs, NGOs, and academics to participate in a recent U.S. State Department a Partnership Opportunity Delegation visit to Cabo Verde. The visit sought to create…
Read MoreWHOI Sea Grant Project Scoops Up Research to Application Award
Every two years, the Sea Grant Association announces its Research to Application Award, which honors a research project or body of research funded or implemented by one of the 34 programs in the Sea Grant network. The award recognizes work that increases citizen’s understanding and responsible use of the nation’s ocean, coastal or Great Lakes…
Read More2025 Knauss Fellowship Finalists
WHOI Sea Grant is proud to sponsor three successful Knauss Fellowship finalists. The finalists will begin their fellowship placements in 2025. James Elekwachi James Elekwachi is a student in the School for the Environment at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, working with Professor Georgia Mavrommati and Professor Michael Tlusty. His research focuses on consumer…
Read MoreNews release: Martha’s Vineyard Coastal Conference Focuses on Resilience
For immediate release Contact: Shelly McComb, shelly.mccomb@whoi.edu Martha’s Vineyard Coastal Conference Scheduled for Oct. 1; Will Focus on Resilience [Sept. 19, 2024] — Martha’s Vineyard is on the frontline of coastal change, seeing ever accelerating changes island-wide. In the coming decades, sea level rise will impact roads, buildings and property as well as the island’s…
Read MoreState of Wellfleet Harbor Conference
Saturday, November 2, 2024 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater 2357 State Highway Route 6 Pre-register Download the conference flyer (PDF) The annual “State of Wellfleet Harbor” conference will be held on November 2 from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. at the Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater. The purpose of the conference is…
Read MoreSoutheastern Massachusetts Coastal Outreach (SEMCO)
CLICK HERE to subscribe to the SEMCO listserv ABOUT SEMCO The Southeastern Massachusetts Coastal Outreach listserv is an electronic means of enhancing the communication of coastal outreach organizations in southeastern Massachusetts. Moderated and maintained by WHOI Sea Grant, the SEMCO listserv welcomes notices of public events, opportunities, and general news. The listserv is not to…
Read MoreBuilding Resilience on Cape Cod
In June, WHOI Sea Grant’s Coastal and Communications teams organized and/or sponsored a dozen events under the banner of Cape Cod Coastal Resilience Week 2024. With the aim of educating the public about the risks caused by storms and a changing climate, the teams sought to improve our resilience as individuals, communities…
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