Posts by Stephanie Murphy
Mashpee Residents Reap the Benefits of Stronger Coastal Resilience with Reduced Flood Insurance Costs
Through joint efforts of the Town of Mashpee, WHOI and Barnstable County, local residents and business owners can expect savings totaling $70,000 in insurance annually. Mashpee, MA – Mashpee residents and business owners with a National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policy will see a 15% annual reduction in premiums thanks to the collaborative Community…
Read MoreFrom the Director: 50 years of WHOI Sea Grant
This year, WHOI Sea Grant is celebrating 50 years of research, extension, education and outreach. To kick off our celebration, we enlisted the help of WHOI graphic designer Riley Orlando to develop an anniversary logo.
Read MoreUnderstanding the Rewilding of Cape Cod
Cape Cod’s white shark and gray seal populations have been growing, and with them, so has the desire to understand these changes and impacts on both the ecosystem and our coastline useage. With research funding from WHOI Sea Grant, the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy has developed a middle school level curriculum focused on exploring the…
Read MoreArcher Honored with AFS Presidents Award
Congratulations go out to Abigail Archer, WHOI Sea Grant and Cape Cod Cooperative Extension, on receiving the 2022 Presidents Award from the American Fisheries Society Northeast Division! The President’s award goes to an individual selected by past presidents and the incumbent president for achievements in the promotion of fisheries management, upholding ideals of professionalism, and/or…
Read MoreGrowing Oysters from Small Seeds
A new publication from WHOI Sea Grant’s extension program gives guidance on growing oysters from small seeds. Aquaculturists begin the process of growing oysters by buying juvenile oysters – or “seed” – from a hatchery. Seed is generally harder…
Read MoreBringing a Week of Marine Conservation Back Home
Ella Niederhelman describes her experiences in the Girls in Science program last summer. From analyzing data in the lab to time on the water spent collecting it, “I had an extraordinary opportunity,” she writes. And then she brought what she learned back home with her.
Read MoreCoastal Resilience Specialist Shelly McComb
Shelly McComb is the newest member of the WHOI Sea Grant team! Starting just days ago – Feb. 8 – she will be working with coastal resilience extension agents Greg Berman and Shannon Hulst in partnership with Cape Cod Cooperative Extension of Barnstable County. Most recently, Shelly was a program manager with the Carolinas Collaborative…
Read MorePostdoc Arun Venugopalan
WHOI Sea Grant welcomes a new aquaculture postdoc, Arun Venugopalan. Arun has a PhD from Mississippi State University with a degree in infectious disease, with a specialization in aquatic diseases and genomics. At WHOI he will be supervised by Dr Rebecca Gast in the Biology Department and will be working closely on extension-related work with…
Read MoreKnauss Fellow Profile: Jennifer Kenyon
WHOI Sea Grant caught up with 2022 Knauss Fellow Jennifer Kenyon to learn a few things about her year with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and even a few things some of her friends might not know about her!
Read MoreFrom the Director: Knauss Fellowship Opportunity
The application period has opened for the 2024 Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship program, which provides unique professional experiences for graduate students interested in national ocean policy. Since 1979, Sea Grant has supported over 1,000 Knauss Marine Policy Fellows, pairing graduate students in marine sciences with host offices in the legislative or executive branches of government.…
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