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Sea Grant-funded Research: Sowing seeds of restoration

They’ve been called the nurseries of the coastal waters. Eelgrass meadows are crucial to the health of coastal ecosystems and the planet, providing essential habitat for marine life. In addition, they stabilize shorelines, improve water quality, and even contribute to climate change mitigation by absorbing and storing carbon dioxide.   But across the globe, the planet…

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Meet the Intern: My journey into the world of lobster

By Kiran Johnson I am allergic to lobster. I grew up in Chicago, and deep dish pizza is our pride and joy, not lobster rolls. When I moved to Boston to study journalism and environmental science at Northeastern University, my college-student budget prioritized coffee over seafood dining experiences. And so it was fitting, then, that…

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Knauss Fellow Profile: Katie Sperry

Hometown: Northampton, Massachusetts Area of research focus/interest: Restoration ecology of coastal habitats What are you doing during your Knauss Fellowship? I’m placed in NOAA Fisheries’ Office of Habitat Conservation’s Restoration Center (RC) for my Knauss Fellowship. Here, I get to see how ecosystem restoration is coordinated and funded at a federal level. Critically, the RC’s…

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Curiosity Unleashed: Falmouth seventh graders come to Woods Hole

Seventh Grade Day in the Village is an ambitious undertaking for WHOI Sea Grant educator Grace Simpkins and her counterpart at NOAA Fisheries. Every year they bring approximately 250 twelve- and thirteen-year-olds from Falmouth’s Lawrence Middle school to Woods Hole to experience the “science behind a sustainable ocean.”  This year, the students’ excitement was electrifying…

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Recycle Your Boat Wrap the Easy Way on Cape Cod 

From April 1 to July 31, 2025, Cape Cod boaters and marinas can recycle shrink wrap hassle-free—thanks to Cape Cod Cooperative Extension and WHOI Sea Grant.     March 28, 2025  – April 1 marks opening day for boat shrink wrap recycling across Cape Cod. This year, the popular Cape-wide program will extend its collection season…

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Training: Intro to Floodplain Management – March 20, 2025

For professionals interested in learning more about floodplain management! WHOI Sea Grant, the Cape Cod Cooperative Extension, and the Waquoit Bay Reserve Coastal Training Program hosted a one-day introductory (or refresher) course on March 20, 2025 for professionals in the private sector or municipal departments such as Building, Conservation, Natural Resources, Planning, and others, to…

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WHOI 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…

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FAQ: 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,…

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Preserving Our Homelands Camp Comes to WHOI

Most science educators will tell you, if you want to get kids excited about science, you have to actually do science. Last summer WHOI Sea Grant had the opportunity to participate in the annual “Preserving Our Homelands” (POH) camp, an interactive summer science camp for Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal middle schoolers. Through activities and outings, including visits…

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