Posts by Stephanie Murphy
From Classrooms to Coastlines: Young Innovators Shape Sustainable Futures
This spring a small group of middle school students from Mashpee gathered in their school’s Indian Education room at lunchtime to meet with a group of educators from UMass Boston. The educators, who included Asa Peters, a graduate of UMass and a member of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, were recruiting students from the Mashpee Wampanoag…
Read MoreInsights on Coastal Resilience and the Future from the 2023 Islands Conference
“A world without ice sheets? Is this our future?” These were questions posed in June at the Islands Conference on Nantucket by keynote speaker Sarah Das, a physical oceanographer at WHOI. Sea level rise – the result of warming water and melting glaciers – is a global concern but holds heightened significance to those living…
Read MoreSafeguarding Shores: Training Conservation Agents in Wetland Boundary Delineation
Each year in Massachusetts, dozens of wetlands are threatened by development projects that, if permitted, could degrade their functions. Wetlands provide food and habitat for fish and wildlife, improve water quality and help control flooding and shoreline erosion. Determining if a project is in a wetland is an important step in permitting a project, and…
Read MoreUnleashing Curiosity at the Woods Hole Science Stroll
This month, WHOI Sea Grant had the opportunity to participate in the Woods Hole Science Stroll, an outdoor event involving all the Woods Hole science organizations. Nearly 2000 people passed through the tents to explore highlighting our work in shellfish aquaculture, storms, erosion, flooding, as well as education and outreach. WHOI Sea Grant Director Matt…
Read MoreOcean STEAM-Powered Women in Woods Hole
Ten young women interested in exploring ocean science arrived in Woods Hole on August 6, 2023 to spend a week conducting bioacoustic research with WHOI biologist Laela Sayigh and investigating different marine Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM) careers. They are now amongst a group of 60 high-school aged young women in Massachusetts who…
Read MoreApplications Now Being Accepted for MA Graduate Research Fellowship
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Sea Grant (WHOISG) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sea Grant (MITSG) are pleased to jointly invite qualified individuals to apply for the Massachusetts Sea Grant Graduate Research Fellowship. The purpose of this Fellowship is to support exceptional prospective graduate students who are engaged in coastal and marine research that furthers the…
Read MoreIntern Olivia Hooper: Extending a Hand
There’s no better way to learn about the WHOI Sea Grant Extension Program than to jump in and help. Massachusetts Maritime Academy senior Olivia Hooper spent six months interning with WHOI Sea Grant marine extension team members Abigail Archer and Josh Reitsma and research coordinator Jennie Rheuban, immersing herself in a range of water quality,…
Read MoreQ&A with Knauss Fellow Sophia Ly
WHOI Sea Grant wanted to get to know 2023 Knauss Fellow Sophia Ly better and learn how her Knauss Fellowship year is going. Check out our Q&A with her!
Read MoreWHOI Sea Grant to Map Potential Path of Proposed Wastewater Release from Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) Sea Grant has been recommended for rapid response funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Sea Grant Program to study the pathways of circulation in Cape Cod Bay. This study is designed to shed light on the possible fate of 1.1 million gallons of radioactive wastewater from the…
Read MoreRecreational Anglers Get Hooked on Striped Bass Research
Catch and release is a popular fishing technique used by some anglers to keep the fish population sustainable. But what happens to the fish after it has been released? An accelerometer is attached to a striped bass. A fishing line is attached to one end of the instrument so it can be retrieved as it…
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