Posts by Stephanie Murphy
Growing 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.…
Read MoreCalling Massachusetts Coastal Scientists!
Woods Hole Sea Grant’s call for proposals is out for our next funding cycle (February 1, 2024 –January 31, 2026). Investigators at academic, research and educational institutions throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts are invited to submit proposals for two-year projects. Depending on availability of funds, approximately $1 million will be available to support 4-6 research…
Read MoreInto the Breach: Modeling Coastal Management Strategies
Many saltwater or brackish ponds are separated from the ocean by a narrow barrier beach. For hundreds of years, cuts — or breaches — have been made intentionally to manage water levels and nutrients in ponds along Massachusetts’ coastlines. Tisbury Great Pond on Martha’s Vineyard is one example of a coastal pond that benefits from…
Read MoreThe Island Conference Returns
After a two-year hiatus due to COVID, the Islands Coastal Conference series resumed with a meeting on October 24th on Martha’s Vineyard. Held in a new venue – the Martha’s Vineyard Film Center in Vineyard Haven – the day’s presentations featured project updates from scientists, coastal managers and others involved in coastal resilience related projects…
Read MoreGirls in Science: Diving Head First Into Our Futures – by Eden Salley
Author Eden Salley, front row, center, with her 2022 cohort of Girls in Science Fellows. This summer, I participated in a week-long program in Woods Hole on Cape Cod. The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) Sea Grant / Earthwatch Girls in Science Fellowship provides an opportunity for young, aspiring scientists to work in the…
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