March 2025
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.…
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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…
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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…
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The Islands Conference on Martha’s Vineyard Deanna Moran, the chief coastal resilience officer, for the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management, was the keynote speaker this fall at the resilience-themed Islands Conference. Held on October 1 on Martha’s Vineyard, the…
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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…
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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,…
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The WHOI Sea Grant Marine Extension team conducts a number of programs to monitor for diseases in shellfish and respond to disease events. Veterinary diseases of oysters and clams can cause direct economic losses to shellfisheries. Farmed shellfish alone are…
Read MoreMaking a Difference in Massachusetts
In 2023, a federal investment in WHOI Sea Grant of $1.3 million resulted in a $7.6 million economic benefit and protected, enhanced or restored 1658 acres of coastal habitat. That's a smart investment in Massachusetts's coastal economy!
» Learn more about WHOI Sea Grant's economic and environmental impacts
Internship Opportunity: Train to Work in the Aquaculture Industry
The Massachusetts aquaculture industry is in need of reliable staff who are willing to learn. The Sea Grant programs at MIT and WHOI are sponsoring the Aquaculture Internships for Massachusetts (AIM) program to provide opportunities to explore aquaculture and a variety of roles within the industry, while being paid at least $17.50/hr. Work 30+ hours/week during the six month-internship. Housing and transportation support is available. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Apply by May 1 for priority consideration (http://seagrant.mit.edu/aim).
» Contact Danny Badger, badgerd@mit.edu
Boat Shrink Wrap Recycling Begins April 1
WHOI Sea Grant has partnered with Barnstable County, and the Cape Cod towns of Bourne, Chatham, Eastham, Falmouth, and Wellfleet to collect and recycle boat shrink wrap for Cape Cod residents. The collection runs April 1 through July 31. The facilities ONLY accept clean shrink wrap (free of strapping, non-shrink wrap plastic, etc.).
» Check out our website for collection locations, hours, and town-specific details
WHOI Sea Grant Events
Join us!
From the Woods Hole Science Stroll to our Conversation Series at local pubs, WHOI Sea Grant sponsors and participates in events throughout the year. Don't miss out on upcoming opportunities to hear about the latest research or to try your hand at fun inter-active learning games and demos.
"Topics in Oceanography" Workshop
Educators: There's still time to register for our next workshop: Ocean Oxygen: Using forams to understand past, present, and future oceans. Spend the day with researchers on WHOI’s campus learning about forams -- marine microbes that can provide information about past ocean oxygen levels and exploring related classroom activities and taking lab tours. Each educator earns six professional development points towards their ongoing teacher certifications.
Donate to WHOI Sea Grant
Click the donation link on the WHOI Sea Grant website and directly support the program's important coastal research, extension, and education. We thank you in advance!