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A graduate of UMass Amherst, Jori Barley is a 2024 Knauss Fellow in the NOAA Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR). One of NOAA Sea Grant’s most high-profile fellowship, the John A. Knauss Fellowship provides a one-year, paid experience for highly-qualified early career professionals to work on issues related to coastal, marine and Great…
July 31, 2024 – Cape Cod and boating go hand in hand in the summer. In the off-season, many of those boats are covered in plastic shrink wrap to protect them from the elements, and when they are unwrapped in the springtime, the plastic is frequently tossed into the trash. For the past six years,…
This spring, WHOI Sea Grant kicked off a new “Conversation Series” to showcase the work done through our funded research program. Organized by Research Coordinator Jennie Rheuban and Communications Specialist Poonam Narotam, the informal presentations engage audiences in topical discussions and launched in May at local Falmouth micro-brew, Aquatic Brewing, with UMass Amherst scientists Adrian…
Cape Cod Coastal Resilience Week Raises Awareness of Coastal Vulnerabilities and Promotes Solutions – while having a bit of fun at the same time Eight days of events across Cape Cod Download event flyer Cape Codders have experienced their fair share of extreme weather in recent years, with stronger storms and larger storm surge reshaping…
The Massachusetts aquaculture industry is in search of staff who are reliable and willing to learn. Aquaculture Internships for Massachusetts (AIM), a collaborative partnership MIT Sea Grant, WHOI Sea Grant, and Barnstable County Cooperative Extension, pays individuals to learn about aquaculture. No prior experience is needed. Spend much of the year in an internship trying…
This fall, WHOI Sea Grant wished a fond farewell to long-time Coastal Processes Specialist Greg Berman. Team members Shannon Hulst and Shelly McComb tried to keep things light, dressing like Greg at his send-off.