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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,…
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!
Hometown: Vancouver/Seattle WA Area of research focus/interest: Environmental toxicology, harmful algal blooms What are you doing during your Knauss Fellowship? I am working in the legislative branch in the office of Rep. Doris Matsui (CA). I work on the energy and environment portfolio, which covers a large range of topics, from urban forestry to estuary…
WHOI Sea Grant and the Cape Cod Cooperative Extension are excited to announce the addition of our newest staff member, Marine Resource Specialist Rachel Hutchinson. Rachel will focus on the water quality monitoring program as well as shellfish-related research and monitoring projects. She will work alongside Fisheries & Aquaculture Specialists Josh Reitsma and Abigail Archer.…
On April 27th, WHOI Sea Grant Coastal Resilience Specialist Shelly McComb spoke at the Youth Climate Action Summit, an event organized by Mass Audubon, in Sandwich, MA about climate change to interested high school students from around southeastern Massachusetts. Her presentation dove into causes of climate change, how it will affect life in the northeast,…