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A new publication from WHOI Sea Grant’s extension program gives guidance on beach nourishment Beaches, if they are to persist, rely on an ongoing supply of sediment. When that doesn’t occur naturally, sand can be brought in to a beach to replenish or “nourish” it. Beach nourishment prevents downstream beaches from losing their sources…
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,…
On a cool Saturday in early May, WHOI’s Quissett Campus swarmed with teachers, eager to be transformed into students for the day. More than 60 assembled in the Clark Building for the annual Massachusetts Marine Educators conference, whose theme this year was “exploring the deep ocean” and waiting to hear from two world-renowned oceanographers from…
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…
The Nantucket Coastal Conference will be held on June 12, 2023, from 9:30 am – 4:30 pm, at the Nantucket Atheneum. This year’s conference, whose theme is climate adaptation, features a keynote presentation by Dr. Sarah Das, a WHOI physical oceanographer entitled “Sea Level Rise from Global to Local: The Decisive Decade for Coastal Communities.”…
Cape Cod Coalition to Aid Tourism Business Shift to Sustainable Serviceware CARE for the Cape & Islands and WHOI Sea Grant have been awarded a $299,999 grant to address the problem of single-use plastics used in tourism-based food and hospitality businesses on Cape Cod that contribute to marine debris. The grant is part of the…
A New Interactive StoryMap Highlights Projects from the Sea Grant American Lobster Initiative A new web-based StoryMap highlights research being conducted by scientists into the reproduction of the American lobster. The scientific studies and the work to communicate about them are part of the American Lobster Initiative of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National…
Hot off the presses! WHOI Sea Grant Educator Grace Simpkins and her NOAA Fisheries colleague Nicole Cabana, deputy director of Northeast Fisheries Science Center, just wrapped up two days of exciting marine science with all the seventh graders from the Falmouth public schools. Over May 23 and 24, the students ventured to Woods Hole for…