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Woods Hole Sea Grant sponsored three 2022 John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellows from Massachusetts. They are among 68 fellows placed in federal government offices in Washington, D.C. In this issue we profile Violet Doucette, who began her fellowship in the office of Sen. Ed Markey (MA) in February 2022. Hometown: Cambridge, Massachusetts Area of…
See all the winning works Thanks to all the students who participated in our dune poster student art contest! We received so many creative works demonstrating the need to protect fragile dune ecosystems. Some of the winning art will be used on posters at beaches across Cape Cod and the islands.
Five transfer stations across Cape Cod are accepting clean shrink wrap through June 30, 2022. Woods Hole Sea Grant is partnering with Barnstable County and five towns across the Cape to collect and recycle boat shrink wrap. Cape residents can bring clean, rolled shrink wrap to transfer stations in Bourne, Chatham, Dennis, Eastham, Wellfleet. Thanks…
Woods Hole Sea Grant American Lobster Research and Outreach Internship Application deadline: May 6, 2022 Internship duration: June 2022 – August 2022 (10-11 weeks) Woods Hole Sea Grant (http://seagrant.whoi.edu) is seeking an undergraduate guest student to assist in the program’s activities related to the National Sea Grant American Lobster Initiative (https://seagrant.umaine.edu/extension/american-lobster-initiative/). This internship could be…
(Woods Hole, MA) – The Woods Hole Sea Grant program has awarded researchers from Massachusetts funds to support five new projects addressing an array of pressing coastal issues. The funded projects focus on economically and environmentally important issues in the Massachusetts coastal environment, including mortality of striped bass in the recreational fishery, the design of…
Calling all professionals interested in learning more about floodplain management! On March 16, Woods Hole Sea Grant and the Cape Cod Cooperative Extension will host a one-day Zoom training that will introduce the basics of floodplain management. It will be co-taught by WHSG/CCCE’s Floodplain Specialist and staff from the state Department of Conservation and Recreation’s Flood…
Deadline: April 29, 2022 — A program sponsored by Barnstable County’s Cape Cod Cooperative Extension and Woods Hole Sea Grant aims to help Cape Cod small businesses develop plans to respond to and recover from disasters and build resilience in advance of an emergency. » More information
Woods Hole Sea Grant invites MA students in grades K-12 to participate in our Dune Sign Student Art Contest. We will use the artwork from the first place winners in grade divisions K-4, 5-8, and 9-12 on our signs at local Cape and Southeastern MA beaches to educate visitors about coastal dunes, their fragility, and…
It has been demonstrated that diverse groups of problem solvers outperform the best individual problem solvers. This is especially important in ocean science and engineering, because we will be relying heavily on the next generation of innovative thinkers to help solve global challenges such as rising seas and overuse of marine resources. A major aspect…
Woods Hole Sea Grant and Cape Cod Cooperative Extension are responding to a question asked by members of the Massachusetts shellfish aquaculture industry – and that work is featured in an a photo essay on our website. The question? Lab studies show that shellfish exposed to acidic conditions will have poor growth and survival. Is this happening now…