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Woods Hole Sea Grant Joins with Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries on Seafood Marketing Grant Program. Do you have an idea that will support the commercial seafood and fishing industries and communities? This year, the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) Seafood Marketing Grant Program is partially funded by Woods Hole Sea Grant (WHSG), enabling…
How do decision makers use data from citizen science projects to chart a path forward? Join us on to hear three case studies of how community monitoring programs are providing shoreline flooding data to local and state decision makers. SPEAKERS: Bob Rulli, Planning Director, Warren, RI Rebecca Fischman, NYC Mayor’s Office of Climate Resiliency Julia…
Sean Waugh, NOAA’s National Severe Storms Laboratory in Norman, OK Hurricanes impact people all over the world, and not just along the coastlines! The NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory takes you inside the research behind a landfalling hurricane to better understand these complex storms and all of the hazards it causes. NOAA NSSL’s mission is…
Malia Evans, NOAA’s Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument in Hilo, Hawai’i » Native Hawaiian Cultural Heritage in the Monument » Learn about the special name given to this unique place – You can even listen to an audio file of the pronunciation and practice at home. » Read about Maliaʻs journey to Papahānaumokuākea in July 2019…
Cindy Tribuzio, NOAA Fisheries Alaska Fisheries Science Center in Juneau, AK, and Sabrina Garcia, Alaska Department of Fish and Game in Anchorage, AK Scientists at the Alaska Fisheries Science Center conduct research and assess the stocks of many species of sharks in Alaskan waters. Join us for a discussion of the different sharks found in…
March 10, 2021 – Boats on trailers wrapped in plastic is a common sight on Cape Cod in the off-season. But what happens to all that shrink wrapped plastic when it comes off the boats in the spring? Too often it ends up in the landfill. To reduce the amount of plastic waste entering our…
Wednesday, October 7, 2020 Up, Up, and Away – Flying High with NWS Weather Balloons with Jeff Orrock, NOAA’s National Weather Service in Wakefield, VA » National Weather Service Kids Corner: Weather balloons page including a video of a weather balloon launch. » National Weather Service Education Page: Weather science, games, weather safety, and careers…
Frank Niepold and Tom Di Liberto, NOAA’s Climate Program Office in Silver Spring, MD The carbon cycle is a process where carbon dioxide travels from the atmosphere into living organisms and the Earth, then back into the atmosphere. Learn how changes in carbon dioxide levels, such as burning fossil fuels (oil, gas, etc.), affect the…
Nikki Fitzgerald, NOAA’s Texas Sea Grant in Anahuac, TX » Texas Parks and Wildlife page on Coastal Wetlands. You can see pictures of some of the animals that live in Texas’ coastal wetlands. » Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge » Texas Parks and Wildlife video: Gulf Coast Prairies Eco-Region (6 minutes long) » Texas Parks and Wildlife…