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Woods Hole Sea Grant recently assisted the Roger Williams Law School’s Marine Affairs Institute in the production of Massachusetts-specific fact sheets on climate change and municipal legal liability. The fact sheets, created by the institute in collaboration with the Rhode Island Sea Grant Legal Program and MIT Sea Grant, are: Climate Change and Government Negligence Liability…
Joint Effort with Cape Cod Cooperative Extension Yields Strong Results Benefitting Both Recreational and Commercial Fisheries Across Region Media AdvisoryDecember 2, 2020For Immediate Release Contact: Harriet Booth, Woods Hole Sea Grant and Cape Cod Cooperative Extension harriet.booth@barnstablecounty.org (508) 375-6634 (Woods Hole, Mass.) – The Woods Hole Sea Grant program (WHSG) recently provided $19,400…
Three candidates sponsored by the Woods Hole Sea Grant program are among the finalists for the 2021 class of the of the John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship program. The announcement was made on July 21 by NOAA and the National Sea Grant College Program. Each year, approximately 70 finalists are selected nationally for the prestigious Fellowship…
Did you know oyster farming has economic, environmental, health, and social benefits for our communities? Check out our short video about oyster farming in Massachusetts.
A new “Compostable Food Serviceware Buying Guide” aims to provide restaurants and other food service businesses alternatives to plastic take-out containers and serviceware, like cups, plates, bowls and utensils. Created in collaboration with the Wellfleet Recycling Committee and Woods Hole Sea Grant and released by CARE for the Cape & Islands, the guide grew out…
To help homeowners protect their family and their property from these hazards, Woods Hole Sea Grant and the Cape Cod Cooperative Extension have produced the newly updated Massachusetts Homeowner’s Handbook to Prepare for Coastal Hazards.
The World Migratory Fish Day Lecture Series is sponsored by the Town of Plymouth Department of Marine and Environmental Affairs in partnership with Woods Hole Sea Grant, NOAA and Wildlands Trust. As the Town of Plymouth will be celebrating its 400th anniversary in 2020, stream restoration will be a highlight of the celebrations. In recognition…
This program will support research to address critical gaps in knowledge about how the American Lobster and its fishery is being impacted by environmental change. It is informed by listening sessions with regional fishing industry stakeholders, state and federal fisheries managers, and university, state and federal fisheries researchers. Research topics suitable for study on American…
Seven new research projects sponsored by Woods Hole Sea Grant will focus on priority issues in the Massachusetts coastal environment, including shark-seal-human interactions, microplastics sources and fate in marine ecosystems, river herring population studies, and coastal resiliency. The two-year projects will be conducted by researchers at Massachusetts academic institutions and other non-profit organizations. The awards…
The NOAA Office for Coastal Management is recruiting candidates for the 2020 Coastal Management and Digital Coast Fellowship Program. This program’s mission is to provide on-the-job education and training opportunities in coastal resource management and policy for postgraduate students and to provide project assistance to state coastal zone management agencies and other key NOAA partners.…