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Two Sea Grant-funded researchers will be featured during the 2019 Coffee House Series at the Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, in Falmouth, Mass. All talks run from 6:30 – 8 p.m. April 9 – “Marshes, Mosquitos and Sea Level Rise” Sheron Luk, MIT/WHOI Joint Program What’s the effect of ditches that were dug decades…
The National Sea Grant College Program (NSGCP) has announced three federal funding opportunities (FFOs) to advance U.S. aquaculture for FY2019. Two of the three require a Sea Grant partner in order to submit the proposal for funding consideration from the NSGCP. The third FFO does not require a Sea Grant partner, however, WHSG is willing to…
Impacts of Human-derived Pollutants on the Coastal Environment May 3, 2019, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., at the WHOI Ocean Science Discovery Center, Woods Hole, MA. Cost $30. Explore the ocean with scientists sharing their cutting edge research. Topics covered in this workshop will show the linkages human-derived marine debris/pollutants and the health of our…
The National Sea Grant Office (NSGO) issued a competitive announcement for research proposals on January 31st titled, The National Sea Grant American Lobster Research Program, which can be found on grants.gov. The NSGO will host a webinar providing an overview of this funding opportunity and its application process on February 14, 2019 from 2:00-3:00…
Catch up on Woods Hole Sea Grant’s latest news on coastal research, extension and education — from the kelp forests of New England, to growing markets for alternative aquaculture species, to connecting with NOAA’s Teacher-at-Sea program. »Find it all
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You may be surprised to learn that nearly 90 percent of the seafood we consume here in the United States comes from abroad, and most of these imports are farmed products. As such, Sea Grant and other federal programs are promoting research and outreach activities on aquaculture, which holds great promise for reducing this trade…
For educators who want to teach young people about ocean science, the opportunity to work with world-renowned scientists and experience life at sea aboard a research vessel is a dream come true. The NOAA Teacher at Sea Program gives teachers that opportunity, sending select teachers on research expeditions that last anywhere from two weeks to…
Woods Hole Sea Grant (WHSG) is pleased to announce that Jennie Rheuban will be joining their team as research coordinator.
Woods Hole Sea Grant (WHSG) biennially requests proposals for projects from investigators at academic, research and education institutions throughout the state of Massachusetts. Woods Hole Sea Grant is administered at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, but the research competition is open to faculty and staff at any public or private research or higher education institution,…