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Story courtesy of the NOAA Office of Education In early March of 2020, communities around the country were preparing to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Schools and businesses faced closures, and people everywhere were dealing with unprecedented uncertainties. So when Nicole Bartlett with NOAA’s Regional Collaboration network reached out to Grace Simpkins, an educator with…
Beginning in 2018, Extension agents from Woods Hole Sea Grant/Cape Cod Cooperative Extension (WHSG/CCCE) worked with Cape Cod Commission staff to develop Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) plans for seven Cape Cod towns and supported several other towns with presentation and technical assistance. The MVP program, run by the Commonwealth’s Executive Office of Energy and Environmental…
Woods Hole Sea Grant (WHSG) Education Specialist Grace Simpkins is usually a presence in classrooms across the region, bringing her popular Coasts, Oceans, and Stewardship program (COAST) directly to students to talk about the science of WHSG, the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Northeast Fisheries Science Center. Like many…
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A Woods Hole Sea Grant-sponsored candidate was named a finalist for the prestigious John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship, the National Sea Grant Program announced. Rebecca Certner is a recent graduate of Northeastern University with a PhD in Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology. Her dissertation focused on white band disease in critically endangered Caribbean corals,…
With the conclusion of their project, Fisheries & Aquaculture staff removed a bay scallop sanctuary in West Falmouth Harbor recently. The sanctuary was a ‘fence’ design used by the Norwegians modified for their purposes. They stocked it several times over the years with pre-spawn bay scallops in the hopes of boosting the resident population(s). Thanks…
In response to the recent return of Portuguese Man-of-Wars in area waters, Woods Hole Sea Grant is offering area beach departments, municipal officials, or local property owners, etc. warning/awareness signs suitable for posting when the creatures are spotted. Printed on durable water-resistant paper, the 17”x11” sign is bright yellow for visibility and can be easily…
Woods Hole Sea Grant in the 21st Century: Issues, Opportunities and Action for Massachusetts 2018-2021 is the Woods Hole Sea Grant Program’s plan to address local, regional, and national issues and opportunities over the next several years. This recently released plan identifies marine-related issues of importance, institutional resources, and potential partnerships in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts…
Barnstable County’s regional approach to the Community Rating System (CRS) received the 2017 James Lee Witt Local Award for Excellence in Floodplain Management from the national Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM). The James Lee Witt Award is given out annually to programs demonstrating excellence in floodplain management at various levels of governance. The County’s…