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Aquaculturists Our region is home more than 300 shellfish farming operations on over 1,000 acres. Woods Hole Sea Grant extension agents meet regularly with aquaculturists and provide them with technical assistance based on research and our knowledge of local habitats and conditions. WHSG also offers professional development opportunities to help shellfish farmers improve their operations.…

Workforce Development & Training Contact Woods Hole Sea Grant 508-289-2665 seagrant@whoi.edu   Woods Hole Sea Grant conducts a range of outreach activities to help build a competent workforce that is literate in science, technology, engineering and mathematics in order to meet the global challenges of the 21st century. Our work is directed at not only…

Coastal Managers Coastal Processes The Coastal Processes Extension agents provide technical assistance to the communities of Barnstable County on a variety of coastal land protection and management issues. This is accomplished through site visits, giving formal and informal presentations to regulatory, business, and community groups, and planning and conducting seminars, workshops, and meetings. The Coastal…

Natural Resource Managers Our program assists town shellfish constables, river herring wardens, and other natural resource officers with problems concerning the management of coastal resources. Our focused research and extension activities contribute to the technical information required to help local natural resource managers manage the fisheries resources for continued sustainable production. Shellfish Officers Research and…

Boaters Boat Shrink Wrap Program Marine shrink wrap is the plastic used by boat owners to protect their vessels over the winter.  Most boats use between 15 and 25 pounds of shrink wrap. This plastic is high quality and 100 percent recyclable, however, the majority of it ends up in the waste stream. As it…

Property Owners Technical Assistance Extension agents provides technical assistance to property owners on the following topics and issues: » Erosion control alternatives » Potential effects of various human activities on coastal landforms » Beach and dune restoration and stabilization techniques » Coastal landscaping » Coastal floodplains » Sea level rise » Storm surge » Flood…

Boat Shrink Wrap Recycling Program 2024 KEEP CONTAMINATION OUT OF RECYCLING Clean shrink wrap should be bundled like a sleeping bag. The 2024 Collection Program Facilities ONLY accept clean shrink wrap April 1 – June 30 WHOI Sea Grant has partnered with Barnstable County, and five towns across the Cape to collect and recycle boat…

Harmful Phytoplankton Blooms in Buzzards Bay, MA Principal Investigator Jefferson Turner, University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth   Summary The project will expand the 30-year data collection record ofphytoplankton abundance and community compositionin Buzzards Bay (Mass.).  The extended program will focus on patterns of appearance and abundance of harmful phytoplankton species in relation to those of other phytoplankton…

Increasing Northeast U.S. Aquaculture Production by Pre-Permitting Federal Ocean Space Principal Investigator Hauke Kite-Powell, Marine Policy Center, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Co-Principal Investigators Porter Hoagland, Marine Policy Center at WHOI Di Jin, Marine Policy Center at WHOI Brooke Hodge, New England Aquarium Matthew Thompson, New England Aquarium Scott Kraus, New England Aquarium Michael Tlusty, UMass Boston…