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Coastal Impacts Newsletter Winter 2022

  Coastal Impacts Woods Hole Sea Grant Newsletter February 2022 Letter From The Director Business Continuity Planning Program Scheduled National Flood Insurance Program Updates Community Rating System Updates Upcoming Floodplain Management Training Funded Researchers Working on Real-Time ‘Shark Forecast’ Working Toward Shellfish More Robust to Disease Pressures Girls in Science Now Accepting Applications for 2022 Sessions Dune Sign…

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Human Dimension of Rebounding Population of Seals and White Sharks on Cape Cod, MA

This collaborative project generated knowledge about the views and experiences of residents, tourists, and commercial fishers regarding seals and sharks on Cape Cod. Investigators used surveys to measure stakeholder beliefs, attitudes, and perceptions of seal/shark interactions, management, and conflict mitigation strategies. The knowledge gained from this survey will enable managers, policy makers, and non-governmental organizations…

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Human Dimension of Rebounding Population of Seals and White Sharks on Cape Cod, Massachusetts

This collaborative project generated knowledge about the views and experiences of residents, tourists, and commercial fishers regarding seals and sharks on Cape Cod. Investigators used surveys to measure stakeholder beliefs, attitudes, and perceptions of seal/shark interactions, management, and conflict mitigation strategies. The knowledge gained from this survey will enable managers, policy makers, and non-governmental organizations…

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Fellowship Opportunities

Fellowship Opportunities 2024 Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship – Closed Photo: The 2020 Knauss fellows pose at the end of their Placement Week (Fall 2019). WHOI Sea Grant is pleased to invite qualified individuals to submit applications for the Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship. The fellowship provides a one-year, paid experience…

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Suggested Educational Resources For Use During School Closures

Educational resources used during school closures Woods Hole Sea Grant is pleased to be able to provide this list of educational resources to assist families and teachers with ideas and on-line programming for use during the unique school situations in response to COVID-19. IMPORTANT: Please check with state and/or local officials for the latest information…

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Human Dimension of Rebounding Population of Seals and White Sharks on Cape Cod, Massachusetts

Human Dimension of Rebounding Populations of Seals and White Sharks on Cape Cod, Massachusetts Principal Investigator Jennifer Jackman, Salem State University Co-Principal Investigators Owen Nichols, Center for Coastal Studies Lisa Sette, Center for Coastal Studies Stephanie Wood, Univ. of Massachusetts-Boston Melissa Sanderson, Cape Cod Commercial Fisherman’s Alliance Stephanie Sykes, Cape Cod Commercial Fisherman’s Alliance Cynthia…

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Funding Opportunity for Research on American Lobster

The National Sea Grant American Lobster Research Program will continue to support research in FY21 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…

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NE Sea Grant Regional Meeting

            The Northeast Regional Sea Grant Virtual Meeting! Regional Sea Grant Meeting Breakout Session Webinars As you’re aware, the 2020 in-person Northeast Regional Sea Grant Meeting scheduled for March 30-April 2 in Brewster, Mass.,  was canceled due to COVID-19.  The next in-person meeting is tentatively scheduled to take place in Spring…

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Aquaculture and Acidification Project Photo Essay

Woods Hole Sea Grant and Cape Cod Cooperative Extension are responding to a question asked by members of the Massachusetts shellfish aquaculture industry – and that work is featured in an a photo essay on our website. The quahogs were placed into boxes dug into the sediment and a net placed over them to protect them…

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Lesson Plans and Classroom Visits

Lesson Plans and Classroom Visits Coasts, Oceans, and Stewardship Program (COAST) This program is a collaboration between the NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center and WHOI Sea Grant.   WHOI Sea Grant (WHOI SG) and the Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) in Woods Hole, MA developed a program to create educational materials relating to key marine and…

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