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Martha’s Vineyard Coastal Conference 2024

Martha’s Vineyard Coastal Conference October 1, 2024 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. The free conference will be held at the Martha’s Vineyard Film Society 79 Beach Rd Vineyard Haven, Mass. 02568 Contact Shelly McComb, WHOI Sea Grant and Cape Cod Cooperative Extension Islands Conference Homepage & Archive AGENDA   9:00 a.m. – Welcome and Check…

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Nantucket Coastal Conference 2025

Nantucket Coastal Conference June 10, 2025 9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Location Great Harbor Yacht Club 96 Washington Street Nantucket, Mass. 02554 Cost This is a free conference. Agenda 9:30 am – 9:45 am – Welcome and Kickoff 9:45 am – 10:15 am | Keynote Speaker Alison Brizius, director, Mass. Office of Coastal Zone Management…

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Shucked Oyster Rapid Response Program

RAPID RESPONSE: Assisting Shellfish Growers Impacted by COVID-19 Making In-roads Toward a Shucked Oyster Market in Massachusetts Overview With the arrival of COVID-19 and the social distancing measures to mitigate its spread including the closure of restaurants, sales of oysters have plummeted. With little access to their traditional markets, shellfish aquaculture businesses and the related…

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Study Provides Measurement of Nitrogen Removal by Local Shellfish

Towns along Cape Cod and the Islands are looking to shellfish not only as tasty culinary treats, but also for help cleaning up waters degraded by excess nitrogen in the region. While nitrogen is essential for all plants and animals, too much nitrogen in ponds and waterways—often caused by fertilizer runoff and septic tanks—can fuel…

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Purchasing Coastal Property? New Brochure Addresses Common Questions

Are you considering buying property near the water?  A new brochure from Woods Hole Sea Grant, Questions and Answers on Purchasing Coastal Real Estate in Massachusetts is now available. This brochure focuses on questions you should ask (and where to find the answers) as a potential purchaser of coastal real estate.  This resource provides information about…

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April 2021 Coastal Impacts Newsletter

  Coastal Impacts Woods Hole Sea Grant Newsletter APRIL 2021 CONTENTS Letter from the Director Partnership Invests $1M+ into Research on the Co-existence of Ocean Energy with Fishing and Coastal Communities Popular NOAA Live! Series Continues through June 9 Summer Program Trains the Next Generation of Women Scientists Getting Local Seafood to Those in Need…

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