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Webinars: NOAA Live! archive

By | March 24, 2020

NOAA Live! Webinars   The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)’s Regional Collaboration Network in conjunction with Woods Hole Sea Grant and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is offering this series on Wednesdays at 4 pm ET during the 2020-2021 school year.  We are also pleased to highlight the NOAA Live! Alaska Series, sponsored by…

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Ocean Enterprises: The Ocean and the Economy in the 1990’s

By Helen Gordon | January 26, 2015

Ocean Enterprises: The Ocean and the Economy in the 1990’s Ross, D.A., J. Fenwick, M.A. Champ, and R. Knecht In: Halsey, S.D. and R.B. Abel (eds.), Coastal Ocean Space Utilization. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Coastal Ocean Space Utilization, Elsevier Press, pp. 369-371, 1990 WHOI-R-90-006 In the late 1980’s, less than 1% of the…

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The Kelp Forests of New England

By Chad Chinnery | January 2, 2019

New England isn’t known for its kelp forests the way California and other parts of the world are. But the truth is, below the surface of both inshore and offshore waters throughout New England, especially in areas that have rocky bottoms and a lot of wave action, there are “lush rolling meadows of kelp,” according…

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Fellowship Opportunities

By Chad Chinnery | October 21, 2020

Fellowship Opportunities (See our education page for information on the O-STEAM Fellowship for Massachusetts high school students.) Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship Photo: The 2020 Knauss fellows pose at the end of their Placement Week (Fall 2019). The application period for the Knauss 2027 cohort is CLOSED. We hope to open applications again,…

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June 2018 Newsletter

By | July 23, 2018

Coastal Impacts Woods Hole Sea Grant Newsletter June 2018 From the Director With the summer upon us, many locals and frequent visitors to the Cape will be returning to their favorite beaches to find them quite different than last year. Perhaps there are fewer parking spaces or the beach access has been relocated. The past…

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