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Cape Cod Boat Shrink Wrap Recycling Program to Run April 1 – June 30, 2023
This spring, boaters from across Cape Cod can choose from six locations to recycle the plastic wrap that protects their boat in the off-season. The Cape Cod shrink wrap recycling program reduces the amount of plastic entering our waste stream and saves valuable and limited space for non-recyclable materials. It is a partnership between Barnstable…
Read MoreFalmouth Participates in Cape-wide Boat Shrink Wrap Recycling Program
This spring, the town of Falmouth will be accepting boat shrink wrap plastic at the town’s waste management facility as part of a recycling program run by WHOI Sea Grant and Barnstable County’ Cape Cod Cooperative Extension in partnership with municipalities across the Cape and Cape Cod AmeriCorps. Falmouth joins the towns of Bourne, Dennis,…
Read MoreFrom the Director: 50 years of WHOI Sea Grant
This year, WHOI Sea Grant is celebrating 50 years of research, extension, education and outreach. To kick off our celebration, we enlisted the help of WHOI graphic designer Riley Orlando to develop an anniversary logo.
Read MoreUnderstanding the Rewilding of Cape Cod
Cape Cod’s white shark and gray seal populations have been growing, and with them, so has the desire to understand these changes and impacts on both the ecosystem and our coastline useage. With research funding from WHOI Sea Grant, the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy has developed a middle school level curriculum focused on exploring the…
Read MoreBringing a Week of Marine Conservation Back Home
Ella Niederhelman describes her experiences in the Girls in Science program last summer. From analyzing data in the lab to time on the water spent collecting it, “I had an extraordinary opportunity,” she writes. And then she brought what she learned back home with her.
Read MoreCoastal Impacts Newsletter – Nov 2022
Coastal Impacts Woods Hole Sea Grant Newsletter November 2022 Table of Contents SUBSCRIBE » Newsletter subscribe form ISSUE ARCHIVE » Read past issues of Coastal Impacts CURRENT ISSUE » “Coastal Impacts” home Follow us on Facebook!@WoodsHoleSeaGrant Tweet us on Twitter@WoodsHoleSeaGnt FInd us on Instagram@WoodsHoleSeaGrant Sorry, we couldn’t find any posts. Please try a different…
Read MoreKnauss Fellow Profile: Jennifer Kenyon
WHOI Sea Grant caught up with 2022 Knauss Fellow Jennifer Kenyon to learn a few things about her year with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and even a few things some of her friends might not know about her!
Read MoreTeacher Workshop: Feb. 15, 2023 – Shark Science on Cape Cod
Bringing Shark Research on Cape Cod into Your Classroom Presenters Dr. Camrin Braun, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) Megan Winton, Atlantic White Shark Conservancy (AWSC) Education Presenters Grace Simpkins, WHOI Sea Grant (WHOI SG) education specialist Marianne Walsh, Atlantic White Shark Conservancy education director Date: February 15, 2023 Lesson Plans and Classroom Activities: Shark Story Hour:…
Read MoreFrom the Director: Knauss Fellowship Opportunity
The application period has opened for the 2024 Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship program, which provides unique professional experiences for graduate students interested in national ocean policy. Since 1979, Sea Grant has supported over 1,000 Knauss Marine Policy Fellows, pairing graduate students in marine sciences with host offices in the legislative or executive branches of government.…
Read MoreCalling Massachusetts Coastal Scientists!
Woods Hole Sea Grant’s call for proposals is out for our next funding cycle (February 1, 2024 –January 31, 2026). Investigators at academic, research and educational institutions throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts are invited to submit proposals for two-year projects. Depending on availability of funds, approximately $1 million will be available to support 4-6 research…
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