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Bulletin: Clam Tents: A New Approach to Soft-Shell Clam Culture and Management

Bulletin: Clam Tents: A New Approach to Soft-Shell Clam Culture and Management Soft-shell clams, Mya arenaria, are an enigma to scientists, managers, and shellfish harvesters in southeastern Massachusetts and throughout the bivalve’s range. One year, clams may settle in very dense concentrations, while, the following year, there may be no soft-shell clam recruitment at the…

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Funding Opportunities

Research Funding Opportunities WHOI Sea Grant Program Funding Opportunities   General Program Development Funds – OPEN Small projects focused on: Research or proof-of-concept; Diversity, equity, inclusion and justice (DEIJ); Extension, education, communications; Travel; Graduate student support; Workshops or conferences. WHOI Sea Grant Biennial Request for Proposals – Closed Depending on availability of funds, WHOI Sea…

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Boat Shrink Wrap Recycling Offered

This spring Woods Hole Sea Grant, in collaboration with the Cape Cod Cooperative Extension, AmeriCorps, and Covanta, is conducting a free shrink wrap recycling program. From April 16 through June 30 (while space lasts), boat owners can bring their bundled shrink wrap to one of three Cape Cod locations to be recycled. » Recycling locations…

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1998-2000 Projects

Molecular Biomarkers of Chemical Sensitivity Mark E. Hahn and Brenda A. Jensen, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution A group of chemical contaminants known as PHAHs, or planar halogenated aromatic hydrocarbons, are persistent in the marine environment. Some of these contaminants accumulate in the blubber and other tissues of marine mammals. As a result, certain cetaceans and…

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Coastal Resilience Fair

COASTAL RESILIENCE FAIR Saturday, June 8 1 – 4 p.m. Kick-off Cape Cod Coastal Resilience Week 2024 with us! Learn about how to make our community more resilient to storms and flooding and have some fun at the same time! Kids activities, crafts, & games, food trucks, Naukabout beer, food trucks, a bike maintenance and…

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Community-Focused Ocean Renewable Energy Research

Community-Focused Ocean Renewable Energy Research The Northeast Sea Grant Consortium seeks proposals to catalyze social science and technology research for ocean renewable energy planning in the Northeast, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Wind Energy Technologies Office and Water Power Technologies Office, and NOAA’s Northeast Fisheries Science Center.  Submission information, contacts, and more…

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