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Waste to Watershed: How contaminants of emerging concern impact mussels

Waste to Watershed: How contaminants of emerging concern impact mussels Principal Investigators Jared Goldston, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Helen Poynton, University of Massachusetts Boston Photo courtesy of NOAA Abstract Contaminants of Emerging Concerns (CECs) are a diverse class of compounds with widely varying toxicological and chemical properties, commonly associated with municipal wastewater, urban stormwater, agricultural…

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Reduce, Restore, Recover: Little Pond ecosystem’s response to sewering

Reduce, Restore, Recover: Little Pond ecosystem’s response to sewering Principal Investigators Ken Foreman, Marine Biological Laboratory Ketil Koop-Jackobson, Marine Biological Laboratory Matt Long, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Photo by Ken Foreman Abstract We will investigate how small eutrophic embayments on Cape Cod with  restricted tidal flow and impaired water quality due to nutrient pollution respond…

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Questions and Answers on Purchasing Coastal Real Estate In Massachusetts

Questions and Answers on Purchasing Coastal Real Estate In Massachusetts Are you considering buying property near the water? 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 permitting, erosion and erosion control structures, flood insurance, and much…

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WHOI Sea Grant Project Scoops Up Research to Application Award

Every two years, the Sea Grant Association announces its Research to Application Award, which honors a research project or body of research funded or implemented by one of the 34 programs in the Sea Grant network. The award recognizes work that increases citizen’s understanding and responsible use of the nation’s ocean, coastal or Great Lakes…

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Restoring Eelgrass: Identifying best practices for a seed-based approach

Restoring Eelgrass: Identifying best practices for a seed-based approach Principal Investigators Jill Carr, University of Massachusetts Boston Forest Schenck, Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries Alison Frye, Salem Sound Coastwatch Abstract Eelgrass (Zostera marina) is a critical marine habitat that provides a myriad of ecosystem services, yet its extent continues to decline across the Massachusetts coastline…

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Coastal Impacts Newsletter – Dec. 2020

  Coastal Impacts Woods Hole Sea Grant Newsletter DECEMBER 2020 CONTENTS Letter from the Director WHSG Continues DEI Efforts with Recording of Virtual Seminar on Systematic Racism in America Women in STEM Panel Discussion, Part of Girls In Science Program,  Available For Viewing Online New Extension Bulletin Available On Use of Discarded Christmas Trees New…

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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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