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Shellfish Sustaining Communities

Buddy Pocknettin a purple t-shirt and wearing a wampum necklace by a Mashpee marsh

Shellfish: Sustaining Communities       About the exhibit Shellfish: Sustaining Communities was designed, written, and produced in 2023 by members of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, this land’s original stewards. Produced in collaboration with WHOI Sea Grant, this exhibit explores the history of shellfish in Wampanoag culture and examines the challenges facing our local shellfish…

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The Ocean Enterprise Concept: A National Strategy for Resource Development

The Ocean Enterprise Concept: A National Strategy for Resource Development Ross, D.A., C.E. McLain, and J.E. Dailey Sea Technology, pp. 15-20, 1989 WHOI-R-89-019 In the late 1980’s less than 1% of the annual resources consumed in the United States comes from the sea. Yet the March 1983 Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) Proclamation by President Ronald…

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Cyclical Behavior of the Tidal Inlet at Nauset Beach, Chatham, Massachusetts

Cyclical Behavior of the Tidal Inlet at Nauset Beach, Chatham, Massachusetts Giese, G.S. In: Aubrey, D.G. and L. Weishar (eds.), Hydrodynamics and Sediment Dynamics of Tidal Inlets. Lecture Notes on Coastal and Estuarine Studies, Springer-Verlag New York, Inc., Vol. 29, pp. 269-283, 1988 WHOI-R-88-025 Study of historical data concerning shoreline forms and change on southeastern…

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