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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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Storms, Erosion, Flooding

Storms, Erosion, Flooding Seventy-five percent of the population of Massachusetts lives in coastal counties and our coasts provide an even greater number of people a wide range of economic, social, and recreational opportunities. Competing uses of our coastline can result in conflicts between the protection of waterfront upland property and the preservation of the beneficial…

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Resources for Educators & Students

Resources for Educators and Students Adaptations and Climate Change Expand How Whales Change the Climate:  Video from Sustainable Human showing whales’ role in the ecosystem and climate. Port Townsend Marine Science Center- Orca Bone Atlas: This is a great resource that shows an Orca skeleton and allows you to see 3-D views of various parts of the…

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Diseases, Pests, and Predators of Concern to New England Shellfish Growers

Diseases, Pests, and Predators of Concern to New England Shellfish Growers Walton, W. brochures, 2005 WHOI-H-05-002, 003, and 004 Also available as PDF files by clicking on the topic of interest: diseases, pests, predators If you are a shellfish grower, harvester, or resource manager, you are well aware that diseases, pests, and predators are issues…

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Update on K-12 Activities

March 2018 — The Woods Hole Sea Grant Education Program (WHSGEP) in collaboration with WHOI will again be offering its semi-annual teacher workshop, “Topics in Oceanography”. These workshops happen in the spring and fall and are designed to allow teachers to interact with our oceanographers, either visit their lab or go on a local field…

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Purchasing Coastal Property? New Brochure Addresses Common Questions

Are you considering buying property near the water?  A new brochure from Woods Hole Sea Grant, Questions and Answers on Purchasing Coastal Real Estate in Massachusetts is now available. 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…

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Coastal Impacts Newsletter – March 2024

  Coastal Impacts WHOI Sea Grant Newsletter March 2024 Table of Contents SUBSCRIBE » Newsletter subscribe form ISSUE ARCHIVE » Read past issues of Coastal Impacts CURRENT ISSUE » “Coastal Impacts” home Follow us on Facebook!@WHOISeaGrant Tweet us on Twitter@WHOISeaGrant Find us on Instagram@WHOISeaGrant Sorry, we couldn’t find any posts. Please try a different search.…

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Martha’s Vineyard Coastal Conference 2024

Martha’s Vineyard Coastal Conference October 1, 2024 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. The free conference will be held at the Martha’s Vineyard Film Society 79 Beach Rd Vineyard Haven, Mass. 02568 Contact Shelly McComb, WHOI Sea Grant and Cape Cod Cooperative Extension Islands Conference Homepage & Archive AGENDA   9:00 a.m. – Welcome and Check…

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