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Research Measures Views on Seals and Sharks

Newly released research results highlight striking differences and some similarities in the way visitors, voters, and commercial fishermen view seals and white sharks on Cape Cod. The findings of the Woods Hole Sea Grant-funded project can help advance marine conservation, promote responsible stewardship, and foster co-existence. From June to September 2021, representative samples of Cape…

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Summer Programs for Children and Young Adults

Summer Programs for Children and Young Adults Please note: The only summer youth program that WHOI Sea Grant and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution lead is O-STEAM As a resource, this page also lists other local organizations that offer summer programs for children and young adults. Please contact the individual programs directly for details on their…

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Woods Hole Sea Grant Biennial Request for Proposals

Woods Hole Sea Grant Biennial Request for Proposals Funding Cycle: February 1, 2024 –January 31, 2026 Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Sea Grant (WHOI Sea Grant) requests proposals for two-year projects from investigators at academic, research and educational institutions throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Funded projects will fill information gaps or provide innovative solutions to pressing…

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Bulletin: New Shoreline Change Data Reveal Massachusetts is Eroding

Bulletin: New Shoreline Change Data Reveal Massachusetts is Eroding Approximately 75 percent of the U.S. ocean shoreline is eroding. Massachusetts’ ocean-facing shore is no exception. A recent study of shoreline change in Massachusetts by the U.S. Geological Survey, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Sea Grant Program, and Cape Cod Cooperative Extension reveals that approximately 68 percent,…

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Program Development

Program Development Funds Note: Program Development funds are awarded on a rolling basis as needed and applicants must be based at a Massachusetts institution to be eligible to receive funding. Program Development funds are contingent on federal budget appropriations.  Background Each year WHOI Sea Grant allocates part of its budget for Program Development (PD) funds. The…

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Effects of environmental quality on early stage juvenile shellfish growth and survival: an aquaculture approach using in situ eutrophication and coastal acidification gradients

Effects of environmental quality on early stage juvenile shellfish growth and survival: An aquaculture approach using in situ eutrophication and coastal acidification gradients Principal Investigators Jennie Rheuban, Woods Hole Sea Grant Josh Reitsma, Woods Hole Sea Grant/Cape Cod Cooperative Extension Abigail Archer, Woods Hole Sea Grant/Cape Cod Cooperative Extension   Summary The PIs seek to…

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