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Topics in Oceanography Workshop: Where teachers become the students and scientists become the teachers

Topics in Oceanography Workshops: Where teachers become the students and scientists become the teachers Amy Apprill, far right, gives a presentation to teachers in May 2018 about corals, symbionts, and healthy ecosystems. A group of twenty-nine middle and high school teachers filled the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) Ocean Science Discovery Center to capacity on…

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Funded Projects by Research Focus Areas

Research Focus Areas Healthy Coastal Ecosystems Issues related to healthy coastal ecosystems on the coast of Massachusetts and in Northeastern U.S. are similar to those issues experienced in other areas of the U.S. coastline. Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture Woods Hole Sea Grant has identified the revitalization of our nation’s fisheries and sustainable aquaculture as priority…

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Enjoying Oysters Safely in Massachusetts

Each year, millions of fresh raw oysters are consumed in Massachusetts, most of them in the warm summer months. During that time, aquaculturists in the Commonwealth take extra precautions to safeguard their harvests from the heat, include icing oysters at the time of harvest – a step that can double or triple the weight of…

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River Herring Network Update

Each spring river herring come from the ocean and swim, or “run” up rivers to spawn in ponds and slow sections of rivers. Each fall, Massachusetts river herring wardens gather together to talk about their favorite fish and discuss ways to preserve it. For hundreds of years, people used to gather herring at their local…

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CoastSnap

Becoming a beach scientist is a snap. Share your photos from iconic beaches to help us better understand and manage our dynamic coast. Next time you are at one of our CoastSnap locations, become a scientist for the day by helping us measure how our beaches change over time. What is CoastSnap? CoastSnap is a…

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Program Guides

Program Guides The WHOI Sea Grant Program supports research, education, and extension projects that encourage environmental stewardship, long-term economic development, and responsible use of the nation’s coastal and ocean resources. It is part of the National Sea Grant College Program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), a network of 33 individual programs located…

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Hydrodynamical Modeling of a Multiple-inlet Estuary/Barrier System: Insight into Tidal Inlet Formation and Stability

Hydrodynamical Modeling of a Multiple-inlet Estuary/Barrier System: Insight into Tidal Inlet Formation and Stability Friedrichs, C.T., D.G. Aubrey, G.S. Giese, and P.E. Speer In: Aubrey, D.G. and G.S. Giese (eds.), Formation and Evolution of Multiple Tidal Inlets, Coastal and Estuarine Studies, American Geophysical Union, Washington, D.C., Vol. 44, pp. 95-112, 1993 WHOI-R-93-010

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2002-2004 Projects

Developmental Effects of Contaminants on Salinity Preference and Seawater Survival for Atlantic Salmon: Integrating Physiology and Behavior Stephen D. McCormick, Darren T. Lerner, and Emily Monosson, University of Massachusetts, Amherst Over the last 20 years populations of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in northern New England have decreased ten-fold, resulting in their recent listing as an…

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2002-2004 Projects

Development of a Carbon Isotopic Method for Quantifying Groundwater Inputs to Estuaries Daniel C. McCorkle, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution The contribution of groundwater to the coastal ocean and to estuaries is not well understood, primarily due to the difficulties associated with identifying and distinguishing between groundwater inputs and other freshwater inputs, such as surface river…

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