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#NOAALive4Kids kiʻi pōhaku (petroglyphs)

NOAA Live! kiʻi pōhaku (petroglyphs) During the #NOAALive4Kids webinar “Stories in the Stone: Archaeology in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument”, educator and archaeologist Malia Evans showed you how to design and make kiʻi pōhaku (petroglyphs) that represent you, your family, or your community.  Here are some that were shared with us.  To view the webinar that…

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Teacher Workshop April 2002

Teacher Workshop April 2002 “Determining the Resistance of Marine Animals to Environmental Chemicals” Dr. Mark Hahn, WHOI, Biology Department Dr. Hahn’s major research interests include receptor-mediated mechanisms of toxicity, and means of adaptation and acquired resistance to exposure to persistent organic pollutants. This presentation centered on looking at toxins in the marine environment, particularly dioxins,…

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Shucked Oyster Rapid Response Program

RAPID RESPONSE: Assisting Shellfish Growers Impacted by COVID-19 Making In-roads Toward a Shucked Oyster Market in Massachusetts Overview With the arrival of COVID-19 and the social distancing measures to mitigate its spread including the closure of restaurants, sales of oysters have plummeted. With little access to their traditional markets, shellfish aquaculture businesses and the related…

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Aquaculture & Fisheries

Aquaculture and Fisheries Featured Video Water Quality and Shellfish on Cape Cod https://seagrant.whoi.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/3-Bays-Aquaculture-SM-Video-1-FINAL.mp4 Featured Topics Oysters Surf Clams River Herring American Lobsters Kelp Research Among the important fisheries and aquaculture research projects supported by WHSG are: PhytO-ARM, An Open-source Platform for Real-time Phytoplankton Monitoring, Data Sharing, and Automated Aquaculture Management Market Development to Diversify Shellfish…

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2004-2006 Projects

Oil Undercover: Ecological Effects of a 30-year-old Oil Spill Since 1969, when the barge Florida, headed for the Cape Cod Canal, ran aground and spilled over 650,000 liters of No. 2 fuel oil on a pristine section of Cape Cod coastline, Woods Hole scientists have studied the salt marsh sediments for ecological effects and recovery.…

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Education

K-12 Education The goal of the Woods Hole Sea Grant Education Program is to increase ocean literacy – “an understanding of the ocean’s influence on you-and your influence on the ocean” so that all citizens young and old can make informed and sustainable decisions involving our coastal resources, communities, and economies. Workshops for Educators Lesson…

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