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A Changing Ocean Policy Horizon for Marine Science
A Changing Ocean Policy Horizon for Marine Science Ross, D.A. Ocean Development and International Law, Vol. 15, Nos. 3/4, pp. 221-232, 1985 WHOI-R-85-010
Read MoreAdministrative Discretion in the Management of Outer Continental Shelf Minerals
Administrative Discretion in the Management of Outer Continental Shelf Minerals Hoagland, P. In: Farrow. R.S. (ed.), Managing the Outer Continental Shelf Lands: Oceans of Controversy. Ocean Policy Studies, 18 pp., 1991 WHOI-R-91-003 Mineral developers face varying kinds of risks and uncertainties associated with the exploration, development, and production of minerals from a marine deposit. These…
Read MoreMicroplastics in the Marine Environment
In 2020, recognizing the growing problem of marine debris in the environment, Woods Hole Sea Grant funded two new research projects that aim to better understand the sources, transport and uptake of microplastics by certain wild and cultured sea food. “Microplastics have many sources, shapes and sizes in the marine environment yet we know very…
Read MoreMarine Nonfuel Minerals in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone: Managing Information as a Resource
Marine Nonfuel Minerals in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone: Managing Information as a Resource Broadus, J.M. and P. Hoagland Ocean and Shoreline Management, Vol. 13, No. 3 & 4, pp. 275-294, 1990 WHOI-R-90-023
Read MoreSome Initial Effects of Hurricane Hugo on Endangered and Endemic Species of West Indian Birds
Some Initial Effects of Hurricane Hugo on Endangered and Endemic Species of West Indian Birds Haney, J.C., J.M. Wunderle, and W.J. Arendt American Birds, Vol. 45, No. 2, pp. 234-236, 1991 WHOI-R-91-004 Hurricane Hugo, a category 4 hurricane with sustained winds of 140-150 miles per hour and gusts over 180 miles per hour, was perhaps…
Read MoreTraining: Intro to Floodplain Management – Mar. 16, 2022
Calling all professionals interested in learning more about floodplain management! On March 16, Woods Hole Sea Grant and the Cape Cod Cooperative Extension will host a one-day Zoom training that will introduce the basics of floodplain management. It will be co-taught by WHSG/CCCE’s Floodplain Specialist and staff from the state Department of Conservation and Recreation’s Flood…
Read MoreThe Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976
The Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976 Kelly, J.E. 1978 WHOI-R-78-001
Read MoreClearing the Way for River Herring in Plymouth
Just a stone’s throw from the Plymouth Rock where the Pilgrim’s first landed in 1620 is the mouth of Town Brook, a river that runs through the center of Plymouth and was once the source of fresh water and food for the Pilgrims. Chief among the fish from the river were herring, whose annual migration…
Read MoreBioacoustics
Bioacoustics This program is a collaboration between the NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center and Woods Hole Sea Grant. Background Light is very limited in the ocean habitat. Below the photic zone (the depth to which sunlight is able to penetrate) it is very dark. For marine mammals, however, this vast 3-dimensional world is far from dark. The…
Read More1998-2000 Projects
Molecular Biomarkers of Chemical Sensitivity Mark E. Hahn and Brenda A. Jensen, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution A group of chemical contaminants known as PHAHs, or planar halogenated aromatic hydrocarbons, are persistent in the marine environment. Some of these contaminants accumulate in the blubber and other tissues of marine mammals. As a result, certain cetaceans and…
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