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Closing the loop: characterizing habitat requirements, movements, and life stage linkages of river herring in Massachusetts watersheds

Closing the loop: characterizing habitat requirements, movements, and life stage linkages of river herring in Massachusetts watersheds Principal Investigators Adrian Jordaan, University of Massachusetts-Amherst Michelle Staudinger, U.S. Geological Survey Allison Roy, U.S. Geological Survey Summary The PIs propose a comprehensive project to explore the life history requirements of emigrating river herring in freshwater, riverine, and…

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Resources and Information for Boatyards and Haulers

Boat Shrink Wrap Recycling Program Recycling Resources and Information for Boatyards and Haulers Shrink wrap recycling is possible—but only if businesses take steps to keep it clean, collect it separately, and work with the right partners. We’ve made that last part easy by finding a reputable recycler.   Are you a business in southeastern Massachusetts…

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Shoreline Resilience and Inlet Management

Shoreline Resilience and Inlet Management Principal Investigators Steve Elgar, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Britt Raubenheimer, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Paige Hovenga, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Fig. 1. (a) SE Massachusetts, Cape Cod, & The Islands, (b) Nantucket Island showing Sesachacha Pond, and (c) the breach between Sesachacha Pond and the Atlantic being excavated in April…

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Meet the Intern: My journey into the world of lobster

By Kiran Johnson I am allergic to lobster. I grew up in Chicago, and deep dish pizza is our pride and joy, not lobster rolls. When I moved to Boston to study journalism and environmental science at Northeastern University, my college-student budget prioritized coffee over seafood dining experiences. And so it was fitting, then, that…

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To Insure or Not to Insure: How homeowners perceive flood risk

To Insure or Not to Insure: How homeowners perceive flood risk Principal Investigators Di Jin, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Michael Weir, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Abstract While threats from sea level rise, hurricanes, and winter storms are increasing in coastal communities, Massachusetts flood insurance enrollments are not. In fact, participation in flood insurance policies has declined…

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The Ocean Enterprise Concept: A National Strategy for Resource Development

The Ocean Enterprise Concept: A National Strategy for Resource Development Ross, D.A., C.E. McLain, and J.E. Dailey Sea Technology, pp. 15-20, 1989 WHOI-R-89-019 In the late 1980’s less than 1% of the annual resources consumed in the United States comes from the sea. Yet the March 1983 Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) Proclamation by President Ronald…

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Changing Currents: Collecting data with fishermen to build more sustainable fisheries

Changing Currents: Collecting data with fishermen to build more sustainable fisheries Principal Investigators Caroline Ummenhofer, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Svenja Ryan, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Glen Gawarkiewicz, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Photo by Jayne Doucette Abstract The continental shelf and slope system in the northeastern U.S. has been undergoing profound and accelerated change in recent…

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Waste to Watershed: How contaminants of emerging concern impact mussels

Waste to Watershed: How contaminants of emerging concern impact mussels Principal Investigators Jared Goldston, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Helen Poynton, University of Massachusetts Boston Project Description When toilets are flushed, sinks used, and washers run in many Cape Cod homes, the outflow goes to a septic tank – an onsite wastewater disposal system – buried…

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We Have Met the Enemy and It Is Us

We Have Met the Enemy and It Is Us Helpful to educators and students. Hendrickson, L. and G.S. Giese In: Hornig, D. (ed.) State of the Cape 1994: Progress Toward Preservation, Association for the Preservation of Cape Cod, Orleans, MA, pp. 157-174, 1994 WHOI-R-93-008

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