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Microplastics in Coastal Marine Animals: Defining the problem

Microplastics in Coastal Marine Animals: Defining the problem Principal Investigators Jordan Pitt, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Mark Hahn, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Neel Aluru, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Summary The PIs will address the need for fundamental knowledge about the potential threat posed by microplastics and nanoplastics to commercially and ecologically important groups of shellfish…

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Is There a Market for Shucked Oysters?

It’s no secret that we’ve got a lot of oysters on Cape Cod. With restaurants closing due to the COVID pandemic, oyster growers have lost their primary customers and many are left holding the bag on this year’s oyster harvest. In Massachusetts, more than 90 percent of oysters are eaten raw on the half-shell and…

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Understanding the Rewilding of Cape Cod: Creating a curriculum for middle school learners

Understanding the Rewilding of Cape Cod: Creating a curriculum for middle school learners Principal Investigators Marianne Long Walsh, Atlantic White Shark Conservancy Megan Winton, Atlantic White Shark Conservancy Summary The PIs will develop a middle school level curriculum focused on the white shark – grey seal relationship and the associated controversy on Cape Cod.  The…

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