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Unraveling the Mystery of Lobster Die-offs in Cape Cod Bay

By Stephanie Murphy | November 28, 2023

In the summers of 2019 and 2020, lobstermen working in Cape Cod Bay hauled up their lobster traps to find most of them dead. What caused these unprecedented deaths? With funding from Sea Grant, WHOI Associate Scientist Malcolm Scully and his team developed a model using numerous datasets to unravel this mystery. The culprit, they…

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Strategic Plan

By Helen Gordon | January 21, 2015

Strategic Plans 2024-2027 Strategic Plan » Download the plan   2018-2023 Strategic Plan » Download the plan Strategic Planning Process 2020 Stakeholder Survey Results 2014 – 2017 Strategic Plan »Download the plan

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Teacher Workshop: July 15, 2022- Sea Level Rise

By Grace Simpkins | July 26, 2022

The Perfect Storm: Exploring how sea level rise and storms intersect Presenters: Greg Berman, Coastal Processes Specialist, Woods Hole Sea Grant and Cape Cod Cooperative Extension  – The Science of Sea Level Rise and Storms, Presentation Slides   Shannon Hulst, Floodplain Specialist, Woods Hole Sea Grant and Cape Cod Cooperative Extension – Applying the Science:…

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2020-2022 Program Guide Available

By | October 20, 2020

The Woods Hole 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 in…

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Knauss Fellows

By David Gaylord | April 25, 2018

Knauss Fellowship The NOAA John A. Knauss Fellowship provides unique professional experiences for graduate students interested in national ocean policy. Fellows selected for this prestigious program spend a year in Washington, D.C., working in Congress or the Executive Branch on critical marine policy and resource management issues.  Woods Hole Sea Grant may submit up to…

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Water Quality

By | April 21, 2018

Water Quality Good water quality is necessary for swimming, boating, fishing, shellfishing, aquaculture, and most of the other activities that bring people to the coast, as well as for healthy coastal habitats.  Major water quality concerns are often related to climate-oriented changes in biophysical processes and land-based human activities including septic discharge and runoff from…

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Teacher Workshop: December, 3 2021-Invasive Species

By Grace Simpkins | December 16, 2021

Marine Invaders: Green crabs and other local invasive species Presenters: Dr. Carolyn Tepolt, WHOI Biology Department – Invasive Species on Our Shores, Presentation Slides   Dan Martino, co-owner, Cottage City Oysters – Invasive Species in Aquaculture, Presentation Slides   Date:  December 2021   Lesson Plans and Classroom Activities NOAA Live! 4 Kids recorded webinars:  These…

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Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture

By Helen Gordon | January 8, 2015

Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture 2026-2027 Projects » Jennifer Bowen, Department of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Northeastern University, and Wayne Castonguay, Northshore Regional Shellfish Program Supervisor, Division of Marine Fisheries: Keeping Clams Clean: Tracking microbial contamination of clam flats » Sarah Donelan, Biology Department, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth: Winter is Changing: Enhancing oyster overwintering practices » Brian…

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Healthy Coastal Ecosystems

By Helen Gordon | January 8, 2015

Healthy Coastal Ecosystems 2024-2025 Projects Jill Carr of the University of Massachusetts Boston, Forest Schenck of the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries, and Alison Frye of Salem Sound Coastwatch: Restoring Eelgrass: Identifying best practices for a seed-based approach Ken Foreman and Ketil Koop-Jackobson of Marine Biological Laboratory, and Matt Long of the Woods Hole Oceanographic…

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