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WHSG Works With Growers On Butter Clam Growth Efforts

WHSG Project Explores Growth, Mortality of Surf Clam Species   Atlantic surf clams, Spisula solidissima, are a type of clam common to the Atlantic coast from the Gulf of St. Lawrence to Cape Hatteras, NC. A subspecies also exists, the Southern surf clam, Spisula solidissima similis that ranges from the Gulf of Mexico to Massachusetts.…

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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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North to the Future: Alaskan sharks in a changing ocean

Tuesday, May 25, 3 pm ET/11 am AKT Cindy Tribuzio, NOAA Fisheries Alaska Fisheries Science Center in Juneau, AK, and Sabrina Garcia, Alaska Department of Fish and Game in Anchorage, AK Scientists at the Alaska Fisheries Science Center conduct research and assess the stocks of many species of sharks in Alaskan waters. Join us for…

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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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Teacher Workshop: April 17, 2015

Teacher Workshop: April 17, 2015   Seals on Cape Cod, Seals as Sentinels Presenters Dr. Rebecca Gast http://www.whoi.edu/hpb/Site.do?id=585 Dr. Andrea Bogomolni http://www.whoi.edu/profile/abogomolni/   Schedule: 8:45-9:15 Arrive, pick up parking passes, and park in School St. lot, walk to WHOI Exhibit Center Breakfast: pastries, coffee, juice 9:30 – Quick introduction to WHOI, Sea Grant, and Exhibit…

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Hypoxia In Southern Cape Cod Bay

Modeling Unprecedented Low Dissolved Oxygen (Hypoxia) in Southern Cape Cod Bay Principal Investigators Malcolm Scully, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution  Rocky Geyer, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Abstract Unprecedented bottom hypoxia has developed in southern Cape Cod Bay in two consecutive summers. The causes of this low oxygen water are not well understood, and represent a significant economic and…

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Aquaculturists

Aquaculturists Our region is home more than 300 shellfish farming operations on over 1,000 acres. Woods Hole Sea Grant extension agents meet regularly with aquaculturists and provide them with technical assistance based on research and our knowledge of local habitats and conditions. WHSG also offers professional development opportunities to help shellfish farmers improve their operations.…

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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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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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