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April 2021 Coastal Impacts Newsletter

  Coastal Impacts Woods Hole Sea Grant Newsletter APRIL 2021 CONTENTS Letter from the Director Partnership Invests $1M+ into Research on the Co-existence of Ocean Energy with Fishing and Coastal Communities Popular NOAA Live! Series Continues through June 9 Summer Program Trains the Next Generation of Women Scientists Getting Local Seafood to Those in Need…

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Fellowship Opportunities

Fellowship Opportunities (See our education page for information on the O-STEAM Fellowship for Massachusetts high school students.) Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship Photo: The 2020 Knauss fellows pose at the end of their Placement Week (Fall 2019). The application period for the Knauss 2027 cohort is CLOSED. We hope to open applications again,…

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Surf Clams

Surf Clams In the marketplace, one-year-old surf clams are known as “New England Butter Clams” – a relatively new product on the market. Farming New England Butter Clams means they can be harvested at a size in which they are tender, buttery and sweet – as well as easy and versatile to prepare. This results…

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Shrink Wrap Recycling Program

Boat Shrink Wrap Recycling Program WHOI Sea Grant partners with Cape Cod Cooperative Extension and transfers stations at towns across the Cape to recycle boat shrink wrap. Through this partnership we have identified a reliable recycler and a protocol for meeting the guidelines established to recycle this type of plastic. 2026 Collection Program for Residents…

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Science at Our Shores: Woods Hole Sea Grant Research Symposium

Friday, March 6, 2020 1 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Redfield Auditorium Woods Hole, MA Researchers explain the work they’re doing to investigate pressing environmental and coastal issues. Showcasing recently completed and newly funded Sea Grant projects on shoreline resilience, sustainable fisheries, and sharks and microplastics in our waters, among others. This event is free and…

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WHOI Sea Grant supports $1.6 million in critical aquaculture and fisheries research Learn more Read the latest issue of our newsletter Coastal Impacts Learn more Martha’s Vineyard Coastal Conference: October 6 Learn more O-STEAM Drifter Blog: Find out where our Cape Cod Bay drifters went Learn more WHOI Sea Grant: A Smart Investment in Massachusetts’…

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COAST-old

Lesson Plans and Classroom Visits Coasts, Oceans, and Stewardship Program (COAST) This program is a collaboration between the NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center and Woods Hole Sea Grant.   Woods Hole Sea Grant (WHSG) and the Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) in Woods Hole, MA developed a program to create educational materials relating to key marine…

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

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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Property Owners

Property Owners Technical Assistance Extension agents provides technical assistance to property owners on the following topics and issues: » Erosion control alternatives » Potential effects of various human activities on coastal landforms » Beach and dune restoration and stabilization techniques » Coastal landscaping » Coastal floodplains » Sea level rise » Storm surge » Flood…

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