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Teacher Workshop May 2009

Teacher Workshop  May 2009 ** SPRING TEACHERS’ WORKSHOP ** Professional Development Workshop for Educators at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution:  Pollution in Marine and Terrestrial Environments Friday May 8, 2009, 9:30-2:00 I. “Plastics in the ocean: science and potential student experiments” by Dr. Christopher Reddy, Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry Department, WHOI II. “How animals defend themselves…

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2013 MVCC

Martha’s Vineyard Coastal Conference Norton Point, Katama Bay, Wasque, Chappaquiddick Attempting to Understand One of the Most Dynamic Coastal Systems in Massachusetts June 20, 2013 Harbor View Hotel, Edgartown, Mass.     Keynote Migrating Tidal Inlets: Lessons learned at Chatham Graham Giese, Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies (PCCS) Current Research in the Area Storms, Tides,…

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Harmful Phytoplankton Blooms in Buzzards Bay, MA

Harmful Phytoplankton Blooms in Buzzards Bay, MA Principal Investigator Jefferson Turner, University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth   Summary The project will expand the 30-year data collection record ofphytoplankton abundance and community compositionin Buzzards Bay (Mass.).  The extended program will focus on patterns of appearance and abundance of harmful phytoplankton species in relation to those of other phytoplankton…

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Storms, Erosion, Flooding

Storms, Erosion, Flooding Seventy-five percent of the population of Massachusetts lives in coastal counties and our coasts provide an even greater number of people a wide range of economic, social, and recreational opportunities. Competing uses of our coastline can result in conflicts between the protection of waterfront upland property and the preservation of the beneficial…

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