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Questions and Answers on Purchasing Coastal Real Estate In Massachusetts

Questions and Answers on Purchasing Coastal Real Estate In Massachusetts Are you considering buying property near the water? This brochure focuses on questions you should ask (and where to find the answers) as a potential purchaser of coastal real estate. This resource provides information about permitting, erosion and erosion control structures, flood insurance, and much…

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2004-2006 Projects

Fish Otoliths Contain Clues to Larval Distribution Mystery How do you track a moving target? It depends on the size of the target. WHOI fish ecologist Simon Thorrold and research associate Jennifer FitzGerald are taking aim at a very small target: larval Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua). Like most marine fish, cod have a pelagic larval phase,…

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Science at our Shores: Conversations

Reduce, Remove, Restore: Little Pond’s journey to recovery after sewering   *Join us for a pint and the second conversation in a three-part series about Cape Cod water quality concerns!* December 10, 2025 5:30 p.m. at Aquatic Brewing (661 Main Street Falmouth, MA 02540) *Parking details below* Amy Lowell (Town of Falmouth) and Ken Foreman…

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Managed Retreat

Managed Retreat In the coastal environment, managed retreat is a planned, coordinated movement of people, homes, and buildings away from flood and erosion hazards. Because of rising sea levels due to climate change, governments, communities, and homeowners are paying increasing attention to managed retreat from low-lying coastal areas. Coastal Homeowner Buyout Climate change is bringing…

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Teacher Workshop: Dec. 14, 2023 – Marine and Freshwater HABs

 From Classroom to Coastline: An educator workshop about marine and freshwater harmful algal blooms (HABs) Presenters Dr. Mindy Richlen, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Biology Department – HAB Science in the Classroom, Presentation Slides Dr. Julie Hambrook Berkman, Pond and Cyanobacteria Program Manager, Association to Preserve Cape Cod – Dive into Freshwater Ponds and Toxic Cyanobacteria…

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Teacher Workshop: July 15, 2022- Sea Level Rise

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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2002-2004 Projects

Development of a Carbon Isotopic Method for Quantifying Groundwater Inputs to Estuaries Daniel C. McCorkle, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution The contribution of groundwater to the coastal ocean and to estuaries is not well understood, primarily due to the difficulties associated with identifying and distinguishing between groundwater inputs and other freshwater inputs, such as surface river…

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Coastal Impacts Newsletter Winter 2022

  Coastal Impacts Woods Hole Sea Grant Newsletter February 2022 Letter From The Director Business Continuity Planning Program Scheduled National Flood Insurance Program Updates Community Rating System Updates Upcoming Floodplain Management Training Funded Researchers Working on Real-Time ‘Shark Forecast’ Working Toward Shellfish More Robust to Disease Pressures Girls in Science Now Accepting Applications for 2022 Sessions Dune Sign…

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