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Tidal Velocity Asymmetries and Bedload Transport in Shallow Embayments

By Helen Gordon | January 26, 2015

Tidal Velocity Asymmetries and Bedload Transport in Shallow Embayments Fry, V. and D.G. Aubrey Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, Vol. 30, pp. 453-473, 1990 WHOI-R-90-008 Tidal circulation can cause a net transport of sediment when the tidal velocity is asymmetric about a zero mean (flood or ebb dominant) and the sediment transport rate is related…

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Diseases, Pests, and Predators of Concern to New England Shellfish Growers

By Helen Gordon | January 26, 2015

Diseases, Pests, and Predators of Concern to New England Shellfish Growers Walton, W. brochures, 2005 WHOI-H-05-002, 003, and 004 Also available as PDF files by clicking on the topic of interest: diseases, pests, predators If you are a shellfish grower, harvester, or resource manager, you are well aware that diseases, pests, and predators are issues…

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State of Wellfleet Harbor Conference Planned

By Jeffrey Brodeur | November 4, 2021

The annual State of Wellfleet Harbor Conference opens this Saturday, November 6 from 10-11:15 a.m., the first of three live Saturday webinars this month. The conference is free and all are welcome. Woods Hole Sea Grant Fisheries and Aquaculture Specialist Abigail Archer is a moderator for the conference. This Saturday, Owen Nichols with the Center…

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Index of Workshops for Educators

By David Gaylord | January 24, 2015

Index of Workshops for Educators January 2026 Fishing for Data: Real world applications for oceanographic observations March 2025 Ocean Oxygen: Using forams to understand past, present, and future oceans December 2023 From Classrooms to Coastlines: An educator workshop about marine and freshwater harmful algal blooms (HABs) February 2023 Bringing Shark Research on Cape Cod into…

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Impacts of Relative Sea-level Rise on Evolution of Shallow Estuaries

By Helen Gordon | January 26, 2015

Impacts of Relative Sea-level Rise on Evolution of Shallow Estuaries Freidrichs, C.T., D.G. Aubrey, and P.E. Speer In: Cheng, R.T. (ed.), Residual Currents and Long-term Transport. Coastal and Estuarine Studies, Springer-Verlag New York, Inc., Vol. 38, pp. 105-122, 1990 WHOI-R-90-015 This study investigated the potential impact of sea-level rise by utilizing both one-dimensional numerical modeling…

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Bulletin: Coastal Dune Protection & Restoration

By Helen Gordon | February 4, 2015

Bulletin: Coastal Dune Protection & Restoration This bulletin addresses restoration of the dynamic frontal coastal sand dune system with sand fencing and ‘Cape’ American beachgrass. Other typical Northeast area dune plants, such as Rosa Rugosa, Bayberry, and Beach Plum occupy more stable secondary and backdune areas.

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Mapping Katama Bay’s Restless Sands

By | December 18, 2017

Boaters on Martha’s Vineyard know navigational maps of Katama Bay become obsolete very quickly. Why do the sands at the bottom of the Bay shift so much and so often? Katama Bay has two inlets. Water pours in from Vineyard Sound through Edgartown Channel, and from the Atlantic Ocean through Katama Inlet. The size and…

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