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Shrink Wrap Recycling Program

By David Gaylord | May 9, 2018

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. Collection Program for Residents -…

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Focal Points – Evaluation of Coastal Erosion Hazards: Results from a National Study and a Massachusetts Perspective

By Helen Gordon | January 29, 2015

Focal Points – Evaluation of Coastal Erosion Hazards: Results from a National Study and a Massachusetts Perspective August 20010 – While it may not be surprising to learn that coastal property owners — particularly those with property located within a few hundred feet from shore — face risks from flooding, a recent study found that,…

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Bulletin: New Shoreline Change Data Reveal Massachusetts is Eroding

By Helen Gordon | January 29, 2015

Bulletin: New Shoreline Change Data Reveal Massachusetts is Eroding Approximately 75 percent of the U.S. ocean shoreline is eroding. Massachusetts’ ocean-facing shore is no exception. A recent study of shoreline change in Massachusetts by the U.S. Geological Survey, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Sea Grant Program, and Cape Cod Cooperative Extension reveals that approximately 68 percent,…

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Changing Winters: How overwintering strategy and temperature affect cultured oysters

By Stephanie Murphy | March 26, 2026

Changing Winters: How overwintering strategy and temperature affect cultured oysters Principal Investigators Sarah Donelan Biology Department, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Sarah Gignoux-Wolfsohn, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Massachusetts Lowell   Abstract Oyster aquaculture is a vital part of the blue economy in Massachusetts. Continued growth of the industry, however, is limited by several factors,…

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