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Coastal Impacts Newsletter Winter 2026

  Coastal Impacts WHOI Sea Grant Newsletter Winter 2026 Table of Contents SUBSCRIBE » Newsletter subscribe form ISSUE ARCHIVE » Read past issues of Coastal Impacts CURRENT ISSUE » “Coastal Impacts” home Follow us on Facebook!@WHOISeaGrant Find us on Instagram@WHOISeaGrant Follow us on LinkedIn@WHOI-Sea-Grant Cape Cod Towns Lead the Way on Sea Level Rise Planning…

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Teacher Workshop: January 23, 2026

Fishing for Data: Real world applications for oceanographic observations Presenters Melissa Sanderson, Cape Cod Commercial Fishermen’s Alliance and George Maynard, NOAA Fisheries Northeast Fisheries Science Center –  Collaborating with the Commercial Fishing Industry to Monitor Ocean Conditions off the Northeastern United States, Presentation Slides Caroline Ummenhofer and Finn Wimberly, WHOI Physical Oceanography Department –  Fishing…

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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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Teacher Workshop: June 5, 2026

Ocean Floor to Ice Core: Using Earth’s archives to unravel ancient ice sheet mysteries Aerial view of R/V Neil Armstrong sailing off the coast of Greenland near icebergs. Photo by Croy Carlin, © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Presenters Danielle LeBlanc, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Geology & Geophysics Kaden Martin, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Geology &…

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Islands Conference to Explore Coastal Concerns on Martha’s Vineyard

[Woods Hole, Mass. — Sept. 9, 2026] — The Islands Coastal Conference will return to Martha’s Vineyard on Tuesday, October 6, bringing scientists, planners, nonprofit organizations, and members of the local community together to explore the island’s changing coast and the work underway to strengthen its resilience. The free conference will take place from 9…

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Post 6: February Drifter Retrieval

Grace Simpkins with the drifter on the snow covered beach

What an interesting two weeks of drifter tracking! Released into the Bay on Feb. 10, the drifters experienced a nor’easter blizzard on Feb. 22 and 23, which brought wind gusts upward of 60 miles per hour. As of February 27 two drifters (Ella and Viv as well as Annie and Autumn) have hit land, while…

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Coastal Impacts Newsletter – May 2026

  Coastal Impacts WHOI Sea Grant Newsletter May 2026 Table of Contents SUBSCRIBE » Newsletter subscribe form ISSUE ARCHIVE » Read past issues of Coastal Impacts CURRENT ISSUE » “Coastal Impacts” home Follow us on Facebook!@WHOISeaGrant Find us on Instagram@WHOISeaGrant Follow us on LinkedIn@WHOI-Sea-Grant A Strange and Fascinating Water World The ocean is full of…

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Martha’s Vineyard Coastal Conference 2026

Martha’s Vineyard Coastal Conference October 6, 2026 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. The conference will be held at  Martha’s Vineyard Film Center 79 Beach Rd Vineyard Haven, Mass. 02568 Cost: Free Contact Rachael Hamilton, WHOI Sea Grant and Cape Cod Cooperative Extension Register Registration deadline October 2, 2026 AGENDA 9:00 a.m. – Welcome and Check…

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Post 5: Winter launch

We released our second set of drifters into Cape Cod Bay on Tuesday (2/10/2026). Thank you to the crew of the RV Tioga for deploying the drifters for us! But first, a quick re-cap! Two drifters from the fall deployment escaped Cape Cod Bay – Maddie and Athvika.  The Athvika drifter stopped transmitting pings in…

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Post 10: Summer Drifter Recovery and First Year Summary

It’s been just about a month since we released our last three drifters on 7/20! All of the drifters started heading north immediately and, within two days, had exited Cape Cod Bay. Once out of the bay, two of the drifters (the Sophia and the Annie/Autumn) continued traveling north and eventually southeast and are still…

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