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Teacher Workshop: January 23, 2026

Topics in Oceanography Educator Workshop Fishing for Data: Real world applications for oceanographic observations Date: January 23, 2026 Location Clark Laboratory, 5th floor Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution 360 Woods Hole Road Woods Hole, MA 02543 Presenters Melissa Sanderson, Cape Cod Commercial Fishermen’s Alliance  Caroline Ummenhofer and Finn Wimberly, WHOI Physical Oceanography Department   Description Waters…

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Fellowship Opportunities

Fellowship Opportunities 2025 Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship – CLOSED Photo: The 2020 Knauss fellows pose at the end of their Placement Week (Fall 2019). WHOI Sea Grant is pleased to invite qualified individuals to submit applications for the Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship. The fellowship provides a one-year, paid experience…

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Massachusetts Sea Grant Graduate Research Fellowship

Massachusetts Sea Grant Graduate Research Fellowship Fellowship period: September 1, 2024–August 31, 2026 Purpose   The purpose of the Massachusetts Sea Grant Graduate Research Fellowship is to support exceptional prospective graduate students who are engaged in coastal and marine research that furthers the goals of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Sea Grant (WHOISG) and Massachusetts…

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Fundamentals of Shellfish Farming

Fundamentals of Shellfish Farming Offered annually, this 10-week virtual interactive course will cover the basics of shellfish aquaculture with an emphasis on learning practical information. Students will be introduced to shellfish biology, hatchery & nursery production, field grow-out of oysters and clams, and safe shellfish handling and harvest practices. The course will also include materials…

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Calling Massachusetts Coastal Scientists!

Woods Hole Sea Grant’s call for proposals is out for our next funding cycle (February 1, 2024 –January 31, 2026).  Investigators at academic, research and educational institutions throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts are invited to submit proposals for two-year projects. Depending on availability of funds, approximately $1 million will be available to support 4-6 research…

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Woods Hole Sea Grant Biennial Request for Proposals

WHOI Sea Grant Biennial Request for Proposals Funding Cycle: February 1, 2026 –January 31, 2028 Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Sea Grant (WHOI Sea Grant) requests proposals for two-year projects from investigators at academic, research and educational institutions throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Funded projects will fill information gaps or provide innovative solutions to pressing coastal…

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O-STEAM-Powered Drifters

O-STEAM-Powered Drifters We’re tracking currents in Cape Cod Bay over the next year using drifters!  Starting this fall, we will release drifters once each season to collect real-world observations of the Cape Cod Bay circulation. How does the circulation pattern change during different seasons? How long will the instruments drift before eventually coming ashore? What…

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