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Teacher Workshop: October, 29 2019-Coastal Wetlands
Carbon Cycling in Coastal Wetlands Presenters: Dr. Anne Giblin, Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) Senior Scientist – Rising Seas and the Fate of Coastal Salt Marshes Dr. Meagan Eagle Gonneea, U.S. Geological Survey Research Scientist – Blue Carbon in Our Backyard: Coastal Wetlands, Climate, Management, and Markets Date: October 2019 Lesson Plans…
Read MoreMay 3, 2019 Pollutants Workshop
Impacts of Human-derived Pollutants on the Coastal Environment Presenter: Dr. Chris Reddy, WHOI Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry Department – Using Discarded Shotgun Shells to Study the Fate of Plastics in the Environment Dr. John Stegeman, WHOI Biology Department – How Animals Deal with the Sea of Chemicals Date: May 2019 Lesson…
Read MoreRiver herring
River Herring This program is a collaboration between the NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center and WHOI Sea Grant. Background River herring (alewife or blueback herring) are migratory fish that range along the East Coast from Florida to Maine. They are diadromous fish meaning they spend part of their lives in saltwater and part of…
Read MoreShrink Wrap Recycling Program
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 -…
Read MoreResilient Communities and Economies
Resilient Communities and Economies 2024-2025 Projects Di Jin and Michael Weir of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution: To Insure or Not to Insure: How homeowners perceive flood risk 2022- 2024 Projects » Robert Chen, University of Massachusetts Boston; Lois Hetland, Massachusetts College of Design: Cedric Woods, Institute for New England Native American Studies: Traditional Ecological Art…
Read MoreSustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture
Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture 2026-2027 Projects » Jennifer Bowen, Department of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Northeastern University, and Wayne Castonguay, Northshore Regional Shellfish Program Supervisor, Division of Marine Fisheries: Keeping Clams Clean: Tracking microbial contamination of clam flats » Sarah Donelan, Biology Department, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth: Winter is Changing: Enhancing oyster overwintering practices » Brian…
Read MoreThe Swimming Behavior of Larval Oysters
Jeanette Wheeler (right) and WHOI Summer Student Fellow Elaine Luo used a turbulence tank to study the swimming behavior of oyster larvae. Photo by Tom Kleindinst, WHOI Oysters are a species of profound economic and ecological importance, as they represent a hundred million dollar per year aquaculture and fishing industry in the U.S. and are…
Read MoreFrom the Director
You may be surprised to learn that nearly 90 percent of the seafood we consume here in the United States comes from abroad, and most of these imports are farmed products. As such, Sea Grant and other federal programs are promoting research and outreach activities on aquaculture, which holds great promise for reducing this trade…
Read MoreCoastal Impacts Newsletter – Dec. 2020
Coastal Impacts Woods Hole Sea Grant Newsletter DECEMBER 2020 CONTENTS Letter from the Director WHSG Continues DEI Efforts with Recording of Virtual Seminar on Systematic Racism in America Women in STEM Panel Discussion, Part of Girls In Science Program, Available For Viewing Online New Extension Bulletin Available On Use of Discarded Christmas Trees New…
Read MoreStudy Provides Measurement of Nitrogen Removal by Local Shellfish
Towns along Cape Cod and the Islands are looking to shellfish not only as tasty culinary treats, but also for help cleaning up waters degraded by excess nitrogen in the region. While nitrogen is essential for all plants and animals, too much nitrogen in ponds and waterways—often caused by fertilizer runoff and septic tanks—can fuel…
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