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Lesson Plans and Classroom Visits
Lesson Plans and Classroom Visits WHOI Sea Grant has developed a variety of classroom activities and lesson plans. The majority are within the COAST Program and all the classroom visits are based on COAST lessons. Visit the homepage for each lesson group to find out more. Coasts, Oceans, and Stewardship Program (COAST) WHOI Sea Grant…
Read MoreBoat Shrink Wrap Recycling Offered
This spring Woods Hole Sea Grant, in collaboration with the Cape Cod Cooperative Extension, AmeriCorps, and Covanta, is conducting a free shrink wrap recycling program. From April 16 through June 30 (while space lasts), boat owners can bring their bundled shrink wrap to one of three Cape Cod locations to be recycled. » Recycling locations…
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 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 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 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…
Read MoreBay State Aquaculture Projects Get Green Light from National Sea Grant Program
Two new grants to the Woods Hole Sea Grant program totaling more than $650,000 will support research aimed at expanding aquaculture production in Massachusetts. The projects won funding as part of a national strategic investment in aquaculture by the NOAA Sea Grant Program. “The United States is one of the world’s leading seafood consumers, yet…
Read MoreTeacher-at-Sea Alumni Connect with Woods Hole Sea Grant
For educators who want to teach young people about ocean science, the opportunity to work with world-renowned scientists and experience life at sea aboard a research vessel is a dream come true. The NOAA Teacher at Sea Program gives teachers that opportunity, sending select teachers on research expeditions that last anywhere from two weeks to…
Read MoreHarmful Phytoplankton Blooms in Buzzards Bay, MA
Harmful Phytoplankton Blooms in Buzzards Bay, MA Principal Investigator Jefferson Turner, University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth Summary The project will expand the 30-year data collection record ofphytoplankton abundance and community compositionin Buzzards Bay (Mass.). The extended program will focus on patterns of appearance and abundance of harmful phytoplankton species in relation to those of other phytoplankton…
Read MoreSource-Sink Dynamics and Habitat Modeling of Northern Sand Lance on Stellwagen Bank and Nantucket Shoals
Source-Sink Dynamics and Habitat Modeling of Northern Sand Lance on Stellwagen Bank and Nantucket Shoals Principal Investigator Joel Llopiz, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Co-Principal Investigators Rubao Ji, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Martha Hauff, Stonehill College Hannes Baumann, University of Connecticut Summary This team of biologists seeks to address the lack of knowledge on the ecological…
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