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From 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 MoreLesson 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 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 MoreCOVID-19 Resources
COVID 19 RESOURCES We are pleased to offer the following resources to assist our stakeholders, developed during the pandemic but still relevant to a great deal as we transition back to a “new normal.” Woods Hole Sea Grant staff are working a hybrid of remote and in-office schedules but as always are available to assist you…
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 MoreEnvironmental Literacy and Workforce Development
Environmental Literacy and Workforce Development 2022-2023 Projects Content Coming Soon 2020-2022 Projects Megan Winton, Atlantic White Shark Conservancy, and Greg Skomal, Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries: Development and testing of a near real-time white shark forecast system for Cape Cod, Massachusetts Marianne Long and Megan Winton, Atlantic White Shark Conservancy: Understanding the rewilding of Cape…
Read MoreStories in the Stone: Archaeology in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument
Monday, May 18, 2020, at 3 pm ET Malia Evans, NOAA’s Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument in Hilo, Hawai’i Take a journey to the most isolated archipelago in the world to learn how ancestral Hawaiians shared ecological and cultural observations and knowledge across time and space. This presentation and hands-on activity will explore the stones of…
Read MoreA Watershed-Scale Analysis of Nitrogen Loading from Cranberry Agriculture in the Weweantic Watershed of Southeastern Massachusetts
A Watershed-Scale Analysis of Nitrogen Loading from Cranberry Agriculture in the Weweantic Watershed of Southeastern Massachusetts Principal Investigator Christopher Neill, Woods Hole Research Center Co-Principal Investigators Casey Kennedy, USDA Rachel Jakuba, Buzzards Bay Coalition Summary Cranberry bogs make up an important part of the landscape and cultural heritage of southeastern Massachusetts. Accurate estimates of nutrient…
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