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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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Post 8: Spring Release Summary

Unlike our winter and fall deployments, all of our drifters released during spring escaped Cape Cod Bay and are now in the greater Atlantic Ocean! Immediately after being released into the bay on May 11, the drifters built by Sofia and Ella/Viv (drifter 1 and 2) started to head northeast towards Race Point. The third…

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CoastSnap Program Expands to Mashpee

With its soft sand and warm water, South Cape Beach in Mashpee is a popular Cape Cod summer destination. But it’s more than just a great place to relax; year round, South Cape also serves as a barrier for marshes, ponds, and habitats. Monitoring this shoreline is fundamental to being able to protect it, and beach-goers can be part …

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A Strange and Fascinating Water World

The ocean is full of strange, fascinating, and sometimes surprising science. From its distinctive creatures to intricate ecosystems, here are some of the many things I learned in my 2025 O-STEAM fellowship that make the marine world so incredible.

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From Bike Shop to Bay: An intern’s journey into aquaculture

When Aydan Craveiro’s high school shop teacher sent an email about a job opportunity, he couldn’t have imagined where it would lead. The position — a shellfish aquaculture internship on Cape Cod — offered everything he was looking for: outdoor work, housing, and a chance to escape the basement of the bike shop where he’d…

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