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2018 MVCC

Martha’s Vineyard Coastal Conference June 6, 2018 Harborview Hotel, Edgartown, Mass. Keynote A Perfect Storm: The Collision of Hurricanes, Climate Change and Coastal Population Growth Jeff Donnelly, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) Coastal Research Storm-induced Shoreline Changes on Martha’s Vineyard Steve Elgar and Britt Raubenheimer, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) Research on Migration and Burial…

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Video

The following videos are available in DVD by emailing seagrant@whoi.edu and via YouTube as we upload them. Oceans Alive 2008 “Whale Detection System Help Prevent Ship Strikes” featuring John Kemp, Mooring Operation & Engineering group, WHOI Oceans Alive 2007 DVD, 2007 WHOI-V-07-002 This DVD includes the presentations from the 2007 “Oceans Alive” lecture series. Presentations…

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Property Owners

Property Owners Technical Assistance Extension agents provides technical assistance to property owners on the following topics and issues: » Erosion control alternatives » Potential effects of various human activities on coastal landforms » Beach and dune restoration and stabilization techniques » Coastal landscaping » Coastal floodplains » Sea level rise » Storm surge » Flood…

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Funding & Fellowships

Research Funding Sea Grant provides a variety of funding opportunities based on its work in four focus areas: Healthy Coastal Ecosystems, Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture, Resilient Coastal Communities and Economies, and Environmental Literacy and Workforce Development. National Sea Grant funding opportunities also include National Strategic Investments, for example in aquaculture, and other special projects. Research…

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Coastal Conference Series Spotlights Nantucket

More than 100 people attended the second biennial Nantucket Coastal Conference at the Atheneum on June 26, 2019, to hear about the coastal issues that impact Nantucket and the approaches government, industry and non-profit organizations take in addressing them.  Fifth in a series of conferences that started in 2013 and alternate between Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket,…

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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…

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October 2020 Newsletter

  Coastal Impacts Woods Hole Sea Grant Newsletter OCTOBER 2020 CONTENTS Letter from the Director Woods Hole Funded Project Impacts Future of Iconic Industry in Southeastern Massachusetts WHSG Hosts Virtual “Teacher-in-Residence” Staff Assists on Crucial Model Floodplain Bylaw Update Getting To Know – Knauss Fellow Sean McNally Needs Assessment Survey Helps Program with Strategic Planning…

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August 2020 Coastal Impacts Newsletter

  Coastal Impacts Woods Hole Sea Grant Newsletter AUGUST 2020 CONTENTS WHSG Supports Seven Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Projects 12 Weeks, Thousands of Kids: How NOAA Live! Connected Students to Science at Home Woods Hole Sea Grant Sponsors Three for Knauss Fellowship Is There a Market for Shucked Oysters? Eat an Oyster, Support a Local…

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