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Meet Our Summer Interns
Carolyn King is a senior at Bridgewater State University, who is studying psychology and is a participant in the Sea Grant Community Engaged Internship program. A first generation Cape Verdean-American, Carolyn has been busy researching connections between Cape Verdean and Cape Cod maritime culture this summer for a multi-media exhibit. Her work highlights Cape Verdean…
Read MoreEnjoying Oysters Safely in Massachusetts
Each year, millions of fresh raw oysters are consumed in Massachusetts, most of them in the warm summer months. During that time, aquaculturists in the Commonwealth take extra precautions to safeguard their harvests from the heat, include icing oysters at the time of harvest – a step that can double or triple the weight of…
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Read MoreWoods Hole Sea Grant Awards Funds to Six New Coastal Projects
The Woods Hole Sea Grant program has awarded researchers from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and other Massachusetts academic organizations funds for six new projects. The awards represent a total anticipated research investment of nearly $1.5 million over the next two years from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and other non-federal matching funds. “We are proud…
Read MoreWater Quality
Water Quality Good water quality is necessary for swimming, boating, fishing, shellfishing, aquaculture, and most of the other activities that bring people to the coast, as well as for healthy coastal habitats. Major water quality concerns are often related to climate-oriented changes in biophysical processes and land-based human activities including septic discharge and runoff from…
Read MoreRole of Sediment Resuspension in the Remobilization of Particulate-Phase Metals from Coastal Sediments
Role of Sediment Resuspension in the Remobilization of Particulate-Phase Metals from Coastal Sediments Kalnejais, L.H., W.R. Martin, R.P. Signell, and M.H. Bothner Environ. Sci. Technol., Vol. 41, pp. 2282-2288, 2007 WHOI-R-07-010
Read More1990-2000 Fisheries & Aquaculture Overview
Snapshot WHOI Sea Grant’s investment in fisheries and aquaculture has resulted in the development of better management practices and policies for shellfish harvest and shellfish aquaculture and better understanding of the life history and environmental requirements of commercially important species of fish and shellfish. Background In Massachusetts, the fishing and aquaculture industries are tightly entwined…
Read MoreCOAST Lesson Plans and Classroom Visits
Coasts, Oceans, and Stewardship Program (COAST) This program is a collaboration between the NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center and Woods Hole Sea Grant. The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Sea Grant (WHOISG) and the Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) in Woods Hole, MA developed a program to create educational materials relating to key marine and coastal…
Read MoreShrink Wrap Recycling Program
Boat Shrink Wrap Recycling Program KEEP CONTAMINATION OUT OF RECYCLING WHOI Sea Grant partners with Cape Cod Cooperative Extension and transfers stations at towns across the Cape to conduct an annual boat shrink wrap recycling program. Over the years the program has expanded from a single container in a WHOI parking lot to collection sites…
Read More2004-2006 Projects
Oil Undercover: Ecological Effects of a 30-year-old Oil Spill Since 1969, when the barge Florida, headed for the Cape Cod Canal, ran aground and spilled over 650,000 liters of No. 2 fuel oil on a pristine section of Cape Cod coastline, Woods Hole scientists have studied the salt marsh sediments for ecological effects and recovery.…
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