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2016 MVCC

Martha’s Vineyard Coastal Conference June 6, 2016 Harbor View Hotel, Edgartown, Mass. Keynote A Stormy Future? Robert Thompson, Boston WFO, NWS -Meteorologist-In-Charge Current Research at Katama/Chappaquiddick Storms, Tides, and Shifting Sands near Katama Inlet II Britt Raubenheimer, Steve Elgar and Peter Traykovski, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) Wasque –Now You See It; Now You Don’t…

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Lesson Plans and Classroom Visits

Lesson Plans and Classroom Visits Coasts, Oceans, and Stewardship Program (COAST) This program is a collaboration between the NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center and WHOI Sea Grant.   WHOI Sea Grant (WHOI SG) and the Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) in Woods Hole, MA developed a program to create educational materials relating to key marine and…

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Boat owners

Boaters Boat Shrink Wrap Program Marine shrink wrap is the plastic used by boat owners to protect their vessels over the winter.  Most boats use between 15 and 25 pounds of shrink wrap. This plastic is high quality and 100 percent recyclable, however, the majority of it ends up in the waste stream. As it…

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Coastal Managers

Coastal Managers Coastal Processes The Coastal Processes Extension agents provide technical assistance to the communities of Barnstable County on a variety of coastal land protection and management issues. This is accomplished through site visits, giving formal and informal presentations to regulatory, business, and community groups, and planning and conducting seminars, workshops, and meetings. The Coastal…

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Natural Resource Managers

Natural Resource Managers Our program assists town shellfish constables, river herring wardens, and other natural resource officers with problems concerning the management of coastal resources. Our focused research and extension activities contribute to the technical information required to help local natural resource managers manage the fisheries resources for continued sustainable production. Shellfish Officers Research and…

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Theme Booklet: Fisheries and Aquaculture

Theme Booklet: Fisheries and Aquaculture WHOI Sea Grant 4 pp., 2000 WHOI-G-00-004 Learn more of WHOI Sea Grant’s investment in fisheries and aquaculture which 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…

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Workshops for Educators

Workshops for Educators WHOI’s professional learning workshops for educators are a window into the rapidly-changing world of ocean research and engineering. The WHOI Sea Grant Office, WHOI Information Office, and WHOI Academic Programs Office offer professional development workshops for high school and middle school teachers, held twice a year on the WHOI campus. During the…

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Funded Projects by Research Focus Areas

Research Focus Areas Healthy Coastal Ecosystems Issues related to healthy coastal ecosystems on the coast of Massachusetts and in Northeastern U.S. are similar to those issues experienced in other areas of the U.S. coastline. Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture Woods Hole Sea Grant has identified the revitalization of our nation’s fisheries and sustainable aquaculture as priority…

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