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By | January 22, 2015

Interested in a career in the marine sciences? You won’t want to miss our web site Marine Science Careers: A Sea Grant Guide to Ocean Opportunities. The site offers profiles of people working in the marine sciences, and includes overviews of the fields of marine biology, oceanography, ocean engineering, a look at what the future…

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Technology Enables Better HAB Monitoring and Mapping

By | November 10, 2018

Technology Enables Better HAB Monitoring and Mapping The project’s sampling plan for the Nauset area of Cape Cod. Sept. 2018 — Nauset Marsh in Eastham, Mass. on Cape Cod serves as a “natural laboratory” for researchers working to better understand harmful algal blooms (HABs) or red tide. HABs in Nauset are caused by the phytoplankton…

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Citizen Science: Improving Water Quality in Waquoit Bay

By | November 10, 2018

Citizen Science: Improving Water Quality in Waquoit Bay By Dr. Nicole Millette Nicole Millette in the lab March 2018 – Nutrient pollution, particularly nitrogen, is a widespread problem in coastal waters, and a vexing issue for environmental managers as well as those living near these waters. As a Sea Grant-funded Postdoctoral Fellow in Marine Policy,…

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Cape Cod Towns Lead the Way on Sea Level Rise Planning

By Stephanie Murphy | February 25, 2026
Aerial shot of Cape Cod coastal homes

With help from WHOI Sea Grant’s floodplain specialist, three Cape Cod towns are pioneering new approaches to coastal flooding as sea level rise threatens to expand flood zones far beyond their current boundaries. Through a groundbreaking project in association with the Pleasant Bay Alliance, the towns of Orleans, Chatham, and Harwich are working to adopt…

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