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Sunken Ships, Living Habitats: Removing marine debris from historic wrecks
WHOI biologist Kirstin Meyer-Kaiser studies the colonies that settle around shipwrecks, looking at changes to the colonies over time as well as changes to the ship, including the impacts of large fishing nets and other gear that become entangled in the wreck. This “marine debris” can destroy whole sections of a wreck, disrupting the habitat of colonizing animals.
Read MoreNew Shoreline Change Data Reveal Massachusetts is Eroding
New Shoreline Change Data Reveal Massachusetts is Eroding Helpful to educators and students. O’Connell, J.F. Marine Extension Bulletin, 4 pp., 2003 WHOI-G-03-001
Read MoreCape Cod Towns Lead the Way on Sea Level Rise Planning
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…
Read MoreTeacher Workshop November 2001
Teacher Workshop November 2001 “Engineering for an Extreme Environment: Open-Ocean Moorings” Mr. Rick Trask, WHOI, Applied Ocean Physics and Engineering Department In this talk Mr. Trask, a Sr. Research Engineer, posed the problem of establishing deep moorings for instrumentation in the open ocean, and led the participants through various solutions. With demonstrations and props he…
Read MoreTeaching the teachers about Sea-level Rise, Storms and Flooding
Woods Hole Sea Grant extension agents Greg Berman and Shannon Hulst teamed up with Education Specialist Grace Simpkins to share their knowledge and expertise with a group of educators at a day-long workshop in July. Looking at sea level data from the past and models of future conditions, Greg addressed how sea-level rise and storm…
Read MoreFrom 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…
Read MoreRhythmic Beach Cusp Formation: A Conceptual Synthesis
Rhythmic Beach Cusp Formation: A Conceptual Synthesis Seymour, R.J. and D.G. Aubrey Marine Geology, Vol. 65, pp. 289-302, 1985 WHOI-R-85-017
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