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A Watershed-Scale Analysis of Nitrogen Loading from Cranberry Agriculture in the Weweantic Watershed of Southeastern Massachusetts

A Watershed-Scale Analysis of Nitrogen Loading from Cranberry Agriculture in the Weweantic Watershed of Southeastern Massachusetts Principal Investigator Christopher Neill, Woods Hole Research Center Co-Principal Investigators Casey Kennedy, USDA Rachel Jakuba, Buzzards Bay Coalition Summary Cranberry bogs make up an important part of the landscape and cultural heritage of southeastern Massachusetts. Accurate estimates of nutrient…

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Citizen Science: Improving Water Quality in Waquoit Bay

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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Shark Research: The Rewilding of Cape Cod

A fatal shark attack in Wellfleet on Cape Cod in 2018 has heightened the focus on protecting beachgoers from sharks. While the means of doing that is a subject of intense debate, many proposed actions involved new technologies and the need for increased awareness of sharks in the environment. Three new research projects funded by…

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Shrink 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…

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Impacts of Relative Sea-level Rise on Evolution of Shallow Estuaries

Impacts of Relative Sea-level Rise on Evolution of Shallow Estuaries Freidrichs, C.T., D.G. Aubrey, and P.E. Speer In: Cheng, R.T. (ed.), Residual Currents and Long-term Transport. Coastal and Estuarine Studies, Springer-Verlag New York, Inc., Vol. 38, pp. 105-122, 1990 WHOI-R-90-015 This study investigated the potential impact of sea-level rise by utilizing both one-dimensional numerical modeling…

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Sea Grant 2019 Aquaculture Funding Opportunities

The National Sea Grant College Program (NSGCP) has announced three federal funding opportunities (FFOs) to advance U.S. aquaculture for FY2019. Two of the three require a Sea Grant partner in order to submit the proposal for funding consideration from the NSGCP.  The third FFO does not require a Sea Grant partner, however, WHSG is willing to…

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