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Bioacoustics

By David Gaylord | May 31, 2018

Bioacoustics This program is a collaboration between the NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center and Woods Hole Sea Grant. Background Light is very limited in the ocean habitat. Below the photic zone (the depth to which sunlight is able to penetrate) it is very dark. For marine mammals, however, this vast 3-dimensional world is far from dark. The…

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Teacher Workshop: May 4, 2018

By | May 11, 2018

Coral Reefs, Symbionts, and Climate Change   Presenter: Dr. Amy Apprill, WHOI Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry Department – Coral, Symbionts, and Ecosystem Health   Dr. Konrad Hughen, WHOI Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry Department – Coral Records of Environmental and Climate Change   Date: May 2018   Classroom activities   NOAA Lesson Plans Coral Cores: Ocean Timelines…

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Student Art Contest

By Stephanie Murphy | January 18, 2022

Woods Hole Sea Grant invites MA students in grades K-12 to participate in our Dune Sign Student Art Contest. We will use the artwork from the first place winners in grade divisions K-4, 5-8, and 9-12 on our signs at local Cape and Southeastern MA beaches to educate visitors about coastal dunes, their fragility, and…

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Coastal Impacts Newsletter – Dec. 2020

By Stephanie Murphy | April 15, 2021

  Coastal Impacts Woods Hole Sea Grant Newsletter DECEMBER 2020 CONTENTS Letter from the Director WHSG Continues DEI Efforts with Recording of Virtual Seminar on Systematic Racism in America Women in STEM Panel Discussion, Part of Girls In Science Program,  Available For Viewing Online New Extension Bulletin Available On Use of Discarded Christmas Trees New…

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Ellie Bors: A Year as a Sea Grant Knauss Fellow

By | June 26, 2018

Ellie Bors: A Year as a Sea Grant Knauss Fellow Ellie Bors, back row, far left, and other 2017 Knauss Fellows visited the State Department to learn about international relations. June 2018 — A year in D.C. as a Sea Grant Knauss Fellow can be a life-changing experience. The Sea Grant Knauss Fellowship is a…

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Dune Poster Student Art Contest

By Stephanie Murphy | April 12, 2022

See all the winning works Thanks to all the students who participated in our dune poster student art contest! We received so many creative works demonstrating the need to protect fragile dune ecosystems. Some of the winning art will be used on posters at beaches across Cape Cod and the islands.  

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Preserving Our Homelands Camp Comes to WHOI

By Stephanie Murphy | November 17, 2024

Most science educators will tell you, if you want to get kids excited about science, you have to actually do science. Last summer WHOI Sea Grant had the opportunity to participate in the annual “Preserving Our Homelands” (POH) camp, an interactive summer science camp for Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal middle schoolers. Through activities and outings, including visits…

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Teacher Workshop: December, 3 2021-Invasive Species

By Grace Simpkins | December 16, 2021

Marine Invaders: Green crabs and other local invasive species Presenters: Dr. Carolyn Tepolt, WHOI Biology Department – Invasive Species on Our Shores, Presentation Slides   Dan Martino, co-owner, Cottage City Oysters – Invasive Species in Aquaculture, Presentation Slides   Date:  December 2021   Lesson Plans and Classroom Activities NOAA Live! 4 Kids recorded webinars:  These…

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