We're tracking currents in Cape Cod Bay over the next year using drifters! Starting last fall, we released drifters once each season to collect real-world observations of the Cape Cod Bay circulation. Follow the drifters' journeys ➡️ https://seagrant.whoi.edu/o-steam-drifter-blog/
Cape Cod Towns Lead the Way on SLR Planning: With help from WHOI Sea Grant’s floodplain specialist, three Cape Cod towns are pioneering new approaches to coastal flooding... Read the full story in our winter newsletter ❄️ https://seagrant.whoi.edu/cape-cod-towns-lead-slr-planning/
Students of all genders welcome to apply for our O-STEAM Fellowship!
🔗https://seagrant.whoi.edu/k-12/o-steam/
🌊 Info Session NOW MARCH 5, 6-7 pm
🔬 App Deadline: March 20
🛶 Fellowship: Week 1 August 2-8, Week 2 August 9-15
If you like what we do, please take a minute to sign our letter to the MA congressional delegation to show strong support for Sea Grant. Your signature will help us continue our work building a sustainable economy, healthy environment, and resilient communities. 🌊https://forms.gle/CxJHJXAZ78jEw4dT6
Apply now for our O-STEAM Fellowship!
🔗https://seagrant.whoi.edu/k-12/o-steam/
🌊 Info Session: February 23, 6-7 pm
🔬 App Deadline: March 20
🛶 Fellowship: Week 1 August 2-8, Week 2 August 9-15
WHOI Sea Grant wishes you and your loved ones a joyous and happy holiday season!
Be on the lookout for *manila clams* and help track them through iNaturalist! These non-natives have been spotted on Massachusetts shorelines. https://f.mtr.cool/stdipbihqj
Did you know that oyster quality is often at its highest in November?! Nov was declared Massachusetts Aquaculture Month, as aquaculture contributes over $60 mil to the state's economy each year. Recipes, factsheets and more on oysters + clams: seagrant.whoi.edu/regional-topics/aquaculture-fisheries/
Save the date for our next Sip o' Science event: Dec 10!
Still have a pumpkin to carve? 🎃👻 Check out NOAA Education's sea-themed carving templates and other spooky science videos, activities, facts, and more at
WHOI Sea Grant educator Grace Simpkins helped develop this resource with educators in mind. Teachers Heather Goodwin and Jocelyn Chin ensured all content was aligned to the national education standards.
Find videos, graphics, interactives, factsheets, and more – all organized by topic, grade level, ocean literacy principles, or education standards, and use the bookmarking tool to create your own individualized units to best serve your classroom needs.
This #teachertuesday, check out WHOI's new Ocean Learning Hub, stocked full of ocean science content for curious minds! https://f.mtr.cool/pzqhzxdqbj @whoi.edu
Exciting science ahead! At this year’s 23rd Annual State of Wellfleet Harbor Conference (Nov 1 9am-1230pm), you’ll hear cutting‑edge presentations on a variety of topics! Register for this free event at massaudubon.org/whc
🗣️ JOIN OUR TEAM! 💪
WHOI Sea Grant and the Cape Cod Cooperative Extension are hiring a Coastal Resilience Specialist! Details at https://f.mtr.cool/ywqclrlyav
#job #jobapplication #hiring #work #openposition #jobopening #capecod
How might we supplement the observations Indigenous communities have been making of the environment over generations with robotic tools? Questions like this were the focus of a workshop for students from the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe held at @whoi.edu . https://f.mtr.cool/vonybaopcq
Sip o' Science returns October 29 with the first in a 3-part series on Cape Cod water quality issues! Grab a free ticket at https://f.mtr.cool/xzigkykzpe and we'll see you there! @whoi.edu
We're tracking currents in Cape Cod Bay over the next year using drifters and sharing their journey in a *NEW* BLOG! 🔗https://f.mtr.cool/vkhvqaqsch Starting next week through summer 2026, we will release four drifters to collect observations of Cape Cod Bay's circulation. @whoi.edu
Our Coastal Landscapes Exhibit Details:
Sunday Oct 19, 11:30am-1pm: Opening Reception
Tues Oct 21, 10am-4pm: Gallery Open, starting 5:30pm: "Science Party”
Fri Oct 24, 11am-1pm: Gallery Open
Sunday Oct 26, 11:30am-1pm: Gallery Open
Join WHOI Sea Grant for a "Science Party” Oct 21, at 5:30pm as part of Our Coastal Landscapes Art Exhibit at the First Congregational Church of Wareham! Explore interactive exhibits, meet local artists and scientists, and participate in creative activities. @whoi.edu
"Built Like a Tank, Lost to the Tide: How one Wellfleet house became a cautionary tale for coastal communities"
Read the full story in our August newsletter 🔗 https://f.mtr.cool/lxopdsdzna
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Could the loss of eelgrass contribute to the inability of winter flounder stocks to rebound?
Read the full article in our newsletter at https://f.mtr.cool/gqrqpqvvxq
PC: NOAA
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Learn more ➡️ https://f.mtr.cool/onenharfnf @whoi.edu @wcai-npr.bsky.social
"Many of us depend on our phones to be, well, more than phones. They are our computers, our maps, our calendars and our cameras. They can also be our gateway into citizen science." Cell photos snapped by the public help scientists track shoreline changes at different MA beaches.
“The Sea Grant programs in Massachusetts are essential to supporting coastal science and education, and to communicating to citizens information about coastal systems and processes.” ~ Educator
📸: Boats in East Falmouth, by Poonam Narotam
Our funded researchers often invite coastal communities to learn about their work. See what a team of @whoi.edu scientists and Cape Cod Commercial Fishermen's Alliance fishermen and leadership got up to during a day with middle schoolers!
#grwm for hurricane season! Be safe out there! For more resources, check out our webpage on hurricanes: https://f.mtr.cool/buyourcvjw @whoi.edu
O-STEAM took to the sea today on the Zephyr to learn oceanographic sampling techniques and turned to the lab to learn about dolphin vocalizations. Fellows analyzed spectrograms or graphs of sounds, to identify individuals in the Sarasota dolphin population. @whoi.edu
If you're in Woods Hole today, come say hi to our Coastal Resilience Specialist Shelly McComb at the Resilient Woods Hole Community Workshop!
4-7pm at the Community Hall (68 Water Street, Woods Hole)
This winter, our marine team ran experiments in two towns—Mashpee and Falmouth—to explore how well sugar kelp grows in shallow waters around Cape Cod, an ongoing collaboration with local shellfish departments and farmers. https://seagrant.whoi.edu/culturing-kelp-on-cape-cod/ @whoi.edu
