A blue shark image in process with a nose-like body - an outtake of LOBSTgERā€™s generative AI learning. (AI-generated image: Keith Ellenbogen, Andreas Mentzelopoulos, and LOBSTgER)
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Merging AI and Underwater Photography to Reveal Hidden Ocean Worlds

The LOBSTgER research initiative at MIT Sea Grant explores how generative AI can expand scientific storytelling by building on field-based photographic data. Can you spot the real photo? One of these blue shark images was captured 30ā€¦
A map of the United States showing locations of all of the Sea Grant supporters who signed on to the letters to Congress
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Sea Grant Support: A Note from the Director

We are asking for your support urging Congress to maintain funding for Sea Grant. To date, over 600 individuals have signed on in support of our Massachusetts programs, MIT Sea Grant and WHOI Sea Grant. We greatly appreciate all of your supportā€¦
River herring migration beneath the surface (Photo: Keith Ellenbogen, MIT Sea Grant Visiting Artist)
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5 Questions: AI and River Herring Monitoring with MIT Sea Grant-Funded Researcher Zhongqi Chen, Woodwell Climate Research Center

MIT Sea Grant provides competitive funding opportunities through our Core Request For Proposals (RFP) open to Massachusetts research scientists who seek to address marine issues in ways that benefit the Commonwealth. We talked with fundedā€¦
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Space to Sea: The Gulf of Maineā€™s Ocean Wilderness on June 2

Join the Museum of Science and its Centers for Public Science Learning for the premiere of the short film Space to Sea: The Gulf of Maineā€™s Ocean Wilderness in the Mugar Omni Theater, featuring renowned conservation photographerĀ  andā€¦
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May 21 Webinar: Shellfish Training Showcase

Join the Aquaculture Information Exchange for a free Shellfish Training Showcase with shellfish educators across the US including Danny Badger from MIT Sea Grant + others from Auburn University, the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, andā€¦
MIT Sea Grant Geospatial Applications Developer Ben Bray's work: Argo Tracks + Sea Surface Temperature - North Atlantic Ocean
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April 24 Reception: Shifting Tides Exhibition at The Gallery at Atlantic Wharf

Join us for the April 24th reception of Shifting Tides, a group exhibition at The Gallery at Atlantic Wharf featuring environmentally-focused work by 13 artists, including MIT Sea Grant Geospatial Applications Developer Ben Bray. The selectedā€¦
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May 3: Massachusetts Marine Educators Conference with MIT Sea Grant Workshop Exploring Non-Native Marine Species Movement

Speciesā€™ Shifts in a Warming Ocean Massachusetts Marine Educators 49th Annual Meeting and Conference Saturday, May 3, 2025 | 8:30AM - 4:30PM Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) Quissett Campus Register here (Schedule + Registrationā€¦
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Aquaculture Internships for Massachusetts

A paid internship program training new workers for the aquaculture industry! The Massachusetts aquaculture industry is in search of reliable staff who are willing to learn. The Aquaculture Internships for Massachusetts (AIM) program willā€¦
Trees by the coast of Cape Cod. Photo: National Parks Service
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Apply by April 18: Coastal Forests Community Engaged Internship

The Community Engaged Internship (CEI) program is a federally funded initiative through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) that provides undergraduate students with paid summer internships with Sea Grant programs. MITā€¦
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April 8-9: Gulf of Maine Monitoring & ResearchĀ Symposium

MassBays, MIT Sea Grant, the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, and NERACOOS are very excited to announce registration for aĀ symposiumĀ to bring together people conducting research and monitoring efforts across theĀ GulfĀ ofĀ Maine. Gulfā€¦