
A Carbon Tax for Shipping: Theory and (Possible) Practice
Please join us at MIT Sea Grant
Wednesday, November 20, 2019 from 1:30-2:30 pm
12 Emily Street (NW98), Cambridge, MA 02139
A tax on carbon emissions is widely perceived (by economists) as the most efficient way to reduce carbon…

MIT Sea Grant Joins Hundreds of Leaders and Scientists Focusing on the Future of the Gulf of Maine
Scientists, planners, and leaders – largely from New England and the Maritime Provinces (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island) have convened in Portland for the Gulf of Maine 2050 International Symposium November 4-8, 2019.…

Visiting artist Keith Ellenbogen presents “Space to Sea” images to the U.S. Senate Ocean Caucus
Original piece published by the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation here.
Underwater photographer Keith Ellenbogen visited Washington, D.C., to present a series of his visually compelling images from Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary,…

Our Blue Economy briefing at the MA State House

SHELL DAY 2019 | August 22 & 23
Join the first coastal acidification monitoring blitz in the Northeast! Over 50 organizations will simultaneously collect water samples across New England to provide a snapshot of seawater conditions affecting shellfish and other coastal…

Shellfish Aquaculture Webinar Series with the National Sea Grant Law Center

Acoustic Tagging and the Annual Herring Run

Sponsored by MIT Sea Grant, Cape Cod native will spend a year in D.C. as a John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellow
Cape Cod native Brianna Shaughnessy (UMass Boston) is among the 69 finalists in the 2020 class of the John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship Program. Sponsored by MIT Sea Grant, the PhD candidate in Environmental Biology stood out as a strong…

Coastal Ecologist Julie Simpson gives a talk on eelgrass to kick off the Copley Square Hotel Art Square Gallery’s first exhibit, Ocean Life
MIT Sea Grant Coastal Ecologist Julie Simpson gave a talk to kick off the Copley Square Hotel Art Square Gallery’s first exhibit, Ocean Life.
Artist Nedret Andre’s seagrass-inspired art opening was held on July 18 5-7pm. Ocean Life is…

Gulf of Maine 2050 International Symposium Open for Registration, Abstracts, and New Sponsors
Registration is open for the Gulf of Maine 2050 International Symposium Nov 4-8 in Portland, Maine. Join MIT Sea Grant's Carolina Bastidas, Judith Pederson, and over 30 organizations contributing to the development of a collaborative 30-year…