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MIT Sea Grant Announces Six Core RFP Funded Projects

MIT Sea Grant provides competitive funding opportunities for Massachusetts research scientists who seek to address marine issues in ways that benefit the state and region. Funding is provided through MIT Sea Grant’s competitive Core Request…
A graphic with a map of the Northeast US and icons for renewable energy and fishing communities, with the text, Fisheries and Offshore Wind - Advancing Actionable Social Science Research in the Northeast
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Northeast Funding Opportunity: Sea Grant and NOAA Fisheries Partner to Invest $1M

Sea Grant and NOAA Fisheries partner to invest $1 million to advance understanding of fishing community interactions with offshore wind development JANUARY 10, 2024 — The Northeast Sea Grant Consortium, in partnership with the National…
A collage of photographs including a lobster, whale tail, a group standing in water, dune grass, and students launching a Miniboat.
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New Cohort of STREAM Grant Projects Support Coastal Education and Community Science

MIT Sea Grant Announces 11 STREAM Projects Selected for Funding Now in its third year, the STREAM Grant program (Solutions Through Research, Education, and Art in Massachusetts) has awarded a total of 21 grants to a diversity of individuals…
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Protecting Coasts and Habitats with Architected Artificial Reefs

An estimated 133 million people live in coastal shoreline counties in the US, about 40% of the population (NOAA State of the Coast Report). Coastal communities, infrastructures, habitats, and species are increasingly vulnerable to storm impacts…
A map of the US Northeast used for mapping blue carbon
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Mapping Blue Carbon: New Report Highlights Coastal Ecosystem Benefits

>>EPA Report: “Blue Carbon Reservoirs from Maine to Long Island NY” Healthy coastal habitats are not only important for Massachusetts’ seafood industry and broader Blue Economy, but also play a critical role in a less visible…
Aerial view of offshore aquaculture cages
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October 25: Autonomous Robotic Systems in Aquaculture with Dr. Eleni Kelasidi

Wednesday, October 25 at 3:00pm ET MIT Sea Grant, 12 Emily St. Cambridge, MA (Hybrid) Register here to join by Zoom or in-person Abstract: Autonomous Robotic Systems in Aquaculture An increasing world population raises concerns…
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MIT Sea Grant Announces Eight Core RFP Funded Projects

MIT Sea Grant provides competitive funding opportunities for Massachusetts research scientists who seek to address marine issues in ways that benefit the state and region. Funding is provided through MIT Sea Grant’s competitive Core Request…
The 2023 NMFS-Sea Grant Fellows (Top L to R: Kaitlyn Malakoff, Sophia Rahnke, Max Grezlik; Anna Simeon; Bottom L to R: Katrina Zarrella, Zoe Rand, Annie Innes-Gold, Andrea Odell.
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Sea Grant and NOAA Fisheries Announce 2023 Joint Fellowship Program Awardees

August 3, 2023 (Brooke Carney, NSGO) >>Read the full Sea Grant announcement Sea Grant and NOAA Fisheries are pleased to announce the 2023 National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)-Sea Grant Joint Fellowship recipients. Seven population…
A lighthouse and sea birds on a Massachusetts coast. Photo by Sarah Guitart
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Now Accepting Applications: Massachusetts Sea Grant Graduate Research Fellowship

Woods Hole Sea Grant and MIT Sea Grant are pleased to jointly announce the Massachusetts Sea Grant Graduate Research Fellowship is open to new applicants. The purpose of this Fellowship is to support exceptional prospective graduate students…
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MIT Sea Grant Students Travel to Ireland for 2023 OCEANS Conference

Pictured: MIT at the OCEANS Conference! Top: Joice Himawan, Daniel Klahn, Sebastián-Monsalvo, Ansel Garcia-Langley, Adrienne Lai, Emma Rutherford, Arianna Ilvonen, Kevin Bennett, Drew Bennett; Bottom: Suparnamaaya Prasad, Fiona Gillespie,…