
On the Lookout for Non-Native Species: Investigating Manila Clams
Many marine non-native species can be found along the New England coast. Some introduced species, such as the common periwinkle snail and the European green crab, have been here for a long time. Others, such as the Asian shore crab, are…

Community Engaged Internships: Three Students Focus on Tree Mapping and Coastal Acidification
Community Engaged Internships (CEI) is a Sea Grant initiative that aims to broaden participation in marine and coastal professions by providing training and mentorship to the next generation of scientists, decision makers and citizens. The…

Sunday September 21: MIT Sea Grant at Cambridge Science Carnival
Join us on Sunday September 21 at the Kendall/MIT Open Space to celebrate our community together through STEAM. Cambridge Science Carnival is a gigantic yearly STEAM fair organized by the MIT Museum, with hundreds of activities, installations…

Data-Driven Modeling of 4D Ocean and Coastal Acidification in the Massachusetts and Cape Cod Bays
The ocean absorbs about a quarter of carbon dioxide emissions in the atmosphere. When this carbon dioxide dissolves in seawater, it results in ocean acidification, affecting many ocean species like corals, lobsters, and oysters that make…

Now Open: STREAM Awards Request for Proposals
MIT Sea Grant supports small coastal and marine related projects through STREAM Awards — Solutions Through Research, Education & Art in Massachusetts.
MIT Sea Grant is now accepting proposals for the STREAM Awards program, open to…

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 30…

Four Students Win 2025 Dean A. Horn Award for Undergraduate Study in Marine Research
MIT Sea Grant is happy to announce the winners of the 2025 Dean A. Horn Award for Undergraduate Study in Marine Research. For the first time, MIT Sea Grant has selected four MIT students to receive the award: Thao Do (Mechanical Engineering…

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 support…

May 3: Massachusetts Marine Educators Conference with MIT Sea Grant Workshop Exploring Non-Native Marine Species Movement
Species’ 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 + Registration…

Students Dive into Course S.201: Introduction to Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
March 14, 2025 (Anne Wilson, MIT MechE) — When Michael Benjamin, principal research scientist in the MIT Center for Ocean Engineering, arrived at MIT 25 years ago, only professors and postdoctoral students were allowed to touch the department’s…