Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP) Closures: North Shore (Salisbury to Hull) and South Shore (Hull to Scituate) of Massachusetts

Red tide or paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) toxins affect human health. A PSP advisory has been issued for North Shore (Salisbury to Hull) and South Shore (Hull to Scituate) of Massachusetts.For up-to-date PSP advisories and other information,…

MIT Hosts Volvo Ocean Race Showcase of Inmarsat Technology Allowing High-Definition Video Transmission from Open Seas

Contacts: Andrea Cohen, MIT Sea Grant: E: alcohen@mit.edu ; T: 617 253-3461Josie Patterson, MIT Museum: E: josiep@mit.edu ; T: 617 253-4422CAMBRIDGE, Mass.¢On Wednesday, May 13th, at 6:00 p.m., MIT will host an evening symposium to showcase…

Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP) Closure: Blue Mussels in the Nauset System

Red tide or paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) toxins affect human health. The first PSP advisory has been issued for blue mussels in the Nauset Marsh System. For up-to-date information on this and other PSP advisories go to https://www.mass.gov/dfwele/dmf/marinefisheriesnotices/advisories.htm…

Lexington High School Wins 2009 Blue Lobster Bowl

Students from Lexington High School took home the first place prize at the 2009 Blue Lobster Bowl held at MIT on February 7, 2009. That team will head to the NOSB finals in Washington D.C. in late April to compete against 24 other regional winners…

Feb. 7 : The Blue Lobster Bowl at MIT

Top High School Students Compete in Blue Lobster Bowl at MITContacts: Jordan Lewis, MIT Center for Ocean Engineering: 617-324-3558; lewisjb@mit.edu Andrea Cohen, MIT Sea Grant: 617-253-3461; alcohen@mit.edu A hurricane can only sustain itself…

MIT Sea Grant’s Sea Perch Program Travels to Cyprus

In September 2008, MIT Sea Grant partnered with The Cyprus Institute: Energy, Environment and Water Research Center [ https://eewrc.cyi.ac.cy/?q=node/1 ] to lead Sea Perch workshops for 15 teachers and almost 100 Cypriot student. During two…

2008 MIT Sea Grant Lecture, October 15
20-Ton Canaries: The Great Whales of the North Atlantic

Cambridge, MA -- What can North Atlantic Whales tell us about our oceans and climate? How can science, law, government and policy help protect these endangered mammals?A two-day symposium co-hosted by the MIT Sea Grant College Program and the…

MIT Sea Grant Takes Sea Perch Program to Cyprus

This September, The MIT Sea Grant College Program is taking its innovative underwater robotics program known as Sea Perch on the road¤and across the sea¤to Cyprus. The educational program, initiated with the U.S. Office of Naval Research,…

Self-propelled Aquaculture Cage Debuts in Culebra

A boat towing a fish cage is business as usual on fish farms. But a cage towing a boat? That novel role reversal was on display recently in Culebra, Puerto Rico, as part of a project led by Cliff Goudey, director of MIT Sea Grant's Offshore…

Hover and Alm Chosen for Doherty Professorship

The MIT Sea Grant College Program has selected two recipients of the 2008 Doherty Professorship in Ocean Utilization. Franz Hover, assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, and Eric Alm, assistant professor in the Department…