HEALTHY COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS

MASSACHUSETTS COASTS

Local coastal ecosystems support a healthy range of recreational, commercial and subsistence activities. MIT Sea Grant helps local residents, natural resource managers and businesses protect and restore these habitats for continued ecosystem and public well-being.

MIT Sea Grant’s outreach efforts create opportunities for exchange of information among researchers, Marine Advisory staff, and our stakeholders to support ecosystem-based management. We also conduct innovative research to increase the efficiency and capabilities of industry to ensure long-term viability of coastal ecosystems.

COASTAL STRESSORS

Sea level rise
Coastal erosion
Alteration of habitats
Degradation of water quality
Acidification of ocean and coastal waters
Impacts to coastal resources and habitats

GOAL

Habitat, ecosystems and the services they provide are protected, enhanced and/or restored.

ACTION

Develop and share scientific understanding, decision-support tools, technologies and approaches to protect and restore ecosystems.

GOAL

Land, water, and living resources are managed by applying science, tools and services to sustain ecosystems.

ACTION

Support informed decision-making through a science- and management-driven framework that integrates monitoring, local knowledge, research, and modeling.

ACTION

Identify and promote case studies and strategies that enhance resilient ecosystems and watersheds in the context of changing conditions.