MARINE ADVISORY SERVICES

WHAT WE DO

The Marine Advisory Services group works with Massachusetts communities on projects involving coastal habitats and the resources and services within their influence. We support sustainable management practices to safeguard coastal habitat resilience, and increase understanding of coastal systems, resource use, and societal impacts through collaborative research and outreach.

EXPLORE TOOLS & RESOURCES

WHO WE WORK WITH

Federal and state agencies
Cities, towns and municipalities
Non-governmental organizations
Citizens and communities
Educators, students and schools
Local fisheries

ECOSYSTEM HEALTH

Reduce coastal pollution, habitat loss, and coastal hazards
Prevent and track non-native species
Foster collaboration among regional scientists and managers
Develop citizen science programs

FISHING COMMUNITIES

Manage, support, and sustain active and productive fisheries
Provide safety training and other technical assistance for fishing communities, including managing space-use conflicts in the marine environment
Design and implement fishing policy social impact assessments

EDUCATION & OUTREACH

Bring the latest science and technology to students, professionals, and the general public
Create innovative and hands-on K-12 educational programs
Provide intensive summer programs and internships for high-schoolers
Increase ocean science literacy

HIGHLIGHTS | Marine Advisory Services

Graphic with a map of the U.S. Northeast, a wave, and three icons representing renewable energy, a fishing boat, and a community network. The text reads, "Ocean Renewable Energies; Advancing research for the co-existence of fishing and coastal communities; $1M+ competitive funding opportunity with unique partnership:" with logos for the Department of Energy EERE Office, Northeast Sea Grant, and NOAA Fisheries.

Environmental Literacy & Workforce Development, Funded Research, Healthy Coastal Ecosystems, Marine Advisory Services, Misc, News, Researchers, Resilient Communities & Economies, Social Science, Sustainable Fisheries & Aquaculture

Q&A SESSION APRIL 15 - Advancing Research for the Co-Existence of Fishing, Coastal Communities and Regional Ocean Renewable Energies

Sailboats on a dock at the MIT Sailing Pavilion with the Boston skyline in the background with the Charles River

Education & Training, Environmental Literacy & Workforce Development, News, Ocean Engineering & Education Lab, Researchers, Students

MIT Sea Grant is accepting nominations for the Dean A. Horn Award for Undergraduate Study in Marine Research through May 1, 2021

Graphic with a map of the U.S. Northeast, a wave, and three icons representing renewable energy, a fishing boat, and a community network. The text reads, "Ocean Renewable Energies; Advancing research for the co-existence of fishing and coastal communities; $1M+ competitive funding opportunity with unique partnership:" with logos for the Department of Energy EERE Office, Northeast Sea Grant, and NOAA Fisheries.

Environmental Literacy & Workforce Development, Funded Research, Healthy Coastal Ecosystems, Marine Advisory Services, Misc, News, Researchers, Resilient Communities & Economies, Social Science, Sustainable Fisheries & Aquaculture

Sea Grant, DOE, NOAA Fisheries partner to support research for the co-existence of ocean energy with Northeast fishing and coastal communities

Small Boats, Big Taste Haddock Chowder label design

Environmental Literacy & Workforce Development, Events, Healthy Coastal Ecosystems, Marine Advisory Services, Misc, News, Resilient Communities & Economies, Students, Sustainable Fisheries & Aquaculture

This Spring, MIT Undergrads Catch a Taste of Cape Cod Haddock Chowder

PROJECTS

Climate Change Adaptation Initiative: Participatory hazard mitigation using the Vulnerability and Consequence Adaptive Planning Scenario (VCAPS) process

MAS collaborators: Carolina Bastidas and Juliet Simpson
PI: Chrys Chryssostomidis · 2/2014 – 1/2018

Project number: 2014-R/RC-13

Coastal Community Development

MAS collaborator: Juliet Simpson

PI: Chrys Chryssostomidis · 2/2014 – 1/2018

Project number: 2014-A/A-41

Coastal Resources Focus Area

MAS collaborator: Robert Vincent

PI: Chrys Chryssostomidis · 2/2014 – 1/2018

Project number: 2014-A/A-5

Interdisciplinary Science Outreach

MAS collaborator: Juliet Simpson

PI: Chrys Chryssostomidis · 02/2014 – 01/2018

Project number: 2014-A/A-35

Measuring Acid/Base Chemistry in the Extrapallial Fluids of New England’s Commercially Important Mollusks to Explore their Differential Responses to Ocean Acidification

MAS collaborator: Carolina Bastidas

PI: Justin Ries · 2/2018 – 1/2022

Project number: 2018-R/RCM-53

Quantifying Acidification Levels in the US North East Coast via Machine Learning Tools

MAS collaborator: Carolina Bastidas

PI: Themistoklis Sapsis · 2/2019 – 1/2021

Project number: 2019-R/RCM-61

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Robert Vincent

Juliet Simpson's staff photo — Juliet Simpson
Coastal Ecologist

Carolina Bastidas' staff photo — Carolina Bastidas
Research Scientist

Danny Badger

Marine Extension Specilaist

Lily Keyes

Communications Lead