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MIT Sea Grant Director Michael Triantafyllou speaking to a room of people.

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MIT Sea Grant and Town of Salisbury Discuss Protective Architected Reefs

MIT Sea Grant joined Senator Bruce Tarr, the Salisbury Town Selectboard, and other regulatory agencies and constituents for an MIT Architected Reef forum on October 8, 2024 at the Blue Ocean Music Hall in Salisbury Beach. MIT Sea Grant, in…

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2024 NMFS-Sea Grant Fellows

September 26, 2024 (Amara Davis - National Sea Grant Office) Sea Grant and NOAA Fisheries are excited to announce the 2024 National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)-Sea Grant Joint Fellowship recipients. This year, seven population…

Young engineer navigating SeaPerch underwater robotic

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Sept 29: Catch MIT Sea Grant + SeaPerch II at the Cambridge Science Festival

Underwater Robots and Ocean Science with MIT Sea Grant Meet SeaPerch II, a DIY underwater robot that can also take data on water quality! Stop by for interactive demonstrations of the sensors and grippers. Explore how climate change is affecting…

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Public Comments Sought for MIT Sea Grant Review

Deadline: October 11, 2024 MIT Sea Grant will be reviewed on October 22-24, 2024 by a team convened by the National Sea Grant College Program. The review will be conducted on campus at MIT Sea Grant and will consider all aspects of MIT…

An ocean aquaculture site with circular fish pens in Norway. Image credit: Tapani Hellman

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MIT Sea Grant Awarded Two Aquaculture Grants from NOAA Sea Grant

NOAA Sea Grant to invest $8.8 million to enhance aquaculture production, capacity and knowledge sharing August 13, 2024 – Hallee Meltzer, National Sea Grant Office To further support sustainable U.S. aquaculture, NOAA Sea Grant selected…

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New Marine Debris Visualization Interface

MIT Sea Grant has developed a new marine debris visualization interface with interactive tools for exploring the flow of debris from land to ocean. This new interface is a product of the project, "Massachusetts Marine Debris From Source…

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Four MIT Sea Grant Students Place in MIT MechE De Florez Award Competition

The MIT Mechanical Engineering De Florez Award Competition honors students demonstrating "Outstanding Ingenuity and Creative Judgment" in areas that utilize mechanical engineering knowledge or practice. Four MIT Sea Grant UROP (Undergraduate…

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Special Sea Grant Issue of Oceanography

A drawing of the artificial reef structures just off of a coast with houses.

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Artificial Reef Designed by MIT Engineers to Protect Marine Life, Reduce Storm Damage

The sustainable and cost-saving structure could dissipate more than 95 percent of incoming wave energy using a small fraction of the material normally needed. Jennifer Chu (MIT News) | March 26, 2024 >>Read the full story via…

An abstract image of a wave with technology patterns

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March 20: MIT Sea Grant Symposium with FY22 + FY23 Funded Researchers

Wednesday, March 20, 2024 from 12 - 4 PM ET (Virtual) Join MIT Sea Grant for a symposium on Wednesday, March 20th from 12-4PM. Hear from our FY2022 and FY2023 funded researchers focusing on water quality and ocean acidification, modeling…