🦪 Shucking an oyster can be intimidating. But with the right tools and a bit of instruction, you can master it! Let WHOI Sea Grant's marine team show you how – and explore some recipes for said oysters. Happy #nationaloysterday! https://f.mtr.cool/zkacpluwuq  @whoi.edu

How to Shuck an Oyster

Shucking an oyster can be intimidating. But with the right tools and a bit of instruction, you can master it! Let WHOI Sea Grant's marine team shows you how.

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Seven leading aquariums from across the U.S. are collaborating with researchers to tackle one of marine biology's greatest challenges: successfully breeding and raising marine fish species, many of which have never before been cultivated in human care. (1/2)

🛥️ ♻️ Learn how to make a "plastic burrito" with your boat shrink wrap with this news clip from Chatham! https://vimeo.com/1192678216?fl=pl&fe=sh

The 2026 Fundamentals of Shellfish Farming class graduated 28 people this year! The economic incentive to enter the aquaculture industry brings a steady influx of inquiries to WHOI Sea Grant for technical and permitting (1/2)

“Shipwrecks are hotspots of biodiversity, providing habitats for many different species of marine animals,” said Kirstin Meyer-Kaiser, a biologist at WHOI. “Lost or abandoned “ghost” gear can devastate the biological community living on (1/3)

The Eastern oyster supports a $30 million annual aquaculture industry in Massachusetts while also providing shoreline protection, improving water quality, and enhancing coastal ecosystems. Town shellfish managers and restoration groups have noted that increasing oyster settlement rates (🧵1/3)

We've been tracking currents in Cape Cod Bay over the last year using drifters! Starting last fall, we released drifters once each season to collect real-world observations of the Cape Cod Bay circulation. The drifters were built in August 2025 in collaboration

In New England, oysters are often grown for at least two summers, requiring maintenance during at least one winter. To cope with winter’s challenges (extreme temperatures, storms, and ice), growers employ different strategies to protect their gear and oysters, (🧵1/3)

🛥️ ♻️ "From boat coat to nurdles" : Our shrink wrap recycling program was featured on NBC Boston! Tune into the short segment to learn how you can keep #CapeCod clean, one #boat at a time. #plastic #recycling https://tinyurl.com/bdzepvb4

Share a photo/video of your favorite beach for #ocean month! We'll start :)  Location: Mashpee, #capecod PC: Poonam Narotam  #worldoceansday #oceanmonthnoaa @whoi.edu

🦞 FUNDING ALERT for the lobster industry & scientists! The Sea Grant American Lobster Initiative is funding collaborative research on ecological, regulatory & socio-economic challenges in the American lobster fishery. 🗓️ LOI: July 3 | Full proposals: Aug 28 1/3

Do you work with lobster? Have a research question?! This call is for YOU! Details below. ⬇️

Maine Sea Grant@maineseagrant.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Get hep with your proposal: 🦞 Info Webinar: June 16, 12 PM 🦞 Drop-in Zoom Consultations: June 22 at 3 PM & June 30 at 10 AM Full RFP, application links & examples of funded projects: northeastseagrant.com/initiatives/american-lobster-initiative

Overwintering strategies for aquaculture are becoming more important than ever! 🦪

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution@whoi.edu · 3mo ago

Why did oysters struggle to survive last winter's deep freeze? With New England shellfish farmers losing up to 50% of their yields, @seagrant.whoi.edu experts say it may be time to explore new techniques. 📲Get the full story from @bostonglobe.com: go.whoi.edu/bg-oyster

🛥️ ♻️ Partnering with the Cape Cod Cooperative Extension, five Cape Cod towns, and Cavossa, we recycled 60.59 tons of plastic shrink wrap last year – 15 adult elephants depending on the species! Unwrap that #boat and #recycle that #plastic! Details, locations, and tips at seagrant.whoi.edu/shrinkwrap

🚨💰 Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship apps due to WHOISG June 3, 5pm EST!  Hear from past fellow Jori Barley! https://seagrant.whoi.edu/knauss-jori-barley/ @whoi.edu  #motivationmonday #policy #sciencepolicy #fellowship

Q&A with Knauss Fellow Jori Barley - WHOI Sea Grant

A graduate of UMass Amherst, Jori Barley is a 2024 Knauss Fellow in the NOAA Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR). One of NOAA Sea Grant's most high-profile fellowship, the John A. Knauss Fellowship provides a one-year, paid experience for highly-qualified early career professionals to work on issues related…

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EDUCATORS! 📚 June 5 is our next workshop, a window into the rapidly-changing world of ocean research and engineering. Earn credits, get content that meets Next Gen Science Standards, and tour WHOI's facilities. Register now! https://seagrant.whoi.edu/k-12/workshops-for-educators/

🛥️ ♻️ Let’s keep #CapeCod clean, one boat at a time. Unwrap that #boat and #recycle that plastic!  Get full details, locations, and tips at seagrant.whoi.edu/shrinkwrap

🚨💰 Thinking of applying to the Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship? Hear from one of our past fellows, Lina Taenzer! #motivationmonday https://seagrant.whoi.edu/knauss-fellow-profile-lina-taenzer/ Apps due to WHOISG June 3, 5pm EST @whoi.edu

Q&A with Knauss Fellow Lina Taenzer - WHOI Sea Grant

WHOI Sea Grant recently caught up with 2025 Knauss Fellow Lina Taenzer for a short interview.  Dive into the Q&A to hear about her life in D.C. and her experiences at NOAA’s Global Ocean Monitoring and Observation office. 

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NEXT EDUCATOR WORKSHOP IS A MONTH OUT! 📚 June 5, join us for a window into the rapidly-changing world of ocean research and engineering. Earn credits, get content that meets Next Gen Science Standards, and tour WHOI's facilities. Register! https://seagrant.whoi.edu/k-12/workshops-for-educators/

🛥️ ♻️ Looking for ways to be an environmental steward this #citizenscience month? As you prep for boating season... unwrap that #boat and #recycle that plastic! Details, locations, and tips at seagrant.whoi.edu/shrinkwrap #capecod

🚨💰 Apply now to the Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship! If you're considering, hear from one of our past fellows, Katie Sperry. https://seagrant.whoi.edu/knauss-fellow-profile-katie-sperry/ Apps due to WHOISG June 3, 5pm EST  #policy #sciencepolicy #fellowship @whoi.edu

Knauss Fellow Profile: Katie Sperry - WHOI Sea Grant

Hometown: Northampton, Massachusetts Area of research focus/interest: Restoration ecology of coastal habitats What are you doing during your Knauss Fellowship? I'm placed in NOAA Fisheries' Office of Habitat Conservation's Restoration Center (RC) for my Knauss Fellowship. Here, I get to see how ecosystem restoration is coordinated and funded at a…

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Fried clam shacks are iconic to Massachusetts' working waterfronts, and the soft-shell clam is amongst the state’s top 10 fisheries – valued in 2019 at $6.5 million. Plum Island Sound’s typical harvest of soft-shelled clams was more than halved in 2023, (1/4) 📸 David Kimbro / Northeastern University

🚨💰Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship applications due to WHOISG June 3, 5pm EST https://seagrant.whoi.edu/fellowship-opportunities/  #policy #fellowship #sciencepolicy @whoi.edu

🛥️ ♻️ Spring is springing...which means it's nearly boating season! Unwrap those bad boys and #recycle that plastic!  See locations and hours https://seagrant.whoi.edu/shrinkwrap #boat #capecod

Black sea bass are moving up the U.S. East Coast, evidenced by increased landings in Massachusetts over the last decade. Changing ocean conditions are likely to encourage black sea bass fisheries to grow in the Gulf of Maine.  (1/4) 📸 Photo by Micah Dean / Mass. DMF

🚨💰 Meet our 2026 Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship Fellows!  This could be YOU - applications for 2027 are now open. Apps due to WHOISG June 3, 5pm EST https://seagrant.whoi.edu/meet-our-2026-knauss-fellows/ @whoi.edu

Meet Our 2026 Knauss Fellows - WHOI Sea Grant

The National Sea Grant Office has selected 49 finalists from 26 Sea Grant programs across 26 states for the 2026 Sea Grant Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship program. WHOI Sea Grant has three finalists among this year's cohort: Shari Rohret, Nicole Vandale, and Nadège Aoki. Sea Grant's Knauss Fellowship places early-career…

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CALLING EDUCATORS! 📚 June 5 is our next educator workshop, a window into the rapidly-changing world of ocean research and engineering. Earn credits, get content that meets Next Gen Science Standards, and tour WHOI's facilities. Register! https://seagrant.whoi.edu/k-12/workshops-for-educators/

Ever look out at the water and wonder just how big the waves really are? Thanks to a collab with Town of Chatham’s Department of Natural Resources Harbormaster Division and the Cape Cod Cooperative Extension, you can find out in real-time. (1/2)

We're excited to announce the 4 research projects selected for funding from 2026-2027! Read all about them: https://seagrant.whoi.edu/coastal-research-funding-2026-2027/ @whoi.edu @noaa.gov

Experience a powerful student showcase from Our Sisters’ School tonight at the New Bedford Whaling Museum! Students present at 5pm, reception at 6pm. @whoi.edu  

AHA! Night Project Planet - Coastal Ecology - New Bedford Whaling Museum

UMass Dartmouth Ecology students present their capstone projects on the biggest emerging issues expected to impact marine and coastal biodiversity conservation in the near future.

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