MIT Sea Grant

A Federal-Institute partnership promoting the conservation and sustainable development of coastal and marine resources through research, education and outreach.

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Join the Boston Harbor Ecosystem Network and scientists from MIT Sea Grant + UMass Amherst/Stone Living Lab for a free field trip to help monitor the invasive manila clam!

Tuesday June 9 (Rain date July 7)
11am-1pm
Where: Calf Pasture/UMass Boston
RSVP: https://t.co/0G17nrGogF

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MIT students enrolled in 2.S01: Intro to Autonomous Underwater Vehicles tested their Sea Beaver AUVs in the Charles River! Supun Randeni + Captain Michael Sacarny from MIT Sea Grant’s AUV Lab run the hands-on lab instruction, along with Michael Benjamin: https://t.co/F3p6Bry2He

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TOMORROW: @MITMechE Showcase - MExpo 2026! (5/12 2:30-10pm, Building W34)

Live demos with MIT vehicle teams, 2.007 Robot Competition Finals + hands-on projects including Aquatic Engineering with MIT Sea Grant (2:30-5pm, ZCenter Pool). Free/Open to public: https://t.co/4A8PLUgV5C

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For almost 60 years, MIT Sea Grant has been proud to serve local Massachusetts communities! We could not do it without our congressional champions who support our federal funding. Many thanks to our Massachusetts Senators and Representatives.

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The @SeaGrant Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship matches grad students with paid fellowships in the legislative + executive branches of government focusing on ocean/coastal/Great Lakes resources + policies. https://t.co/4dPqstlDfH

Here are some tips to start your application today!

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Thinking of applying for the @SeaGrant Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship? Here are some tips to get started. You can also reference the 2027 Student Guide to Sea Grant Fellowships here: https://t.co/kW0TrdS8Ru

Apply through MIT Sea Grant or your state
Sea Grant program by June 3.

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Calling Massachusetts educators! Please take our 10-min survey, Teaching About Aquaculture. MIT Sea Grant aims to better understand the landscape of aquaculture education + communities and help guide the development of new aquaculture teaching resources: https://t.co/opcA4Vv1d8

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3 days left to nominate a student for MIT Sea Grant's Dean Horn Award for Undergraduate Study in Marine Research!

Students from all MIT depts are eligible. Faculty supervisors nominate students by letter, with student research reports.

Submit by May 7
https://t.co/Pzp0Qtow41

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An MIT team measured the Longfellow Bridge in "Kleins" (1 Klein = 0.858 Smoots). The expedition was in honor of Oliver R. Smoot, Jr. and the 85th birthday of Dr. Martin Klein ‘62, the father of side-scan sonar: https://t.co/x9MGG3sj1H
(Photos: Gerardo Berlanga Molina @MITMechE)

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MA now requires power boaters to have taken an approved boater education course. Get your certification at the MIT Sailing Pavilion May 3, 4 & 11 from 6-8:30pm with Capt. Mike Sacarny of MIT Sea Grant/US Coast Guard Auxiliary.

Open to the MIT community:
https://t.co/XyXm8qHg7o

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The Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship matches grad students with paid fellowships in the legislative + executive branches of government focusing on ocean/coastal/Great Lakes resources + policies.
Apply through MIT Sea Grant or your state @SeaGrant by June 3: https://t.co/FF5KgClLXq

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MIT Sea Grant is accepting nominations for the Dean Horn Award for Undergraduate Study in Marine Research, open to students from all MIT departments. Faculty supervisors nominate students by letter, with student research reports.

📨Submit by May 7, 2026! https://t.co/FtJ4No0DWJ

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Sea Grant has invested $9.4M in new aquaculture projects across 19 @SeaGrant programs. MIT Sea Grant's funded initiative, AquaCulture Shock, supports MIT student internships with partners in Norway, focusing on technology for farming Atlantic salmon.
More: https://t.co/HBED5MJ9W1

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MIT Sea Grant is hiring! The Research Program Administrator will play a central role in administering and implementing the operational and administrative functions that support the program's research initiatives, competitive funding, fellowships + more:
https://t.co/7edeaXjMbo

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Researchers from @WoodwellClimate, MIT Sea Grant, @MIT_CSAIL, @MITLL and Intuit published a paper in "Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation" exploring a new monitoring method using underwater video + computer vision to augment citizen science efforts: https://t.co/ti2fYXOOWy

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Every spring, Sea Grant programs travel to Washington, D.C. for Capitol Hill meetings with members of Congress. Here's @USRepKeating (2nd from left) with Matthew Charette + Abigail Archer from WHOI Sea Grant and Rob Vincent from MIT Sea Grant. We appreciate the continued support!

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MIT Sea Grant's Rob Vincent and Kevin Bennett worked with researchers from MassWildlife, @MassDMF, and @UWaterloo to show how river herring connect and support ecosystems, focusing on three MA ponds. The paper was published in @estuariescoasts.

Read more: https://t.co/OreNbwRlMW

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The Ask MIT Climate Podcast went into the field with MIT Sea Grant Coastal Ecologist Julie Simpson.

Coastal saltwater wetlands provide habitat, purify water + protect infrastructure. Their superpower is locking away massive amounts of planet-warming CO₂.
https://t.co/mcwthaokGe

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We extend our sincere condolences to the families, loved ones and fishing community in the wake of the tragic loss of seven on board the F/V Lily Jean off the coast of Gloucester. This loss is deeply felt across our coastal communities. https://t.co/yysXK60sE8

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Congrats to all Knauss finalists including Adanna Kalejaye (UMass Boston) + Damien Berube (Harvard) sponsored by MIT Sea Grant.

Sea Grant’s Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship places early-career professionals in legislative + executive branch offices in D.C. https://t.co/76mCFm4gdu