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Andrew Rosenberg to advise U.S. President's council on environmental quality |
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New community supported fishery initiatives offer fresh and local seafood. |
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New website helps raise public awareness of water quality issues in Great Bay. |
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N. H. Fish and Lobster Festival draws a crowd! |
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The Center for Molecular and Comparative Endocrinology (CME) to host visiting scholar, Dr. Kwok-Shing “Marty” Wong, a Post-doctoral fellow from the Ocean Research Institute at the University of Tokyo. |
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On July 29, 2009, Noel Carlson received a "Statement of Support" award on behalf of the Coastal Marine Lab for their support of the National Guard and Reserves. On August 7, 2009 in appreciation of his support for the US Coast Guard, Noel was invited to participate in sailing aboard the US Coast Guard Cutter "Eagle", America's Tall Ship as it sailed into Portsmouth Harbor. |
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Marine Immersion is a class for incoming Freshmen held at the Shoals Marine Laboratory. Read about this program here. Many scholarships are available to UNH students - see one student's thank you letter here. |
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"The Rip Tide", Summer/Fall 2009 Edition, the e-newsletter of the New Hampshire Coastal Program, is available online here. |
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The Ocean Facility Program of the Naval Facilities Engineering Command,A Seminar by Philip Vitale, D.Sc., PE,
Deputy Director |
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Highlights from the Healy 0905 Arctic Cruise of August 6 - September 16, 2009Larry Mayer, Brian Calder, Nikki Kuenzel, Rachel Soraruf, and Will Fessenden will give brief accounts concerning the purpose of the cruise, the science that was conducted and the data collected, as well as descriptions of ship life and memorable events that occurred. |
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Coastal Response Research Center to host Workshop on “Response to Liquid Asphalt Releases in Aquatic Environments”.UNH participants in this workshop include: Nancy E. Kinner, David Gress, and Jo Sias Daniel (Civil Engineering); Tom Weber (CCOM); and Luke Douglas (UG’10). |
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2010 Ocean Sciences MeetingFebruary 22-26, 2010 |
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Maine Coastal Waters Conference 2009 - Climate, Energy, and our Coastal CommunitiesWednesday, October 28, 2009, 9am - 5pm |
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Two informal public discussion series coordinated by New Hampshire Sea Grant and Northeast Consortium are planned for October. Both discussion series will be held at the Urban Forestry Center, 45 Elwyn Road, Portsmouth, NH.More Info... October 28: Assessment of Social Impacts of Fisheries Management |
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Restoration CelebrationCommemoration of the removal of the Winnicut Dam and the launch of the new Partnership to Restore New Hampshire's Estuaries will be held October 15, 2009 from 2:00-3:30 at the Winnicut Dam on the Bayside Road in Greenland. |
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Gulf of Maine Symposium — Advancing Ecosystem Research for the Future of the GulfSponsored by the Regional Association for Research on the Gulf of Maine (RARGOM) October 4 through 9, 2009 in St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada |
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2009 State of the Estuaries ConferenceSponsored by the Piscataqua Region Estuaries Partnership |
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John A. Knauss Marine Policy FellowshipDeadline: February 19, 2010 |
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National Marine Fisheries Service — Sea Grant Joint Graduate Fellowship Program in Population Dynamics and Marine Resource EconomicsDeadline: January 15, 2010 |
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National Estuarine Research Reserve System Graduate Research FellowshipDeadline: November 2, 2009 |
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Research & Discover FellowshipsResearch & Discover Graduate Fellowships are available to college graduates with strong academic records and an interest in conducting advanced research in Earth, ocean and atmospheric sciences. Co-sponsored by NASA and EOS. |
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Coastal Response Research Center’s 2008 Annual ReportAvailable at http://www.crrc.unh.edu/annual_report_08.pdf |
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PREP Environmental Indicators ReportAvailable at http://prep.unh.edu/resources/pdf/environmental_indicators_report-prep-09.pdf |
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Protecting Water Resources and Managing Stormwater: A Bird's Eye View for New Hampshire Communities |
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Piscataqua Region Estuaries Partnership Releases their September 2009 NewsletterAvailable at http://www.nhep.unh.edu/get-involved/eu/eu/eu770909.htm |
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FY2010 Community-based Marine Debris Removal Project Grants |
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DES RFP: 2010 Watershed Restoration Grants for Impaired Waters; 2010 Watershed Assistance Grants for High Quality Waters |
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2010 National Sea Grant Law Center Grants Program |
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 The US Coast Guard Cutter "Eagle", America's Tall Ship as it sailed into Portsmouth Harbor. Photo courtesy of Noel Carlson. |
 Win Watson, assisted by undergraduates Casey Tobin and Jack VerPloeg, is setting up an experiment at JEL to record the daily biorhythms of Great Bay horseshoe crabs. |
 1-ton bags of oyster clutch are being loaded onto a barge at JEL as part of a NOAA funded Nature Conservancy project to restore oysters to the Great Bay estuary |
 Ray Grizzle and technician Krystin Ward at JEL preparing oyster shell for a oyster restoration project in Berrys Brook in Rye. |
 The "Downhomer" out of Eliot Maine, owned and operated by Bryan Soares, Captain of the R/V Gulf Challenger. |
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