Call for Pre-Proposals
Woods Hole Sea Grant is accepting pre-proposals for its 2010-2012 funding cycle. In keeping with the strategic plans of the National Sea Grant College Program and the Woods Hole Sea Grant program, the theme areas for 2010-2012 are: Fisheries and Aquaculture, Environmental Technologies (marine biotechnology, remediation technologies, and remote technologies), and Estuarine and Coastal Processes (coastal erosion, sustainable landforms, water quality, and sediment quality). However, pre-proposals representing other areas will be considered. The Northeast Sea Grant programs are also issuing a special call for regional proposals directed at the Gulf of Maine science plan.

Interested individuals are encouraged to attend Sea Grant's Open Meeting on February 11 at 2:00 p.m. in WHOI's Redfield Auditorium, 45 Water Street, Woods Hole.

To view the full Request for Pre-Proposals, which includes deadline
(March 2) and content requirements, click here or contact Sea Grant at (508) 289-2398 or seagrant@whoi.edu

Career Information
Interested in a career in the marine sciences? You won't want to miss our web site Marine Science Careers: A Sea Grant Guide to Ocean Opportunities. The site offers profiles of people working in the marine sciences, and includes overviews of the fields of marine biology, oceanography, ocean engineering, a look at what the future is likely to hold for careers in these fields, links to a wide range of additional resources, information on salaries, frequently asked questions, and more. Be sure to set a bookmark to www.marinecareers.net today!

Discover Adventure at the Beach!
Beachcomber's Companion is the easy-to-use guide to common Atlantic coast marine invertebrates. Each set includes 50 colorful marine invertebrate identification cards, a mesh collecting bag, a species checklist with erasable marking pencil, and a handy clip for your beach bag. Click here to order a set!

And be sure to visit our companion website, www.beachcomberscompanion.net, to go virtual beachcombing, send a friend an e-postcard, and more!

Hot Off the Press
The latest issue of Two if by Sea, the newsletter produced by the Woods Hole and MIT Sea Grant programs, is now available! Feature articles explain how the Nauset Marsh system may reveal answers to harmful algal bloom questions, explore self-propelled cages that hold promise for fish farming, and look at disappearing salt marshes. For a copy of the latest issue or a complimentary subscription to Two if by Sea, e-mail seagrant@whoi.edu. Abbreviated versions of the newsletters are also available on the web - click here.

Northeast Sea Grant Fisheries
Because a regional approach is important when addressing a regional resource, the Northeast Sea Grant Fisheries Extension programs work cooperatively as well as independently on fisheries management issues, including bycatch reduction, licensing, habitat, and stock assessment. Click here to learn more.

Coastal Training Opportunities
The Massachusetts Coastal Training Program (CTP) provides support, training, and information to communities so they can better manage the coastal resources so vital to their economies and way of life. The program gives decision makers information, tools, and skills to improve decisions that affect the health of the state's coastal areas including the North Shore, Boston Area, South Shore, Buzzards Bay, and the Cape & Islands. For more information and the current schedule, click here

Listserve Postings
The SEMCO (Southeastern Massachusetts Coastal Outreach) listserve was created to help enhance the communication of coastal outreach organizations in southeastern Massachusetts. The listserve provides an easy way of communicating your announcements, needs, and resources in one easy step. To sign up and for information on posting messages, click here.

Northeast Regional Web Site
The web site of the Northeast Sea Grant programs serves as a portal to the individual program sites and includes links to other sites of interest to the region -- click here.