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It's National Lobster Day! As their capstone product for 2.009 (Product Engineering Processes), a team of MIT students developed Band-it, a lobster bander that reduces repetitive strain injuries. The team tested Band-it with Tom's Bait & Tackle in Saugus: instagram.com/p/DBpjDl6tEey/
Happy National Lobster Day! 🦞The Northeast Sea Grant Consortium's American Lobster Initiative addresses critical knowledge gaps about the American lobster + its fishery, funding >39 research projects since 2019.
Explore resources here:
northeastseagrant.com/initia…
ALT A series of American Lobster one-pagers on topics from lobster reproduction and growth to gear and socioeconomics.
October 4th 12-4pm: Join MIT Sea Grant at @CambSciCarnival for an underwater robotics challenge with SeaPerch II + Sea Bridge. Then, visit our marine biology table to meet live coastal critters and learn about aquaculture + AI.
Learn more: cambridgesciencecarnival.org…
ALT Young learners navigate a SeaPerch II underwater robot in a tank at the Cambridge Science Carnival
Can a city’s seawall stand up to a blockbuster storm? Will a region’s power grid hold against record-breaking heat? An algorithm developed by a team including grad student Kai Chang + MIT Sea Grant Associate Director Prof Themis Sapsis aims to anticipate unprecedented scenarios.
A new algorithm learns to anticipate the unprecedented scenarios that critical infrastructure and global supply chains are least prepared for. The approach can be applied to weather events or in fields such as robotic navigation and financial markets. meche.mit.edu/news-media/gen…
Did you know squid can blush?🦑
MIT Sea Grant resident artist Keith Ellenbogen captured an intimate look at courtship + communication among longfin squid in a hidden spawning spectacle off Cape Cod.
Read the story: The secret love lives of longfin squid
news.mit.edu/2026/secret-lov…
ALT Two longfin squid, one large and one smaller, swim together underwater.
ALT A large mass of yellow egg cases with green fingerlike seaweed attached to the ocean floor.
ALT About 20 longfin inshore squid approach a large mass of egg cases on the ocean floor.
ALT A translucent longfin squid hatchling with brown spots with an egg case in the background.
Over the past 5 years, @SeaGrant specialists from 14 programs have collaborated to support the $70B US seafood industry, certifying 7,785 seafood professionals in FDA‑required training for seafood processors. Read more: seagrant.org/news/sea-grant-…
The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe summer program joined MIT Sea Grant for a SeaPerch II competition! Students grades 5-8 formed 8 teams to build SeaPerch II remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) and navigate through a series of rings underwater. #SeaGrantSTEMseagrant.mit.edu/2026/07/31/…
ALT Two students navigate a SeaPerch ROV in a tank with floating and submerged obstacles, while another student lifts an ROV out of the water.
ALT SeaPerch II ROVs in an underwater tank with a series of colored hoops.
ALT Two students build a SeaPerch II ROV in a makerspace workshop while one shows the peace sign.
ALT Two students build a SeaPerch II ROV at a makerspace desk.
@UMassD researchers received $250K from @MITSeaGrant to develop a faster way to track wastewater contaminating shellfish farms using micro underwater robots, helping protect public health and reduce unnecessary closures.
umassd.edu/news/2026/mit-sea…
MIT Sea Grant is hiring! The Manager, Research Administration, serves as the primary financial administrator, overseeing pre- and post-award activities + daily financial operations, manages accounts, prepares proposals, budgets + more.
Learn more + apply: careers.peopleclick.com/care…
Check out the WBUR story on findings from @UMassAmherst MIT Sea Grant + @CCSPtown
"Finding the species is only the beginning. Now we are working to understand its distribution, if these populations are expanding and how [they] interact with other species." wbur.org/news/2026/07/10/mas…
MIT Sea Grant is hiring a financial administrator! The Manager, Research Administration oversees pre- and post-award activities and daily financial operations, manages accounts, prepares proposals, budgets, and more. Learn more + apply: careers.peopleclick.com/care…
MIT Sea Grant will be at Sail250 this weekend! Boston is an official port of #Sail250, a global gathering of tall ships and military ships to celebrate the 250th Anniversary of the founding of the United States. Learn more: sailboston.com/
Reminder: Tomorrow July 9 from 6-9pm
Join us along with artists, Charles River Conservancy + @MysticMyRWA at @MITMuseum After Dark: Rivers event. Dive into the annual river herring migration via VR, help train AI tools to monitor fish, and more!
Register: hubs.la/Q04lgmK60
ALT Poster for MIT Museum After Dark: Rivers with river herring underwater
Published in Biological Invasions, researchers from @UMassAmherst, @MITSeaGrant + @CCSPtown document reproducing populations of Manila clam in Cape Cod + Boston Harbor, revealing a rare moment when an invasive species first takes hold in a new environment: seagrant.mit.edu/2026/07/07/…
ALT Aly Putnam and Carolina Bastidas hold a sieve on a rocky shore.
It's not too late to apply for funding from the Sea Grant American Lobster Initiative, supporting collaborative research projects that align with emerging lobster industry + management needs!
LOI deadline: July 3
Full Proposal deadline: August 28
More: northeastseagrant.com/initia…
ALT Lobster carrying eggs held in a gloved hand with text, Funding Alert for Lobster Industry and Scientists
Spend a summer night with MIT Sea Grant, the Charles River Conservancy, and other groups exploring local rivers + critters through art, science, tech + hands-on experiences at the @MITMuseum After Dark: Rivers
July 9th 6-9pm (18+)
Learn More + Register: hubs.la/Q04lgmK60
ALT A graphic with photo of tightly-packed river herring swim underwater, with text, MIT Museum After Dark: Rivers - Thursday, July 9, 6-9pm.
The Sea Grant American Lobster Initiative announced funding to support new collaborative research projects aligned with emerging lobster industry + management needs: northeastseagrant.com/initia…
LOI Deadline: July 3
Proposals Due: Aug 28
Drop-in Zoom Consultations: June 22 + June 30
ALT A graphic showing a larval lobster with text Funding Alert for Lobster Industry and Scientists
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: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
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: seagrant.mit.edu/2026/05/20/…