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The Gloucester Marine Station is one of five UMass Amherst faculty teams to be awarded $30k. The Large Scale Integrative Research (LIRA) award provides professional consultation on integrative teaming, budget planning and offers research development support for ideation toward large-scale research proposal development. 

The Gloucester Marine Station hosted their first AAUS scientific dive certification class this week, offering North Shore student researchers underwater safety skills to tackle ocean and coastal conservation and management challenges in New England and abroad.

“When we look at our beautiful coastline, like the one surrounding us now, we are reminded of how crucial it is to both protect and preserve this ecosystem, marine life, and the communities that rely upon it, like Gloucester, and the incredible research work of UMass Amherst.” - Sarah Stanton, Undersecretary of Economic Strategies in the Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development

With billions of people depending on seafood for protein, the shrinking body size of fish has big implications. 

Over 50 neighbors attended an informational webinar followed by over 30 minutes of question-and-answer. The UMass team shared an update on their research program and vision for updates to the 7-acre property in Hodgkins Cove.

Resilient updates to the UMass Amherst Gloucester Marine Station will offer immersive, hands-on opportunities for faculty, students and research partners. 

NOT BECAUSE OF THEIR GILLS, FINDS STUDY LED BY UMASS AMHERST