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Theses from 2023

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Design of a Low-Cost Sensor to Ensure Integrity of Seaweed Aquaculture Operations, Eli Kurtz

Theses from 2022

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Plastic Pollution on Nantucket Island: Occurrence of Microplastics in Marine Seawater, Intertidal Sediments, and in Ecologically Important Organisms, Bay Scallops (Argopecten Irradians) and Gray Seals (Halichoerus Grypus), Shannon Marie Hogan

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Shallow Water Object Detection, Characterization, and Localization Through Reflectivity Backscatter from Phase-Measuring Sidescan Sonar, Bryan P. McCormack

Theses from 2021

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Characterizing the Relationship Between Species Richness and the Seasonal Phenomenon of Tropical Fish Dispersal in New England Waters, Michael E. O'Neill

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Augmenting Benthic Habitat Mapping with Low-Cost Imagery: An Application of the Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard (CMECS), Sean V. Terrill

Theses from 2020

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Toxicokinetics of Cyanide and its Metabolites, and Related Gene Expression in Marine Fish: Implications Towards Combating Cyanide Fishing Through Detection, John Alexander Bonanno

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Otolith Age Validation and Microchemical Investigation of the Northern Stock f Atlantic Black Sea Bass (Centropristis Striata), Elise R. Koob

Theses from 2019

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UAS-Based Quantification of Post-Storm Geomorphic Change to a Natural Beach-Dune System, Samantha J. McFarland

Theses from 2014

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Microbial Interactions With Cnidarians In Massachusetts Coastal Waters, Meaghan C. Daley

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Modeling Bacterial Water Quality with Networked Real-Time Sensors, Benjamen R. Wetherill