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<p class="MsoNormal">The 22<sup>nd</sup> annual "State of Wellfleet Harbor" conference will be held on November 2 from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. at the Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater.<br>
The purpose of the conference is to inform the residents of Wellfleet and surrounding towns about the research and monitoring projects that are taking place in Wellfleet Harbor, and to identify residents’ concerns and questions about the health of the Harbor
that can be used to guide future research.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Presentation include:</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Opening Up the Salt Marsh Restoration Toolbox at Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Status of eelgrass (Zostera marina) in Wellfleet<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Impacts of crabs eating Cape Cod salt marshes & vegetation-restoration techniques<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Herring River Restoration Project Update<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">From Belding to Black Custard and Blister Worms: A century of scientific research in Wellfleet Harbor<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Hole-y Shell! Investigation of boring sponge in Wellfleet oysters<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza: The View from Global to Local<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Posters on the topic of a new dolphin rescue center, an update on mud-blister worm infection in<br>
oysters, horseshoe crabs, a coastal oceanography afterschool program, and a summary of nekton<br>
populations in Duck Harbor.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal">Attendance is free; <b><a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.massaudubon.org%2Fprograms%2Fwellfleet-bay%2F93988-state-of-wellfleet-harbor-conference-2024&data=05%7C02%7Csemco%40whoi.edu%7Cec500a9c06264e0d221808dced406c74%7Cd44c5cc6d18c46cc8abd4fdf5b6e5944%7C0%7C0%7C638646108167725938%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=kgcyql%2FlAK77Z2Fkxbs826QWccrwPxuh%2FtfZ2J3eAow%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://www.massaudubon.org/programs/wellfleet-bay/93988-state-of-wellfleet-harbor-conference-2024" shash="PdfYbpdvjBO9DOMu/77uiNfWd7fd6UGNtnJVbSaeUqAlsqbFjl3KcRCeCcAPJqpBSxNa0dcyR4fA066tpps+iOPvn5PeMs601SjcpBG4wvKxAZELV6R9dAXpvCxqw2s7BsCbqYddI6XwUTfM2KoRIO31NWTn2rKGuQMQ7rjuYqc=">pre-registration</a><span style="font-weight:normal"> is encouraged, but not required.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In addition to WHOI Sea Grant, sponsors include: Mass Audubon, the Town of Wellfleet, Friends of Herring River, Barnstable County's Cape Cod Cooperative Extension, the Wellfleet Conservation Trust, and the Center for Coastal Studies.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">To download the full agenda go to : <a href="https://seagrant.whoi.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/WHC-Flyer-with-Presenters.pdf">
https://seagrant.whoi.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/WHC-Flyer-with-Presenters.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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