Project Title: MBL Logan Science Journalism Program – water and biota sampling
Duration: May to June 2025
Funding Source: Marine Biological Laboratory
Lead Investigator / onsite-contact: Jim McClelland
Affiliation: MBL Ecosystems Center
Email: jmcclelland@mbl.edu
Project Description: Journalists participating in MBL’s Logan Science Journalism Program (SJP) will visit the Waquoit Bay system to learn field sampling techniques and collect material (water and biota) for lab analyses. The Logan SJP provides hands-on research experience to journalists seeking to enhance their understanding of the scientific process and improve their science-oriented reporting. The Waquoit Bay system is leveraged to teach/learn about causes and consequences of nutrient loading to estuaries as well as potential solutions to eutrophication.
