The coastal waters of Buzzards Bay, which lies between the Massachusetts south coast and Cape Cod, offer a natural laboratory for the project’s three themes: sea-level rise and coastal flooding; coastal water quality and ocean acidification; and ocean climate warming and fisheries. The orientation and shape of Buzzards Bay, a relatively shallow, south-facing funnel shaped bay, makes the area one of the most vulnerable to hurricane-induced storm surge along the eastern U.S. seaboard. Further, Buzzards Bay is home to a vibrant commercial fishery, which feels the impacts of changing water quality and warmer temperatures. (Photo by Tom Kleindinst, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

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The coastal waters of Buzzards Bay, which lies between the Massachusetts south coast and Cape Cod, offer a natural laboratory for the project's three themes: sea-level rise and coastal flooding; coastal water quality and ocean acidification; and ocean climate warming and fisheries. The orientation and shape of Buzzards Bay, a relatively shallow, south-facing funnel shaped bay, makes the area one of the most vulnerable to hurricane-induced storm surge along the eastern U.S. seaboard. Further, Buzzards Bay is home to a vibrant commercial fishery, which feels the impacts of changing water quality and warmer temperatures. (Photo by Tom Kleindinst, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)