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Sea Education Association (SEA) is a leading non-profit, independent educational institution focused on environmental studies and the world’s oceans.

• Founded 45 years ago (in 1971)
• Based in the oceanographic research community of Woods Hole, Massachusetts on Cape Cod
• One of six scientific research institutions in this vicinity
• Full-time faculty in oceanography, history, anthropology, public policy, and nautical science
• Dedicated to educating the next generation of ocean scholars, stewards, and leaders

SEA Semester is our flagship academic study abroad program.

• Transferable course credit through Boston University, our longstanding school of record
• Open to U.S. and international undergraduates of all majors
• Variety of semester and summer programs, each addressing a unique ocean-related theme
• Global destinations including the Caribbean, Europe, New Zealand, and Polynesia
• Nearly 8,000 alumni, spanning many career fields
• Field-based research by faculty and students across numerous disciplines. 
• Two U.S.-flagged tall ship sailing research vessels: the SSV Corwith Cramer in the Atlantic Ocean and the SSV Robert C. Seamans in the Pacific Ocean.

High Resolution Ship Photos

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Captions & Credit

In captions, ships should be identified as: “SSV Corwith Cramer, Sea Education Association, Woods Hole, MA” or “SSV Robert C. Seamans, Sea Education Association, Woods Hole, MA”

Please use the following photo credit: “Photo(s) courtesy of Sea Education Association | SEA Semester^® | www.sea.edu.”

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