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Science Highlights |
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 The next generation fish finder
Applied Ocean Physics and Engineering
In 1996, Congress passed the Sustainable Fisheries Act, calling for direct action to stop or reverse the continued loss of habitats that fish need to spawn, breed, feed, or grow to maturity. |
 Boom
times for algae and science
Biology
The historic 2005 “red tide” of the harmful algae
Alexandrium fundyense was the most widespread and
intense in New England since 1972. |
 Climate
clues buried on the coast
Geology and Geophysics
The dunes along the Baltic Sea coast are telling a story.
It’s a tale of shifting winds, moving shorelines, and
buried fishing villages. |
 Snowball
Earth or Slushball Earth?
Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry
In the 1990s, an enigmatic series of rock formations, found
all over the world, led scientists to the provocative and
controversial Snowball Earth theory: Between 2.2 billion and
635 million years ago, Earth’s climate swung violently
between freeze and fry modes. |
 The
ultimate Arctic machine
Physical Oceanography
Arctic research is tough enough above the ice. Now WHOI scientists
have figured out a way to learn what’s under it.
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