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  • WHOI biologist Laela Sayigh attaches a suction-cup hydrophone to a dolphin in Sarasota Bay
    Healthy habitats and thriving wildlife | Marine Mammals

    Whistle! Chirp! Squeak! What does it mean?

    Avatar Alliance Foundation donation helps WHOI researcher decode dolphin communication

  • The Grossmans
    Unlock innovation | Ocean Life

    A gift for ocean research

    Boater and oceanography enthusiast Steven Grossman supports innovative WHOI projects with $10 million donation

  • Paul Salem
    Unlock innovation | Climate & Weather

    A new champion for ocean science

    Gift from WHOI’s board chair Paul Salem to jump-start ocean-based climate solutions

  • Sarah Johnson
    Drive discovery | Climate & Weather

    Critical support for ocean innovation

    Donation from Trustee Sarah Johnson supports innovative projects

  • Brian Halligan
    Drive discovery | Climate & Weather

    Propelling a new wave of ocean-climate solutions

    WHOI researchers get a boost from climate-tech fund Propeller

  • Jamie Austin
    Drive discovery | Seafloor & Below

    Coming full circle

    WHOI Trustee Jamie Austin’s endowed fund supports strategic goals

  • A pregnant woman in a pink dress lifts a female toddler in a pink dress while a man in a black coast and white pants smiles at them. They are on a sunny beach with buildings, mountains and the ocean in the background.
    Drive discovery | Climate & Weather

    The Power of Super Reefs

    Working with the governments and scientists of several Pacific Island nations, the project’s first goal is to limit the impacts of pollution and fishing by expanding these countries’ marine protected areas (MPAs).

  • Drive discovery | Climate & Weather

    An enduring legacy of impact in ocean and climate research

    The new Francis E. Fowler IV Center for Ocean and Climate—a flagship program of WHOI’s president—is designed to unlock the institution’s full potential as the world’s premier independent ocean research organization to address climate change

  • Twighlight Zone Graphic
    Drive discovery | Ocean Tech

    In the Ocean Twilight Zone, Life Remains a Mystery

    A New, Long-term Observation Network Could Help Reveal Its Secrets

  • Photo of Susan and Coleman Burke
    Drive discovery | Ocean Tech

    Gift enables new investments in ocean technologies

    A grant from the Coleman and Susan Burke Foundation has allowed WHOI to make crucial investments in remote technology that enhance research innovation at sea. New video monitors aboard the R/V Neil Armstrong will allow scientists and crew to video conference throughout the ship or with colleagues on shore.

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