Marine Policy Center
Miami-Dade’s sargassum problem isn’t going away — and neither are the costs
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution scientist Di Jin estimates losses in tourism and fishing in Florida due to sargassum at about $2.7 billion.
Read MoreNew study quantifies sargassum’s multi-million dollar impact to U.S. coastal economies
WHOI led the study’s economic modeling and analysis, examining impacts across three sectors central to coastal economies: tourism, recreation, and fisheries.
Read MoreNew Study Quantifies Sargassum’s Multi-Million Dollar Hit to US Coastal Economies
The study, conducted by a team of social scientists and economists from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and the University of Rhode Island, aimed to provide resource managers with clear, evidence-based economic data to help guide funding decisions and policy responses.
Read MoreCOP30 Ocean Pavilion wrap-up
André Corrêa do Lago, the President of COP30, addresses the closing plenary on the final day of negotiations in Belém. Photo by Antonio Scorza/COP30 No matter what anyone says about…
Read MoreThe case for preserving deep-sea biodiversity
WHOI biologist Annette Govindarajan offers her takeaways from the COP16 UN Convention on Biological Diversity in Colombia
Read MoreKarter Harmon
Walter Hutcheson
A new report on coastal resilience
New report released during NY Climate Week and upcoming UN General Assembly high-level plenary meeting on threats posed by sea level rise
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