Marine Policy
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 MoreWeek One at COP30: Ocean voices rise in Belém
This year marks the fourth appearance of the Ocean Pavilion in the Blue Zone of a UN Climate Conference of the Parties. (Photo courtesy of the Ocean Pavilion) by Ken…
Read MoreThe Ocean Pavilion returns to international climate conference
Leading science institutions and partners highlight ocean–forest interconnection and the ocean’s role in global climate solutions at COP30
Read MoreBrennan Fravert
Kendall Arnold
For developing countries, seafood imports are a nutritional bargain
Developing countries pay less for the nutrition in seafood imports than developed countries
Read MoreA Look Back at the UN Ocean Conference
WHOI President & Director Peter de Menocal (second from left) addresses the first Ocean Action Panel to open the UN Ocean Conference in Nice, France. (Photo by Ken Kostel, ©Woods…
Read MoreWHOI presents Centennial Medal to His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco
Award takes place at United Nations Ocean Conference, underscoring the need for global action in the protection of our oceans
Read MoreWoods Hole Oceanographic Institution partners with Massachusetts Clean Energy Center to bolster state’s Blue Economy
Woods Hole is stop on state-wide climate innovation road show
Read MoreNew study highlights the correlation between live corals and fishing yields
Research led by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution predicts lower fishing yields as corals struggle to survive
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 MoreOcean leaders renew focus on the sea ahead of UN summit
WHOI and partners pen Baku Declaration, emphasizing the need for ocean observatories to meet climate and biodiversity goals at COP29
Read MoreThe Ocean Pavilion Returns to International Climate Conference for a Third Year
Leading science institutions and partners will make the case for greater inclusion of the ocean at COP29
Read MoreA 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
Read MoreJack Lundgren
Akanksha Basil
An economist’s quest to “reel in” illegal fishing
WHOI’s Yaqin Liu explains the challenges and opportunities of safeguarding global fisheries
Read MoreAs illegal fishing rages on, is there any hope on the horizon?
WHOI economist Yaqin Liu weighs in on the scourge of illegal fishing and what can be done to catch offenders
Read MoreStudy Estimates Economic Impacts of Harmful Algal Blooms on Razor Clam–dependent Community
A NOAA-funded study found harmful algal bloom closures of Washington’s razor clam fisheries can significantly impact coastal tourism and local businesses. The research also highlights how NOAA’s harmful algal bloom forecasting system helps communities reduce economic impacts through earlier warnings and adaptive planning.
Read MoreMeasuring the great migration
A bioacoustic mooring will use sound to help estimate life migrating in the ocean’s twilight zone as part of a new long-term observation network in the Atlantic
Read MoreU.S Naval Academy (USNA) vessels dock at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI)
Woods Hole, WHOI campus now a stop on the USNA summer sailing team’s route On Friday, July 15, five USNA sailing vessels carrying a total of 50 U.S. Navy personnel…
Read MoreA Rusting Oil Tanker Off the Coast of Yemen Is an Environmental Catastrophe Waiting to Happen. Can Anyone Prevent It?
Viviane Menezes, a marine scientist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute in Massachusetts, has described the Red Sea as being like a “big lagoon” with “everything connected.” An oil spill…
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