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Coconut Crab on a sandy beach. (Photo by Konrad Hughen, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
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WHOI working to address ocean acidification; protect region’s vital shellfish industry
A new report addresses the impacts of ocean acidification in Massachusetts and New England coastal waters on the region’s vital seafood industry.
Deciphering the Impacts of a Changing Ocean on Scallop Fisheries
WHOI biologist Rubao Ji and colleagues, along with scientists from NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service and UMass Dartmouth, study the spatial distribution patterns of the scallop catch to help determine the effects of a changing climate on the industry
News Releases
Flipping the “genetic paradox of invasions”
Study Shows that Lobsters Can Detect Sound
Warming oceans are getting louder
Feeling the Heat in the NW Atlantic
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WHOI in the News
Invasive crab population keeps booming in Washington
Maine’s having a lobster boom. A bust may be coming.
‘The Blob’: Low-oxygen water killing lobsters, fish in Cape Cod Bay.
145 invasive European green crabs caught in Drayton Harbor
Snapping Shrimp Pump Up the Volume in Warmer Water
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From Oceanus Magazine
Is underwater construction noise leaving scallops defenseless?
Sea scallops expend a lot of energy reacting to noisy pile drivers
Puzzling over a mollusk mystery
What’s causing a contagious cancer to spread among clams?
Invasive tunicates have shellfish farmers crying “foul”
As shellfish farmers struggle with invasive tunicate invasions, scientists are trying to gain insight into the thermal tolerances for these strange critters and determine where they might show up next
Microplastics in the Ocean – Separating Fact from Fiction
WHOI scientists weigh in on the state of marine microplastics science.
New Techniques Open Window into Anatomy of Mollusks
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) scientists are using advanced medical imaging techniques and diagnostic tools to reveal the internal structures of a wide range of marine animals. Most recently they…
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