Shellfish

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News & Insights

February 9, 2021

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.

September 10, 2020

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

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News Releases

September 14, 2021

Flipping the “genetic paradox of invasions”

July 7, 2021

Study Shows that Lobsters Can Detect Sound

February 18, 2020

Warming oceans are getting louder

January 22, 2018

Feeling the Heat in the NW Atlantic

April 12, 2016

Swarming Red Crabs Documented on Video

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WHOI in the News

June 14, 2021

Maine’s having a lobster boom. A bust may be coming.

September 28, 2020

‘The Blob’: Low-oxygen water killing lobsters, fish in Cape Cod Bay.

September 9, 2020

145 invasive European green crabs caught in Drayton Harbor

March 10, 2020

Snapping Shrimp Pump Up the Volume in Warmer Water

Shrimp May Make Ocean Louder in Warming Climate

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From Oceanus Magazine

March 19, 2019

Microplastics in the Ocean – Separating Fact from Fiction

WHOI scientists weigh in on the state of marine microplastics science.

March 5, 2019

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…

January 24, 2019

Do Microplastics in the Ocean Affect Scallops?

WHOI scientist Scott Gallager is making field observations and conducting lab experiments to explore the possible effects of microplastics in the ocean on marine organisms.

December 17, 2018