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# Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution: OUR OCEAN. OUR PLANET. OUR FUTURE.®

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## Posts
- [Mascarene High Variability Shapes the Demography of a Wind-Reliant Marine Top Predator](https://www.whoi.edu/mascarene-high-variability-shapes-the-demography-of-a-wind-reliant-marine-top-predator/): Sun, R., Rouby, E., Barbraud, C., Weimerskirch, H., Delord, K., Krumhardt, K., Ventura, F., Ummenhofer, C. C., & Jenouvrier, S. (2026). Mascarene High Variability Shapes the Demography of a Wind-Reliant Marine Top Predator. Geophysical Research Letters, 53(11), e2026GL122317. https://doi.org/10.1029/2026GL122317
- [PO Department features prominently in 2026 Woods Hole Sea Grant Educator workshop, Fishing for Data: Real world applications for oceanographic observations](https://www.whoi.edu/po-department-features-prominently-in-2026-woods-hole-sea-grant-educator-workshop-fishing-for-data-real-world-applications-for-oceanographic-observations/): by Caroline Ummenhofer
- [MIT/WHOI Joint Program Student Cruise to the Shelf Break Aboard the R/V Neil Armstrong](https://www.whoi.edu/mit-whoi-joint-program-student-cruise-to-the-gulf-stream-aboard-the-r-v-neil-armstrong/): PO JP student Ashley Lasinsky collecting a nutrient sample from a Niskin bottle on the CTD...
- [Strengthening connections in observing the North Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation: Outcomes from a Joint RAPID-OSNAP Workshop](https://www.whoi.edu/989789-2/): Foukal, N., Le Bras, I., Fu, Y., Petit, T., Bilo, T. C., Elipot, S., & Moat, B. (2026). Strengthening Connections in Observing the North Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation: Outcomes from a Joint RAPID-OSNAP Workshop. Oceanography, 39(1), 44-49. https://doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2026.e110 In July 2025, we organized a hybrid workshop based in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, that brought together 45 oceanographers and marine technicians involved in the RAPID and OSNAP arrays. Though previous meetings had focused on the scientific findings of these arrays, this workshop was the first to focus on their operational logistics and data handling. Specifically, the workshop sought to: (1) facilitate discussion and knowledge sharing between the RAPID and OSNAP groups, (2) improve awareness within the RAPID/OSNAP community of alternative observational technologies and techniques, and (3) move toward common measurement techniques where possible. This paper summarizes the outcomes of this productive workshop. Figure from Foukal et al. (2026).
- [Congratulations Dr. Katy Abbott!](https://www.whoi.edu/congratulations-dr-katy-abbott/): On May 4, Dr. Katy Abbott celebrated her successful thesis defense—Vertical Transport and Transformation of Biogeochemical Properties in the Upper Ocean—with her advisor, Amala Mahadevan, along with fellow MIT/WHOI joint program students, friends, and family. Congratulations and best wishes, Katy—we’re so proud of you!
- [Tracking Black-browed albatrosses in the South Atlantic](https://www.whoi.edu/tracking-black-browed-albatrosses-in-the-south-atlantic/): by Francesco Ventura
- [Congratulations Dr. Phadtaya Poemnamthip!](https://www.whoi.edu/congratulations-dr-phadtaya-poemnamthip/): Pictured left to right: Jilian Xiong, Pierre Lermusiaux, Elena Perez, Jake Gebbie, Yan Jia, Dr. Phadtaya Poemnamthip, Bofu Zheng, Gordon Zhang, Zihua Liu, Hans Chen, Galen Wilcox, Izzie Wang, Brynn Hamilton, Cora Hersh, Katy Abbott and Hiroki Nagao. Photo credit: Gordon Zhang
- [Svenja Ryan and Caroline Ummenhofer Join Artist Deb Ehrens for “Ocean Fever” Talk at the Cultural Center of Cape Cod](https://www.whoi.edu/svenja-ryan-and-caroline-ummenhofer-at-their-exhibit-ocean-fever-at-the-cultural-center-of-cape-cod/): Photo credit Lisa Ventura
- [Congratulations Dr. Weiguang (Roger) Wu!](https://www.whoi.edu/congratulations-dr-weiguang-roger-wu/): On April 9, Dr. Weiguang (Roger) Wu celebrated his successful thesis defense—Vertical Transport at Curved Ocean Fronts—with his advisor, Amala Mahadevan, along with fellow MIT/WHOI joint program students, friends, and family. Congratulations and best wishes, Roger—we’re so proud of you!
- [PO Researchers On Board the R/V Solander for MINTIE Cruise](https://www.whoi.edu/po-researchers-on-board-the-r-v-solander-for-mintie-cruise/): Adam Houk, Andy Davies, and Dan Torres aboard the R/V Solander...
- [Mangrove sediments reveal drivers of Late Holocene sea-level change in the equatorial Pacific Ocean](https://www.whoi.edu/mangrove-sediments-reveal-drivers-of-late-holocene-sea-level-change-in-the-equatorial-pacific-ocean/): Sefton, J. P., Kemp, A. C., Engelhart, S. E., Brain, M. J., Ellison, J. C., Creel, R., Piecuch, C. G., Kopp, R. E., Charley, B., & Lihpai, S. (2026). Mangrove sediments reveal drivers of Late Holocene sea-level change in the equatorial Pacific Ocean. Quaternary Science Reviews, 379, 109917. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2026.109917
- [Persistent topographic trapping of the Middle Atlantic Bight shelfbreak front](https://www.whoi.edu/persistent-topographic-trapping-of-the-middle-atlantic-bight-shelfbreak-front/): Taenzer, L., Gawarkiewicz, G., & Plueddemann, A. (2026). Persistent Topographic Trapping of the Middle Atlantic Bight Shelfbreak Front. Journal of Physical Oceanography. https://doi.org/10.1175/jpo-d-25-0075.1
- [Sophie Hines](https://www.whoi.edu/sophie-hines/): Paleoceanographer
- [Combining paleocurrents and sea level in a least-cost pathway model of human dispersal from Sunda to Sahul, 65-45,000 years ago](https://www.whoi.edu/combining-paleocurrents-and-sea-level-in-a-least-cost-pathway-model-of-human-dispersal-from-sunda-to-sahul-65-45000-years-ago/): Borreggine, M., Powell, E. M., Fu, M., Yang, X., Weeks, E., Zhang, B., Wilkinson, K., Mitrovica, J. X., Tryon, C., & Meadow, R. (2026). Combining paleocurrents and sea level in a least-cost pathway model of human dispersal from Sunda to Sahul, 65-45,000 years ago. Quaternary Science Reviews, 381, 109950. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2026.109950
- [Kim Malkoski](https://www.whoi.edu/kim-malkoski/): WHOI Dive Safety Officer
- [Direct observations of strong jets transporting deep and bottom water into the Indian Ocean through the fracture zones of the Southwest Indian Ridge](https://www.whoi.edu/direct-observations-of-strong-jets-transporting-deep-and-bottom-water-into-the-indian-ocean-through-the-fracture-zones-of-the-southwest-indian-ridge/): Menezes, V., Furey, H., Torres, D., Bahr, F., & Baker, L. (2026). Direct Observations of Strong Jets Transporting Deep and Bottom Water Into the Indian Ocean Through the Fracture Zones of the Southwest Indian Ridge. Journal of Geophysical Research - Oceans, 131(3), e2025JC023864.https://doi.org/10.1029/2025jc023864
- [North American ice sheet persistence into past interglacials should inform future projections](https://www.whoi.edu/north-american-ice-sheet-persistence-into-past-interglacials-should-inform-future-projections/): Image courtesy of Roger Creel
- [MIT/WHOI Joint Program Students Attend the 2026 Ocean Sciences Meeting in Glasgow, Scotland](https://www.whoi.edu/mit-whoi-joint-program-students-attend-the-2026-ocean-sciences-meeting-in-glasgow-scotland/): by Anthony Meza and Hiroki Nagao
- [Congratulations Dr. Theo Carr!](https://www.whoi.edu/congratulations-dr-theo-carr/): On January 6, Dr. Theo Carr celebrated his successful thesis defense—Implications of seasonality and asymmetry for ENSO’s predictability, impacts, and future changes—with his advisor, Caroline Ummenhofer, along with fellow MIT/WHOI joint program students, friends, and family. Congratulations and best wishes, Theo—we’re so proud of you!
- [Remote and regional drivers of the Indonesian Throughflow under future warming: Implications for Inter-Basin Freshwater Transport](https://www.whoi.edu/remote-and-regional-drivers-of-the-indonesian-throughflow-under-future-warming-implications-for-inter-basin-freshwater-transport/): Wang, S., Waitzmann, D., Ummenhofer, C. C., & Oppo, D. W. (2026). Remote and Regional Drivers of the Indonesian Throughflow Under Future Warming: Implications for Inter-Basin Freshwater Transport. Geophysical Research Letters, 53(1), e2025GL119514. https://doi.org/10.1029/2025GL119514
- [A multi-agency experiment on internal wave energy, mixing, and interactions and their representation in global ocean models and operational forecasts](https://www.whoi.edu/a-multi-agency-experiment-on-internal-wave-energy-mixing-and-interactions-and-their-representation-in-global-ocean-models-and-operational-forecasts/): Buijsman, M., Waterhouse, A., Zaron, E., Yadidya, B., Xu, C., Whitley, V., Wenegrat, J., Wang, J., Wallcraft, A., Varma, D., Tchonang, B., Siyanbola, O., Shriver, J., Sheremet, V., Send, U., Raja, K., Polzin, K., Ngodock, H., Moulin, A., Meiners, G., Lucas, A. J., Lankhorst, M., Kuehl, J. J., Kelly, S. M., Kachelein, L., Huang, Y., Griffin, C., Girton, J. B., Farrar, J. T., Delpech, A., Chen, Z., Chassignet, E. P., Carrier, M. J., Bracco, A., Arbic, B. K., Andres, M., & Abdulfatai, M. (2025). A Multi-Agency Experiment on Internal Wave Energy, Mixing, and Interactions and their Representation in Global Ocean Models and Operational Forecasts. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. https://doi.org/10.1175/bams-d-24-0174.1
- [Meso-submesoscale surface temperature-salinity compensation and density gradient variability in the North Atlantic from Saildrone observations](https://www.whoi.edu/the-10-km-thermohaline-transition-detected-by-saildrone/): Figure 1. The 10-km thermohaline transition: where salinity takes control of ocean density. Saildrone autonomous vehicles crossing the North Atlantic in 2019 (top left) revealed a fundamental shift in what controls ocean density. Maps (top right) show three distinct regimes sampled: the winter Gulf Stream (GS-Winter, blue), summer open ocean (NAOcean-Summer, red), and fall continental shelf waters (NAShelf-Fall, green). Spectral analysis (bottom panels) shows median (a) and mean (b) Turner angle (Tu) and density ratio (Rρ) across spatial scales. At large scales (>100 km), temperature dominates density structure across all regimes; the ocean "weighs" water primarily by how warm it is. But near the ~10-km submesoscale and approaching the 28-km Rossby radius (Rd, vertical dashed line), a dramatic transition occurs: salinity begins to control density. This crossover is sharpest in temperature-dominated winter Gulf Stream waters (blue), where Tu drops from π/3 to near π/4 at 10 km, but remains gradual in salinity-stratified shelf waters (green). Image courtesy of Lisan Yu.
- [Kalina Gospodinova](https://www.whoi.edu/kalina-gospodinova/): Research Associate, National Ocean Science Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (NOSAMS)
- [A theory for attractors of microplastic particles in the resonant structures of a 3D eddy](https://www.whoi.edu/a-theory-for-attractors-of-microplastic-particles-in-the-resonant-structures-of-a-3d-eddy/): Pratt, L. J., & Rypina, I. I. (2025). A theory for attractors of microplastic particles in the resonant structures of a 3D eddy. Chaos, 35(12), 123124. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0288722
- [Sources and paths of the lower branch of the abyssal overturning circulation](https://www.whoi.edu/sources-and-paths-of-the-lower-branch-of-the-abyssal-overturning-circulation/): Yang, X., Cessi, P., & Blanke, B. (2025). Sources and Paths of the Lower Branch of the Abyssal Overturning Circulation. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 130(12), e2025JC023012. https://doi.org/10.1029/2025JC023012
- [Climate impacts of the El Niño–Southern Oscillation on Australia](https://www.whoi.edu/951699-2/): Taschetto, A., McGregor, S., Dommenget, D., Gillett, Z., Nicholls, N., Sharmila, S., van Rensch, P., Verdon-Kidd, D., Boschat, G., Chung, C., Lieber, R., Abram, N., Allan, R., Allen, K., Ashcroft, L., Brown, J., Cai, W., Chand, S., Cowan, T., Dao, T. L., de Burgh-Day, C., Freund, M. B., Gallant, A., Gergis, J., Holbrook, N. J., Heidemann, H., Holgate, C., Hope, P., King, A., Lim, E.-P., McBride, J. L., McKay, R. C., Nguyen, H., Pepler, A., Perkins-Kirkpatrick, S., Power, S., Risbey, J. S., Santoso, A., Ummenhofer, C. C., Wang, G., & Zhang, X. (2025). Climate impacts of the El Niño–Southern Oscillation on Australia. Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, 1–21. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43017-025-00747-x
- [Megan Ferguson](https://www.whoi.edu/megan-ferguson/): Research Assistant - Biology
- [Glen Gawarkiewicz Presents “Disappearances and Fortunes of the Sea”](https://www.whoi.edu/glen-gawarkiewicz-presents-disappearances-and-fortunes-of-the-sea/): PO's own Glen Gawarkeiwicz presented a special Buoy Lunch talk, Disappearances and Fortunes of the Sea...
- [Congratulations Dr. Cora Hersh!](https://www.whoi.edu/congratulations-dr-cora-hersh/): Recently, Dr. Cora Hersh celebrated the successful defense of her doctoral thesis, Tunnels in the Ocean: Formation and Propagation of Interannual Water Mass Anomalies in Global Subtropical Cells, alongside her PhD advisors, Susan Wijffels and Jake Gebbie, fellow MIT-WHOI Joint Program students, friends, and family.
- [Analysis of tidal flows through the Strait of Gibraltar using Dynamic Mode Decomposition](https://www.whoi.edu/analysis-of-tidal-flows-through-the-strait-of-gibraltar-using-dynamic-mode-decomposition-journal-of-physical-oceanography/): Dias, S., Surasinghe, S., Priyankara, K., Budišić, M., Pratt, L., Sánchez-Garrido, J., & Bollt, E. (2025). Analysis of tidal flows through the Strait of Gibraltar using Dynamic Mode Decomposition. Journal of Physical Oceanography. https://doi.org/10.1175/jpo-d-24-0196.1
- [Setting sail during the Southwest Monsoon](https://www.whoi.edu/setting-sail-during-the-southwest-monsoon/): by Katy Abbott
- [Tour of PO Labs](https://www.whoi.edu/employees-and-visitors-go-on-tour-of-po-labs/): Pictured left to right: Chris Ross, Amala Mahadevan, Xuan Shan, Francesco Ventura, Elisabet Verger, Somang Song and Josep Bariendos Gil. Image provided by Jessica Kozik.
- [Postdoctoral Scholar Jacob Davis](https://www.whoi.edu/postdoctoral-scholar-jacob-davis/): Postdoctoral Scholar Jacob Davis joins WHOI's PO Department.
- [Off the Coast of Greenland – CTD and Mooring Work Aboard the R/V Thorunn Thordardottir](https://www.whoi.edu/off-the-coast-of-greenland-ctd-and-mooring-work-aboard-the-thorunn-thordardotti/): Researchers off the coast of Greenland near the mouth of Scoresby Sound were performing CTD and mooring work...
- [Forty years ago, we helped find the Titanic. This is what it means to us today.](https://www.whoi.edu/forty-years-ago/): by Stewart Harris and Dana Yoerger
- [Postdoctoral Investigator Francesco Ventura](https://www.whoi.edu/postdoctoral-investigator-francesco-ventura/): Postdoctoral Investigator Francesco Ventura joins WHOI's PO Department.
- [Postdoctoral Investigator Yan Sun](https://www.whoi.edu/postdoctoral-investigator-yan-sun/): Postdoctoral Investigator Yan Sun joins WHOI’s PO Department.
- [Sensing Currents at Sunset in Provincetown with HF Radar](https://www.whoi.edu/hf-radar-at-sunset/): HF Radar at sunset. Photo credit Eve Cinquino
- [Martha’s Vineyard Coastal Observatory (MVCO) team in action](https://www.whoi.edu/the-mvco-team-loads-gear-onto-the-asit/): The Martha's Vineyard Coastal Observatory (MVCO) team loads gear onto the Air-Sea Interaction Tower...
- [Upstream Pathways of the Faroe Overflow (UFO) underway in the subpolar North Atlantic](https://www.whoi.edu/upstream-pathways-of-the-faroe-overflow-ufo-underway-in-the-subpolar-north-atlantic/): UFO is multi-institutional, interdisciplinary effort to study the origin and pathways of the dense water that feeds the Faroe Bank Channel overflow...
- [WHOI deploys ocean sensors ahead of Hurricane Erin as part of the SASCWATCH project funded by the Office of Naval Research](https://www.whoi.edu/whoi-along-with-sascwatch-funded-by-the-office-of-naval-research-deploys-equipment-ahead-of-hurricane-erin/): https://youtu.be/LbNk1f7r5Kg?si=e-GXuxmG7ug44UrF
- [Jayne Doucette](https://www.whoi.edu/jayne-doucette/): Director of Digital Assets (retired) & current casual staff
- [MIT/WHOI Joint Program Students Teach Science Lesson on Penikese Island](https://www.whoi.edu/mit-whoi-joint-program-students-teach-science-lesson-on-penikese-island-school/): Image provided by Elena Perez
- [Deploying an IWR Array of the Aleutians through the NOPP Global Internal Wave Study](https://www.whoi.edu/iwr-array-team-national-ocean-partnership-program-nopp-global-internal-wave-ngiw-deployment/): The IWR Array  team from the National Ocean Partnership Program (NOPP) Global Internal Wave study just deployed an Internal Wave Resolving Array...
- [Introduction to the special collection on the Arctic Ocean’s changing Beaufort Gyre](https://www.whoi.edu/introduction-to-the-special-collection-on-the-arctic-oceans-changing-beaufort-gyre/): Timmermans, M.-L., Le Bras, I., O’Brien, J., Margevich, A., Macoun, P., Williams, B., & Zimmermann, S. (2025). Introduction to the Special Collection on the Arctic Ocean’s Changing Beaufort Gyre. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 130(7), e2025JC023013. https://doi.org/10.1029/2025JC023013
- [Global mean sea level changes to ENSO-related regional land water storage](https://www.whoi.edu/global-mean-sea-level-changes-to-enso-related-regional-land-water-storage/): Li, H., Taschetto, A. S., Sen Gupta, A., & Ummenhofer, C. C. (2025). Global Mean Sea Level Changes to ENSO-Related Regional Land Water Storage. Geophysical Research Letters, 52(14), e2025GL115799. https://doi.org/10.1029/2025GL115799
- [Local versus far-field control on South Pacific Subantarctic mode water variability](https://www.whoi.edu/local-versus-far-field-control-on-south-pacific-subantarctic-mode-water-variability/): (a) Impacts of surface heat flux for the central pool at the surface (anomalies multiplied by sensitivities, m³) split into local and nonlocal contributions. Panel (b) is the same but for eastward wind stress (m³). Panel (c) is the same but for northward wind stress (m³). Panel (d) is the same but for surface freshwater flux (m³). Panels (e–h) are the same but for the eastern pool. Note that the y axis for each separate impact is different.
- [Dynamics of inertial particles in flows with stochasticity](https://www.whoi.edu/dynamics-of-inertial-particles-in-flows-with-stochasticity/): Rogers, M., & Rypina, I. (2025). Dynamics of inertial particles in flows with stochasticity. Journal of Physical Oceanography.  https://doi.org/10.1175/jpo-d-24-0117.1
- [Buoy Lunch: WHOI in the Old Days by George Tupper](https://www.whoi.edu/buoy-lunch-whoi-in-the-old-days-by-george-tupper/): George Tupper gives a talk about what WHOI was like in the old days at a recent Buoy Lunch. Picture by Andrea Harvey.
- [Shikhar Rai](https://www.whoi.edu/shikhar-rai/): Postdoc Research Keywords: Air-sea interactions, Modeling, Theory Website
- [Postdoctoral Investigator Jilian Xiong](https://www.whoi.edu/postdoctoral-investigator-jilian-xiong/): Postdoctoral Investigator Jilian Xiong joins WHOI's PO Department.
- [Kyle Covert](https://www.whoi.edu/kyle-covert/): Jr. Engineer, R/V Neil Armstrong
- [How do marine animals hear?](https://www.whoi.edu/how-do-marine-animals-hear/): Sound travels faster and farther in water than air, helping marine animals like whales, corals, and crabs navigate, communicate, and survive by detecting and responding to underwater acoustic signals.
- [Seasonal salinification of the US Northeast continental shelf Cold Pool driven by imbalance between cross-shelf fluxes and vertical mixing](https://www.whoi.edu/seasonal-salinification-of-the-us-northeast-continental-shelf-cold-pool-driven-by-imbalance-between-cross-shelf-fluxes-and-vertical-mixing/): Taenzer, L. L., Chen, K., Plueddemann, A. J., & Gawarkiewicz, G. G. (2025). Seasonal Salinification of the US Northeast Continental Shelf Cold Pool Driven by Imbalance Between Cross-Shelf Fluxes and Vertical Mixing. Journal of Geophyscial Research: Oceans, 130(5), e2024JC021070. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JC021270
- [Postdoctoral Investigator Yang Yu](https://www.whoi.edu/596409-2/): Postdoctoral Investigator Yang Yu joins WHOI's PO Department.
- [Experiencing an International Geophysics Conference as a Postdoc by Maurice Huguenin](https://www.whoi.edu/experiencing-an-international-geophysics-conference-as-a-postdoc/): Last month, I had the privilege to help convene, present my science and attend the European Geophysical Union (EGU) annual meeting in Vienna, Austria. What an experience it has been! This was my third time attending this international conference, this year together with over 18’000 other attendees. Having been to Vienna before, I was ready to jump right in – armed with my program on the phone, my badge printed and my coffee mug ready to battle the jetlag.
- [EGU 2025 in Vienna, Austria – by MIT/WHOI Joint Program Student Sean Chen](https://www.whoi.edu/egu-2025-in-vienna-austria-by-mit-whoi-joint-program-student-sean-chen/): Pictured left to right: Guest Investigator Maurice Huguenin, Senior Scientist Caroline Ummenhofer, MIT/WHOI JP Student Cora Hersh, Postdoctoral Investigator Ali Exley, Postdoctoral Investigator Carolina Camargo, MIT/WHOI Joint Program Student Sean Chen and MIT/WHOI Joint Program Student Hiroki Nagao. Photo provided by Sean Chen.
- [Assistant Scientist Svenja Ryan Visiting Kiel, Germany on a Research Fellowship by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation](https://www.whoi.edu/assistant-scientist-svenja-ryan-in-kiel-germany-with-a-fellowship-from-the-alexander-von-humboldt-foundation/): Enjoying a sunny stroll along the Kiel promenade, which offers scenic views, tasty treats, and waterfront recreation. In the background, two towering shipyard cranes. Many GEOMAR staff commute across the fjord each day by ferry. Photo by Svenja Ryan.
- [EGU25 Highlights from the Physical Oceanography Department](https://www.whoi.edu/the-po-department-at-the-general-assembly-of-european-geosciences-union-egu25/): WHOI PO postdoc Ali Exley and URI/SGO grad student Lindsay Grose at EGU25. Photo provided by Magdalena Andres.
- [Beaufort Gyre liquid freshwater content change under greenhouse warming from an eddy-resolving climate simulation](https://www.whoi.edu/response-of-the-beaufort-gyre-liquid-freshwater-reservoir-to-greenhouse-warming-and-implications-for-subpolar-overturning-circulation-in-an-eddy-resolving-climate-simulation/): Shan, X., Spall, M., Sun, S., & Wu, L. (2025). Beaufort Gyre Liquid Freshwater Content Change Under Greenhouse Warming From an Eddy-Resolving Climate Simulation. Geophysical Research Letters, 52(8), e2024GL113847. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024GL113847
- [Physical drivers of a massive harmful algal bloom in the Northern Bering and Chukchi Seas in summer 2022](https://www.whoi.edu/physical-drivers-of-a-massive-harmful-algal-bloom-in-the-northern-bering-and-chukchi-seas-in-summer-2022/): Lago, L., Pickart, R., Lin, P., Bahr, F., Fachon, E., Brosnahan, M., Pathare, M., Munlbach, W., Horn, K., Rajagopalan, A., & Anderson, D. (2025). Physical Drivers of a Massive Harmful Algal Bloom in the Northern Bering and Chukchi Seas in Summer 2022. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 130(4), e2024JC021624. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024jc021624
- [Debbi Rogers](https://www.whoi.edu/debbi-rogers/): Administrative associate & jewelrymaker
- [Buoy Lunch Presentation – PO Administration Station](https://www.whoi.edu/buoy-lunch-presentation-po-administration-station/): Image by Magdalena Andres
- [Seasonal dissolved oxygen gas exchange in the California Current Upwelling System](https://www.whoi.edu/seasonal-dissolved-oxygen-gas-exchange-in-the-california-current-upwelling-system/): Ren, A.S., Rudnick, D.L., & Nicholson, D.P. (2025). Seasonal dissolved oxygen gas exchange in the California Current Upwelling System. Progress In Oceanography, 103473. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2025.103473
- [MIT/WHOI JP Students and WHOI Scientists take part in Geodynamics Seminar Program in Patagonia](https://www.whoi.edu/mit-whoi-jp-students-and-whoi-scientists-take-part-in-geodynamics-seminar-program-in-patagonia/): Icebergs in Lago Grey (Grey Lake). In the background are the forests of the Sendero Refugio Paine and further back are the peaks of Cerro Paine Grande...
- [Troubled Waters – A Short Film Screening and Discussion on Preserving the East Coast Fisheries in a Changing Environment](https://www.whoi.edu/troubled-waters-a-short-film-screening-and-discussion-on-preserving-the-east-coast-fisheries-in-a-changing-environment/): A Short Film Screening and Discussion on Preserving the East Coast Fisheries in a Changing Environment Monday, April 7, 1-2:30 PM Clapp Auditorium, Marine Biological Laboratory 7 MBL Street, Woods Hole Free and open to the public. Limited on-street parking available.
- [The May 2024 flood disaster in Southern Brazil: Causes, impacts, and SWOT-based volume estimation](https://www.whoi.edu/the-may-2024-flood-disaster-in-southern-brazil-causes-impacts-and-swot-based-volume-estimation/): Image provided by Iury Simoes-Sousa
- [Past and future modulation of the ENSO teleconnection to Southeast Asian rainfall by interbasin interactions](https://www.whoi.edu/past-and-future-modulation-of-the-enso-teleconnection-to-southeast-asian-rainfall-by-interbasin-interactions/): Le Roy, E. J., & Ummenhofer, C. C. (2025). Past and Future Modulation of the ENSO Teleconnection to Southeast Asian Rainfall by Interbasin Interactions. Geophysical Research Letters, 52, e2024GL111916. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024GL111916
- [Can probiotics make coral reefs healthier?](https://www.whoi.edu/can-probiotics-make-coral-reefs-healthier/): Just as humans use probiotics to prevent sickness and promote better health, the Reef Solutions team at WHOI is trying to determine if a naturally-occurring probiotic in the ocean—a bacteria known as Synechococcus—can offer similar benefits to corals.
- [Can the marked Arctic Ocean freshwater content increases of the last two decades be explained within observational uncertainty?](https://www.whoi.edu/can-the-marked-arctic-ocean-freshwater-content-increases-of-the-last-two-decades-be-explained-within-observational-uncertainty/): Le Bras, I. A.-A., & Timmermans, M.-L. (2025). Can the marked Arctic Ocean freshwater content increases of the last two decades be explained within observational uncertainty? Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 130(2), e2024JC021061. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JC021061 The freshwater content of the Arctic Ocean has increased dramatically in the last two decades, particularly in the Beaufort Gyre. However, quantifying the sources of this change is an observational challenge and has historically been limited by methodological differences across studies. Here we derive observation-based freshwater budgets from volume and mass budgets for the Arctic Ocean and the Beaufort Gyre from 2003 to 2020. Our budgets include all sources and sinks (river runoff, precipitation minus evaporation, land ice melt, sea ice export, sea ice melt, and ocean fluxes) as well as volume and mass storage terms measured by satellite. We find that Arctic freshwater changes are dominated by changes in the Beaufort Gyre, and we reconcile this with previous studies that argue for freshwater compensation between the Beaufort Gyre and the rest of the Arctic. We use inverse methods to close the volume and mass budgets within observational uncertainty and link the observed Arctic freshwater changes to the sources and sinks. Our budget analysis demonstrates that small changes to the ocean fluxes (smaller than we can measure) can account for all freshwater storage changes in the Arctic, highlighting the need for more careful accounting and detailed ocean observations in this rapidly changing environment. Figure credit Natalie Renier, WHOI graphics
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- [Circulation of Baffin Bay and Hudson Bay waters on the Labrador shelf and into the subpolar North Atlantic](https://www.whoi.edu/circulation-of-baffin-bay-and-hudson-bay-waters-on-the-labrador-shelf-and-into-the-subpolar-north-atlantic/): Duyck, E., Foukal, N., & Frajka-Williams, E. (2025). Circulation of Baffin Bay and Hudson Bay waters on the Labrador shelf and into the subpolar North Atlantic. Ocean Science, 21(1), 241–260. https://doi.org/10.5194/os-21-241-2025
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- [Why Is the monsoon coastal upwelling signal subdued in the Bay of Bengal?](https://www.whoi.edu/why-is-the-monsoon-coastal-upwelling-signal-subdued-in-the-bay-of-bengal/): Abbott, K., Mahadevan, A. (2024). Why Is the Monsoon Coastal Upwelling Signal Subdued in the Bay of Bengal?; Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 129(12), e2024JC022023. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JC022023
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- [Postdoctoral Investigator Ali Johnson Exley](https://www.whoi.edu/postdoctoral-investigator-ali-johnson-exley/): Ali Johnson Exley, Postdoctoral Investigator, joins WHOI's PO Department.
- [Kaitlyn Beardshear](https://www.whoi.edu/kaitlyn-beardshear/): 46th Alvin pilot + Electrical Engineer
- [Momme Hell](https://www.whoi.edu/momme-hell/): Faculty Research Keywords: Air-Sea Interaction, Surface Waves, Earth System Predictability Website
- [Xiaoting Yang](https://www.whoi.edu/xiaoting-yang/): Faculty Research Keywords: Meridional Overturning Circulation; Ocean modeling; Lagrangian Framework Website
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- [New England Seamounts Acoustics (NESMA) Experiment](https://www.whoi.edu/mit-whoi-joint-program-students-on-board-the-rv-roger-revelle-as-part-of-the-new-england-seamounts-acoustics-experiment/): MIT/WHOI Joint Program Students and MIT Students help members of USGS collect a core on board the RV Roger Revelle...
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- [Research Assistant II Finn Wimberly](https://www.whoi.edu/research-associate-ii-finn-wimberly/): Finn Wimberly, Research Associate II, joins WHOI's PO Department.
- [Sunrise off of Jan Mayen Island on the R/V Armstrong](https://www.whoi.edu/sunrise-off-of-jan-mayen-island-on-the-r-v-armstrong/): WHOI guest investigator Stefanie Semper enjoys sunrise off of Jan Mayen Island on the R/V Armstrong...
- [Postdoctoral Scholar Hojung You](https://www.whoi.edu/postdoctoral-scholar-hojung-you/): Hojung You, Postdoctoral Scholar, joins WHOI's PO Department.
- [Observing the Monsoon Onset on the Bay of Bengal](https://www.whoi.edu/observing-the-monsoon-onset-on-the-bay-of-bengal/): As part of the EKAMSAT collaboration between the US and India, WHOI researcher Alex Kinsella and engineers Emerson Hasbrouck and Benjamin Greenwood were aboard the R/V Thomas G. Thompson during April-June 2024 to study the onset of the Indian summer monsoon. Pictured above is a Seaglider instrument, operated by scientists from University of Washington, painted by a double rainbow just before deployment. Below is a timelapse of the ship entering a rainstorm, one of countless such storms that make up the summer monsoon.
- [Jeff Pietro](https://www.whoi.edu/jeff-pietro/): Sr. Engineering Assistant + Puzzle Solver, WHOI's Mooring Operations and Engineering group
- [Anthropogenic fingerprint detectable in upper tropospheric ozone trends retrieved from satellite](https://www.whoi.edu/anthropogenic-fingerprint-detectable-in-upper-tropospheric-ozone-trends-retrieved-from-satellite/): Yu, X., Fiore, A. M., Santer, B. D., Correa, G. P., Lamarque, J.-F., Ziemke, J. R., Eastham, S. D., & Zhu, Q. (2024). Anthropogenic fingerprint detectable in upper tropospheric ozone trends retrieved from satellite. Environmental Science & Technology. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.4c01289
- [Kriish Hate](https://www.whoi.edu/kriish-hate/): Research Assistant, Marine Chemistry & Geochemistry
- [A hotspot and mechanism of enhanced bottom intrusion on the southern New England shelf](https://www.whoi.edu/a-hotspot-and-mechanism-of-enhanced-bottom-intrusion-on-the-southern-new-england-shelf/): (a), (d): Composite mean bottom currents (black vectors) and salinity (color) for different stages of the bottom intrusion relative to the maximum salinity anomaly at the Block Trough (the rectangular box): 6 days and 2 days prior to the time of maximum anomaly. Spatial mean bottom velocity vector (within the rectangular box) is shown with magnitude amplified by five times for better visualization. Mean wind stress in the region is shown in blue vectors. (b), (e): Same as (a), (d) but for bottom pressure gradient force with magnitude in color and directions in gray vectors. (c), (f): Estimates of the bottom flow using pressure gradient, stress divergence, and acceleration terms within the trough. The light gray dots represent the geostrophic balance, i.e., using the first term to infer bottom flow. The darker gray represents the contribution of the pressure gradient and stress divergence. The black dots represent the consideration of the additional acceleration term, i.e., all three terms below the x-axis. Color-coded Root Mean Square Difference (RMSD) values are shown. Major balance is between pressure gradient, Coriolis, and bottom stress, with pressure gradient being the driving term. Image provided by Ke Chen.
- [Deep Argo Observations of Antarctic Bottom Water in the Deep Fracture Zones of the Southwest Indian Ridge](https://www.whoi.edu/deep-argo-observations-of-antarctic-bottom-water-in-the-deep-fracture-zones-of-the-southwest-indian-ridge/): Menezes, V. V., Robbins, P., Furey, H., & Mazloff, M. (2024). Deep Argo Observations of Antarctic Bottom Water in the Deep Fracture Zones of the Southwest Indian Ridge. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 129(7), e2024JC021165. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JC021165
- [What drives the mean along-shelf flow in the Northwest Atlantic coastal ocean?](https://www.whoi.edu/what-drives-the-mean-along-shelf-flow-in-the-northwest-atlantic-coastal-ocean/): Upper panel: along-shelf transport at the four cross-shelf sections: Middle Labrador Shelf, Southern Labrador Shelf, Scotian Shelf, and Middle Atlantic Bight. Results from three scenarios are shown: control experiment (ctrl, black circle), no wind stress experiment (noWind, red square), and no continental runoff experiment (noRiver, blue diamond). Transport is integrated from surface to bottom, from the coast to 200 m isobath. Lower panel: the influence of wind (ctrl-noWind) and buoyancy (ctrl-noRiv) on the along-shelf transport. Image provided by Ke Chen.
- [From Shelfbreak to Shoreline: Coastal Sea Level and Local Ocean Dynamics in the Northwest Atlantic](https://www.whoi.edu/from-shelfbreak-to-shoreline-coastal-sea-level-and-local-ocean-dynamics-in-the-northwest-atlantic/): Camargo, C. M. L., Piecuch, C. G., & Raubenheimer, B. (2024). From Shelfbreak to Shoreline: Coastal Sea Level and Local Ocean Dynamics in the Northwest Atlantic. Geophysical Research Letters, 51(14), e2024GL109583. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024GL109583
- [Tracking a large‐scale and highly toxic Arctic algal bloom: Rapid detection and risk communication](https://www.whoi.edu/tracking-a-large%e2%80%90scale-and-highly-toxic-arctic-algal-bloom-rapid-detection-and-risk-communication/): Fachon, E., Pickart, R., Sheffield, G., Pate, E., Pathare, M., Brosnahan, M., Muhlbach, E., Horn, K., Spada, N., Rajagopalan, A., Lin, P., McRaven, L., Lago, L., Huang, J., Bahr, F., Stockwell, D., Hubbard, K., Farrugia, T., Lefebvre, K., & Anderson, D. (2024). Tracking a large‐scale and highly toxic Arctic algal bloom: Rapid detection and risk communication. Limnology and Oceanography Letters. https://doi.org/10.1002/lol2.10421
- [2024 Summer Student Fellows and Guest Students](https://www.whoi.edu/2024-summer-student-fellows/): Find out who they are.
- [Intensified currents associated with benthic storms underneath an eddying jet](https://www.whoi.edu/intensified-currents-associated-with-benthic-storms-underneath-an-eddying-jet/): Chen, S.-Y. S., Marchal, O., Gardner, W., & Andres, M. (2024). Intensified currents associated with benthic storms underneath an eddying jet. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 129(7), e2024JC020963. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JC020963

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- [Stingray](https://www.whoi.edu/what-we-do/explore/underwater-vehicles/towed-vehicles/stingray-2/): WHOI's new In-situ Ichthyoplankton Imaging System (ISIIS) captures incredibly detailed images of tiny animals called zooplankton, plant-like phytoplankton, jellies, and small fish. The system takes 14 shadowgraph images of organisms that pass through it each second, producing a huge amount of data on the natural behavior of miniscule creatures in the twilight zone. ISIIS is towed behind a ship on a small, commercially-available Stingray "sled," which also holds sensors that measure depth, oxygen, salinity, temperature, and other water characteristics.
- [eDNA Sampler](https://www.whoi.edu/what-we-do/explore/instruments/instruments-sensors-samplers/edna-sampler/): Searching for rare and often elusive creatures in the ocean twilight zone comes with some challenges. The zone is enormous, has no "landmarks" scientists can use to navigate, and exists in near-total darkness. Furthermore, many animals, such as jellyfish, are not adequately sampled using existing net-based methods. To get around these limitations, the OTZ team is developing a new approach that uses environmental DNA (eDNA) to identify animals that have passed through the zone, leaving behind traces of genetic material in their path.
- [Radiometer](https://www.whoi.edu/what-we-do/explore/instruments/instruments-sensors-samplers/radiometer/): The small amount of light that reaches the twilight zone plays an important role in governing the rhythms and pulses of life. This light cues animals when to migrate, helps them hide, and much more. 
- [Twilight Zone EXplorer (TZEX)](https://www.whoi.edu/what-we-do/explore/instruments/instruments-floats-drifters/whoi-floats-drifters/tzex/): The movement of carbon through the ocean twilight zone plays a major role in regulating the Earth's climate-yet scientists don't yet understand exactly how this cycle works.
- [MINIONs (MINiature IsOpycNal)](https://www.whoi.edu/what-we-do/explore/instruments/instruments-floats-drifters/whoi-floats-drifters/minions/): If there's anything we've learned about the twilight zone, it's that the more eyes we have in it, the better. MINION (MINiature IsOpycNal) floats are small, inexpensive devices weighted to be neutrally buoyant at a pre-selected depth in the twilight zone. These devices will carry camera and lighting systems, and will photograph particles of carbon-rich detritus called "marine snow"  as it falls from above. Each float drifts with the currents and is programmed to surface at a specific time. By deploying a fleet of these devices over a huge area, the OTZ team will be able to observe marine snow throughout the twilight zone, and take widespread measurements that would otherwise be impossible to achieve.
- [Deep-See](https://www.whoi.edu/what-we-do/explore/underwater-vehicles/towed-vehicles/deep-see/): The Deep-See is a new, sensor-filled platform for observing animals in the ocean twilight zone. Using this tool, scientists can more accurately estimate their biomass (amount) and biodiversity (species or type). Weighing about 2,500 pounds and extending 16 feet in length, the Deep-See carries a multitude of camera systems, sonars, and sensors for measuring oxygen, currents, and other seawater properties in the twilight zone, as well as a sampling device to collect water for genetic analysis. The vehicle is towed behind a research ship using an electro-optical cable that can transmit data back to scientists on board in real time.
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Winners
Megan Dygve
Centreville, VA
Su Mor
Washington D.C.
Kristin O'Connell
Marshfield, MA
Kathy Partridge
Alexandria, VA
Aja Simpson Zulfiqar
Rockwille, MD
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Grand Prize Winner
Carlos Sampson
Houston, TX
Finalists
Robert Robenstein
Colchester, VT
Jeremy Weigle
Ruckersville, VA
Linda Pearson
Cullman, AL
Lynda Hinds
Biddeford, ME
Spencer Barron-Crone
Minneapolis, MN
Lucah Davis
Hartland, WI
Lynne Wiersema
Caledonia, MI
Jacqueline Anderson
New York, NY
Edyth Ackerman
Minneapolis, MN
Amanda Saltsman
Glasgow, KY
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Thank you so much for participating
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- [2024 Potential Projects](https://www.whoi.edu/what-we-do/educate/undergraduate-programs/summer-student-fellowship/2024-potential-projects/): Julien Bonnel Read moreRead Less
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- [Past PO Press Coverage](https://www.whoi.edu/what-we-do/understand/departments-centers-labs/po/po-research/past-po-press-coverage/): Rebutting a Trump report, study shows U.S. sea-level rise is accelerating
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Research Keywords: Meridional Overturning Circulation; Ocean modeling; Lagrangian Framework
Website Robert Todd Faculty
Research Keywords: Boundary Currents, Underwater Gliders, Sustained Observing
Website John M Toole Faculty
Research Keywords: Polar Ocean Processes, Air-ice-ocean Interaction, Mechanisms and Intensity of Ocean Mixing and Its Influences on Circulation
Website Hojung You Postdoc
Research Keywords: Turbulence, Microplastic and larvae transport, Particle-sediment interaction
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Research Keywords: Air-sea Interaction, Upper Ocean and Mixed Layer Processes, Instruments and Techniques
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Research Keywords: High-latitudes, Large-scale Circulation, Ocean Observations
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Research Keywords: Air-sea Interaction, Global Water and Energy Cycles, Remote Sensing
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Research Keywords: Sea Level, Satellite Altimetry, Ocean Circulation
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Research Keywords: Air-Sea Interaction, Surface Waves, Earth System Predictability
Website Christopher Piecuch Faculty
Research Keywords: Sea Level, Ocean Circulation, Bayesian Methods
Website Tom Farrar Faculty
Research Keywords: Air-sea Interaction, Upper-ocean Dynamics, Ocean Observing
Website Alice Ren Postdoc
Research Keywords: Mesoscale to Large-Scale Ocean Observation, Underwater Gliders, Biogeochemistry
Website Amala Mahadevan Faculty
Research Keywords: Physical-biological Interactions, Submesoscale Processes, Upper Ocean Physics
Website Benjamin Barr Postdoc
Research Keywords: Air-sea Interaction, Air-sea Fluxes in High Winds, Coupled Modeling
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Research Keywords: Tropical Meteorology, Climate Dynamics, Air-sea Interaction
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Research Keywords: Indian Ocean, Paleoclimate, Water Cycle
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Research Keywords: Deep Boundary Currents, Coherent Eddies, Lagrangian Observations
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Research Keywords: Sea Level, Coastal Processes, Permafrost
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Research Keywords: Coastal Oceanography, Remote Sensing, Observing Systems
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Research Keywords: Transport and Exchange Processes in Oceanic and Atmospheric Flows, Lagrangian Transport, Dynamical Systems Theory
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Research Keywords: Climate Variability and Change, Ocean-atmosphere Interaction, Earth System Predictability
Website Alex Kinsella Research Associate III
Research Keywords: Tropical Meteorology, Upper-Ocean Physics, Cloud Feedbacks
Website Loreley Lago Postdoc
Research Keywords: Continental Shelf Dynamics, Arctic Ocean, Ocean Observing Systems, Physics Driving Harmful Algal Blooms Lisan Yu Faculty
Research Keywords: Air-sea Fluxes and Interaction, Ocean Salinity and the Water Cycle, Satellite Remote Sensing
Website Claudia Cenedese Faculty
Research Keywords: Turbulent Mixing, Glacier and Iceberg Melting, Transport and Burial of Microplastics
Website Svenja Ryan Faculty
Research Keywords: Marine Heatwaves, High-latitudes, Climate
Website Kurt Polzin Faculty
Research Keywords: Stirring, Mixing, Instrumentation
Website Sylvia Cole Faculty
Research Keywords: Polar Oceanography, Ocean Circulation, Air-sea Interactions
Website Shikhar Rai Postdoc
Research Keywords: Air-sea interactions, Modeling, Theory
Website Susan E Wijffels Faculty
Research Keywords: Drivers and Rates of Ocean Change, Largescale Circulation and Dynamics, Global Ocean Observing
Website Iury Simoes-Sousa Postdoc
Research Keywords: Computational Oceanography, Upper-ocean dynamics, Biophysical interactions
Website Michael A Spall Faculty
Research Keywords: Geophysical Fluid Dynamics, Meso- to Basin-scale Ocean Circulation, Ocean Modeling, Marginal Seas
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- [Gallery of Honorees](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/diversity-equity-and-inclusion/room-naming/gallery-of-honorees/): Fenno Conference Room
- [2023 Chapman Lecture](https://www.whoi.edu/what-we-do/understand/departments-centers-labs/po/po-events/po-chapman-lecture-series/2023-chapman-lecture/): The Northern California Current System supports major fisheries that respond strongly to seasonal variability in water properties - such as temperature, salinity, and dissolved oxygen - that directly influence organisms. The water properties are affected by upwelling and downwelling circulations, which have vertical structures that can change with vertical density stratification. This leads us to ask whether temperature or salinity is the dominant control on the density stratification. Since 1997, shipboard hydrographic transects have been carried out ~biweekly to monthly on the inner portion of the Newport Hydrographic (NH) Line. These sections cover the continental shelf and slope off Oregon, USA at NH Line stations NH01-NH25, 1-25 nautical miles from the coast. Using the >550 available cross-shelf sections, we calculated monthly median water temperature, salinity, potential density, and quantities related to vertical stratification. To estimate the separate contributions of temperature and salinity stratification to the vertical density stratification over the shelf and slope, we calculated the contributions of temperature and salinity to the buoyancy frequency squared and to the spice stratification, analogous to buoyancy frequency but for spice instead of density. For a normalized measure of whether vertical density stratification is controlled by temperature or salinity, we used the Stratification Control Index (Caneill et al. 2017). Over the shelf and slope on the NH Line, the vertical density stratification is typically salinity controlled. The exception is in the shallow seasonal thermocline present above ~30 m depth from July-October. In ongoing work, we connect these patterns to the California Undercurrent, reveal the along-coast transition to temperature-controlled stratification in the Southern CCS, and examine connections to stratification patterns in the broader Northeast Pacific.
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- [Climate Hero: The Ocean’s Super-Powered Carbon Pump](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/visit-whoi/events-happenings/morsscolloquium/past-colloquia/climate-hero/): Friday, September 15, 2023
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## Templates
- [discovery center slideshow 2026](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/discovery-center-slideshow-2026/)
- [hover cards](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/hover-cards/)
- [discovery center ss](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/discovery-center-ss/)
- [album](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/album/)
- [oceanus – three questions](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/oceanus-three-questions/)
- [oceanus – custom layout – 2026](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/oceanus-custom-layout-2026/)
- [oceanus – photo essay](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/oceanus-photo-essay-3/)
- [WOD-Think-Deep-Campaign](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/wod-think-deep-campaign/)
- [Ocean IQ – Launch Popup](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/ocean-iq-launch-popup/)
- [microplastics – colin ward](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/microplastics-colin-ward/)
- [microplastics dive deeper](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/microplastics-dive-deeper/)
- [microplastic videos](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/microplastic-videos/)
- [dyk – microbes](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/dyk-microbes/)
- [sweepstakes – ocean matters](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/sweepstakes-ocean-matters/)
- [2026 new corp members](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/2026-new-corp-members/)
- [Spring 2026: New Corp Members](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/spring-2026-new-corp-members/)
- [2025 PO Press Coverage](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/2025-po-press-coverage/)
- [news release – 2025 corp members](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/news-release-2025-corp-members/)
- [whoi store three boxes](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/whoi-store-three-boxes/)
- [flipbox example](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/flipbox-example/)
- [boxes – tour](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/boxes-tour/)
- [oceanus custom layout template](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/oceanus-custom-layout-template/)
- [Ocean IQ](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/ocean-iq/)
- [marsh bothering template](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/marsh-bothering-template-2/)
- [mammals get bends](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/mammals-get-bends/)
- [hubwhoi-MediaTypes](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/hubwhoi-mediatypes/)
- [hubwhoi – Ocean Topics](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/hubwhoi-ocean-topics/)
- [dev landing page – Collin Ward](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/dev-landing-page-collin-ward/)
- [landing page – campaign events](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/landing-page-campaign-events/)
- [ships – project slider](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/ships-project-slider/)
- [homepage slider](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/homepage-slider/)
- [template – did you know](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/template-did-you-know/)
- [Landing page – subtitle](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/landing-page-subtitle/)
- [Landing page title – Join the Campaign](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/landing-page-title-join-the-campaign/)
- [SSF Project Accordion](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/ssf-project-accordion/)
- [OceanWorks-Meet the Team](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/oceanworks-meet-the-team/)
- [btn – light blue pill](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/btn-light-blue-pill/)
- [OceanWorks-Homepage](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/oceanworks-homepage/)
- [template for post event information](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/template-for-post-event-information/)
- [fowler – research questions](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/fowler-research-questions/)
- [fowler – about – blue bar](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/fowler-about-blue-bar/)
- [fowler – theme](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/fowler-theme/)
- [fowler – projects](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/fowler-projects-2/)
- [best of 2024](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/best-of-2024/)
- [SSF 2025 Potential Projects](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/ssf-2025-potential-projects/)
- [WHOI Marine Operations](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/whoi-marine-operations/)
- [ocia funded projects 2023](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/ocia-funded-projects-2023/)
- [WhyTheOcean-Export](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/whytheocean-export/)
- [oceanus – margins](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/oceanus-margins/)
- [discovery center slideshow](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/discovery-center-slideshow/)
- [CC-Leadership-Move](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/cc-leadership-move/)
- [CC-Move-why-whoi](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/cc-move-why-whoi/)
- [CC-Move-join us](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/cc-move-join-us/)
- [CC-Move-impact stories](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/cc-move-impact-stories/)
- [CC-Move-priorities-inform](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/cc-move-priorities-inform/)
- [CC-Move-priorities-unlock](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/cc-move-priorities-unlock/)
- [CC-Move-priorities-drive](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/cc-move-priorities-drive/)
- [CC-Move-priorities-unleash](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/cc-move-priorities-unleash/)
- [CC-Move-Priorities](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/cc-move-priorities/)
- [CC-Move-impact-lives](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/cc-move-impact-lives/)
- [CC-Move-impact-pollution](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/cc-move-impact-pollution/)
- [CC-Move-impact-ocean](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/cc-move-impact-ocean/)
- [CC-Move-main-hompage](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/cc-move-main-hompage/)
- [CC-Move-main-impact](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/cc-move-main-impact/)
- [CC-Move-Breakthrough](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/cc-move-breakthrough/)
- [CC-Move-Homepage](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/cc-move-homepage/)
- [Campaign Priorities-Global](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/campaign-priorities-global/): Giving Opportunities
- [oceanus – indigenous row](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/oceanus-indigenous-row/)
- [did you know – olh](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/did-you-know-olh/)
- [tfs – mariner upgrade form](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/tfs-mariner-upgrade-form/)
- [tfs – old](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/tfs-old/)
- [tfs – 2025](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/tfs-2025/)
- [tfs – protecting](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/tfs-protecting/): Ocean science safeguards our well-being.
- [tfs – template](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/tfs-template/): America's security depends on ocean knowledge.
- [tfs – disaster](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/tfs-disaster/): Billions are vulnerable to ocean-related risks.
- [tfs – feeding the future](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/tfs-feeding-the-future/): The ocean feeds billions of people.
- [tfs – blue economy](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/tfs-blue-economy/): The global Blue Economy is valued at $2.5 trillion annually.
- [oceanus listicle template](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/oceanus-listicle-template/)
- [atlantis sci & ship equip](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/atlantis-sci-ship-equip/)
- [ssf](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/ssf-2/)
- [SM icons](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/sm-icons/)
- [ocean matters stories](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/ocean-matters-stories-2/)
- [ocean matters stories](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/ocean-matters-stories/)
- [together for science](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/together-for-science/)
- [Ocean Topics-Section2](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/ocean-topics-section2/)
- [Ocean Topics-Section1](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/ocean-topics-section1/)
- [Oceanus – Leslie Jonas story](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/oceanus-leslie-jonas-story/)
- [dyk –  content grid](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/dyk-content-grid/)
- [ocean fact – dyk template](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/ocean-fact-dyk-template/)
- [Oceanus custom layout – Leslie Jonas](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/oceanus-custom-layout-leslie-jonas/)
- [ss – ctenophore – hub](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/ss-ctenophore-hub/)
- [row – ctenophore – no ss](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/row-ctenophore-no-ss/)
- [row – ctenophore](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/row-ctenophore/)
- [LH-Multimedia-PinnerMenu](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/lh-multimedia-pinnermenu/)
- [LH-Multimedia-Maps](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/lh-multimedia-maps/)
- [LH-Multimedia-Images](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/lh-multimedia-images/)
- [LH-Multimedia-Infographics](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/lh-multimedia-infographics/)
- [LH-Multimedia-Interactives](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/lh-multimedia-interactives/)
- [LH-Multimedia-Illustrations](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/lh-multimedia-illustrations/)
- [LH-Multimedia-Videos](https://www.whoi.edu/fl-builder-template/lh-multimedia-videos/)

## Venues
- [David Center](https://www.whoi.edu/venue/david-center/)
- [MRF 204](https://www.whoi.edu/venue/mrf-204/)
- [LOSOS Conference Room](https://www.whoi.edu/venue/losos-conference-room/)
- [MIT 55-109](https://www.whoi.edu/venue/mit-55-109/)
- [Bridge View Grill](https://www.whoi.edu/venue/bridge-view-grill/)
- [MIT, 55-110](https://www.whoi.edu/venue/mit-55-110-2/)
- [Swope Dining Hall](https://www.whoi.edu/venue/swope-dining-hall/)
- [Bigelow 217](https://www.whoi.edu/venue/bigelow-217/)
- [MIT 54-820](https://www.whoi.edu/venue/mit-54-820/)
- [MIT 3-370](https://www.whoi.edu/venue/mit-3-370/)
- [Chatham Orpheum Theater](https://www.whoi.edu/venue/chatham-orpheum-theater/)
- [Redfield Lawn](https://www.whoi.edu/venue/redfield-lawn/)
- [MIT 32-G449](https://www.whoi.edu/venue/mit-32-g449/)
- [Blue Zone, Room 5](https://www.whoi.edu/venue/blue-zone-room-5/)
- [Blue Zone, Room 3](https://www.whoi.edu/venue/blue-zone-room-3/)
- [MBL – Cornelia Clapp Auditorium](https://www.whoi.edu/venue/mbl-cornelia-clapp-auditorium/)
- [MBL-Speck Auditorium](https://www.whoi.edu/venue/mbl-speck-auditorium/)
- [MIT 55-110](https://www.whoi.edu/venue/mit-55-110/)
- [MIT 3-133](https://www.whoi.edu/venue/mit-3-133/)
- [MIT 5-234](https://www.whoi.edu/venue/mit-5-234/)
- [MIT 54-209](https://www.whoi.edu/venue/mit-54-209/)
- [Cotuit Center for the Arts](https://www.whoi.edu/venue/cotuit-center-for-the-arts/)
- [Cape Verdean Club](https://www.whoi.edu/venue/cape-verdean-club/)
- [Bell House – Room 71](https://www.whoi.edu/venue/bell-house-room-71/)
- [Woods Hole Village](https://www.whoi.edu/venue/woods-hole-village/)
- [Woodwell Climate Research Center](https://www.whoi.edu/venue/woodwell-climate-research-center/)
- [SEA](https://www.whoi.edu/venue/sea/)
- [Museum of Science, 1 Museum Of Science Driveway, Boston, MA 02114](https://www.whoi.edu/venue/museum-of-science-1-museum-of-science-driveway-boston-ma-02114/)
- [Walsh Cottage](https://www.whoi.edu/venue/walsh-cottage/)
- [Crowell House Conference Room](https://www.whoi.edu/venue/crowell-house-conference-room/)
- [Falmouth Academy](https://www.whoi.edu/venue/falmouth-academy/)
- [Aquatic Brewery](https://www.whoi.edu/venue/aquatic-brewery/)
- [Cape Cod Healthcare Blood Mobile](https://www.whoi.edu/venue/cape-cod-healthcare-blood-mobile/)
- [MBL Courtyard](https://www.whoi.edu/venue/mbl-courtyard/)
- [Waterfront Park](https://www.whoi.edu/venue/waterfront-park/)
- [Crowell House Basement Conference Room](https://www.whoi.edu/venue/crowell-house-basement-conference-room/)
- [Candle House 104-105](https://www.whoi.edu/venue/candle-house-104-105/)
- [AVAST/David Center](https://www.whoi.edu/venue/avast-david-center/)
- [Meigs Room, Swope Conference Center](https://www.whoi.edu/venue/meigs-room-swope-conference-center/)
- [WBNERR](https://www.whoi.edu/venue/wbnerr/)
- [MBL Lillie 103](https://www.whoi.edu/venue/mbl-lillie-103/)
- [Virtual](https://www.whoi.edu/venue/virtual/)
- [MIT 54-824](https://www.whoi.edu/venue/mit-54-824/)
- [Simons Center](https://www.whoi.edu/venue/simons-center/)
- [MBLWHOI Library](https://www.whoi.edu/venue/mblwhoi-library/)
- [Virtual Event](https://www.whoi.edu/venue/virtual-event/)
- [AVAST Social Hub](https://www.whoi.edu/venue/avast-social-hub/)
- [Clark 271](https://www.whoi.edu/venue/clark-271/)
- [Highfield Museum and Gardens](https://www.whoi.edu/venue/highfield-museum-and-gardens/)
- [The David Building (AVAST)](https://www.whoi.edu/venue/the-davd-building-avast/)
- [Clark 509](https://www.whoi.edu/venue/clark-509/)
- [Gus Canty Community Center](https://www.whoi.edu/venue/gus-canty-community-center/)
- [Falmouth Public Library](https://www.whoi.edu/venue/falmouth-public-library/)
- [Meigs Room, Swope Center](https://www.whoi.edu/venue/meigs-room-swope-center/)
- [Cornelia Clapp Auditorium](https://www.whoi.edu/venue/cornelia-clapp-auditorium/)
- [Woods Hole Diversity Committee](https://www.whoi.edu/venue/woods-hole-diversity-committee/)
- [Highfield Hall](https://www.whoi.edu/venue/highfield-hall/)
- [Bigelow 114](https://www.whoi.edu/venue/bigelow-114/)
- [Tilley Conference Room](https://www.whoi.edu/venue/tilley-conference-room/)
- [MBLWHOI Libriary – Lillie Building](https://www.whoi.edu/venue/mblwhoi-libriary-lillie-building/)
- [Redfield Lobby](https://www.whoi.edu/venue/redfield-lobby/)
- [Loeb Laboratory, G70](https://www.whoi.edu/venue/loeb-laboratory-g70/)
- [Clark 237](https://www.whoi.edu/venue/clark-237/)
- [Woods Hole Historical Museum](https://www.whoi.edu/venue/woods-hole-historical-museum/)
- [Redfield 204](https://www.whoi.edu/venue/redfield-204/)
- [Water Street](https://www.whoi.edu/venue/water-street/)
- [Woods Hole Community Hall](https://www.whoi.edu/venue/woods-hole-community-hall-2/)
- [WHOI Discovery Center](https://www.whoi.edu/venue/whoi-discovery-center/)
- [WHOI Visitor Center](https://www.whoi.edu/venue/whoi-visitor-center/)
- [Meet in front of MBL Pierce Center](https://www.whoi.edu/venue/meet-in-front-of-mbl-pierce-center/)
- [Stephen H. Clark Conference Room, NOAA Aquarium Building](https://www.whoi.edu/venue/stephen-h-clark-conference-room-noaa-aquarium-building/)
- [Redfield Patio](https://www.whoi.edu/venue/redfield-patio/)
- [Church of the Messiah](https://www.whoi.edu/venue/church-of-the-messiah/)
- [Discovery Center Auditorium](https://www.whoi.edu/venue/discovery-center-auditorium/)
- [Clark 201](https://www.whoi.edu/venue/clark-201/)
- [The Flying Bridge](https://www.whoi.edu/venue/the-flying-bridge/)
- [James L. Madden Center Lecture Hall](https://www.whoi.edu/venue/james-l-madden-center-lecture-hall/)
- [Ocean Science Discovery Center](https://www.whoi.edu/venue/ocean-science-discovery-center/)
- [Lillie Auditorium](https://www.whoi.edu/venue/lillie-auditorium/)
- [Tavern on the Wharf](https://www.whoi.edu/venue/tavern-on-the-wharf/)
- [Redfield Auditorium](https://www.whoi.edu/venue/redfield-auditorium/)
- [Woods Hole Public Library](https://www.whoi.edu/venue/woods-hole-public-library/)
- [Woods Hole Community Hall](https://www.whoi.edu/venue/woods-hole-community-hall/)
- [Clark 507](https://www.whoi.edu/venue/clark-507/)
- [Speck Auditorium](https://www.whoi.edu/venue/speck-auditoriium/)
- [Smith Conference Room](https://www.whoi.edu/venue/smith-conference-room/)
- [Carriage House](https://www.whoi.edu/venue/carriage-house/)
- [Clark Lab](https://www.whoi.edu/venue/clark-lab/)

## Organizers
- [Glow Woods Hole](https://www.whoi.edu/organizer/glow-woods-hole/)
- [Woods Hole Film Festival & WHOI Sea Grant](https://www.whoi.edu/organizer/woods-hole-film-festival-whoi-sea-grant/)
- [ResilientWoodsHole](https://www.whoi.edu/organizer/resilientwoodshole/)
- [WHOI Sustainability Committee](https://www.whoi.edu/organizer/whoi-sustainability-committee/)
- [IFREMER](https://www.whoi.edu/organizer/ifremer/)
- [CMA CGM](https://www.whoi.edu/organizer/cma-cgm/)
- [MBLWHOI Library](https://www.whoi.edu/organizer/mblwhoi-library/)
- [Woods Hole Business Association](https://www.whoi.edu/organizer/woods-hole-business-association/)
- [WHOI Visitor Center](https://www.whoi.edu/organizer/whoi-visitor-center-2/)
- [Woodwell Climate Research Center](https://www.whoi.edu/organizer/woodwell-climate-research-center/)
- [Church of the Messiah](https://www.whoi.edu/organizer/church-of-the-messiah/)
- [ACE-MCS PIs](https://www.whoi.edu/organizer/ace-mcs-pis/)
- [WHOI Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion](https://www.whoi.edu/organizer/whoi-office-of-diversity-equity-and-inclusion/)
- [WHOI Visitor Center](https://www.whoi.edu/organizer/whoi-visitor-center/)
- [ADI | WHOI](https://www.whoi.edu/organizer/adi-whoi/)
- [WHSTEP](https://www.whoi.edu/organizer/whstep/)
- [WBNERR](https://www.whoi.edu/organizer/wbnerr/)
- [Woods Hole Historical Museum](https://www.whoi.edu/organizer/woods-hole-historical-museum/)
- [MIT](https://www.whoi.edu/organizer/mit/)
- [Woods Hole Diversity Committee](https://www.whoi.edu/organizer/woods-hole-diversity-committee/)
- [MBL](https://www.whoi.edu/organizer/mbl/)
- [Woods Hole Diversity Advisory Committee](https://www.whoi.edu/organizer/woods-hole-diversity-advisory-committee/)
- [Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution](https://www.whoi.edu/organizer/woods-hole-oceanographic-institution/)
- [NOAA](https://www.whoi.edu/organizer/noaa/)
- [Woods Hole Sea Grant](https://www.whoi.edu/organizer/woods-hole-sea-grant/)
- [](https://www.whoi.edu/organizer/131796/)
- [WHOI Discovery Center](https://www.whoi.edu/organizer/whoi-discovery-center/)
- [](https://www.whoi.edu/organizer/55357/)
- [Marine Biological Laboratory](https://www.whoi.edu/organizer/marine-biological-laboratory/)
- [Sea Education Association (SEA)](https://www.whoi.edu/organizer/sea-education-association-sea/)
- [Woods Hole Public Library](https://www.whoi.edu/organizer/woods-hole-public-library/)
- [Woods Hole Film Festival](https://www.whoi.edu/organizer/woods-hole-film-festival/)
- [](https://www.whoi.edu/organizer/36163/)
- [Woods Hole Folk Music Society](https://www.whoi.edu/organizer/woods-hole-folk-music-society/)
- [Woods Hole Black History Month Committee](https://www.whoi.edu/organizer/woods-hole-black-history-month-committee/)
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## Events
- [Summer Lecture Series](https://www.whoi.edu/event/summer-lecture-series-6/): 9:30 a.m. Clouds, Climate, and the Ocean Alex Kinsella, WHOI 10:10 a.m. Importance of Defying the Scientist Stereotype Chris Reddy, WHOI Sponsored by: Academic Programs Office - Clark 507
- [Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Lectures: Planar Intrusions from a Constant Source: In Search of a Model](https://www.whoi.edu/event/geophysical-fluid-dynamics-lectures-planar-intrusions-from-a-constant-source-in-search-of-a-model/): Anja Slim, Monash University Sponsored by: GFD Program - Walsh Cottage
- [AOP&E Department Hybrid Seminar: Advancing Robot Learning via Human-Guided Experiences](https://www.whoi.edu/event/aope-department-hybrid-seminar-advancing-robot-learning-via-human-guided-experiences/): Reza Azadeh, Kennedy College of Sciences Sponsored by: AOP&E Department - Smith Conference Room This will be a hybrid seminar held in Smith Conference Room. If you wish to join virtually, you can access the Zoom link here: https://whoi-edu.zoom.us/j/95224364638 Meeting ID: 952 2436 4638 Dial in: 646 558 8656
- [Jaws, Movie on the Lawn](https://www.whoi.edu/event/jaws-movie-on-the-lawn/): Co-hosted by WHOI, Yawkey Foundation, and the Woods Hole Film Festival Redfield Lawn, Woods Hole Campus (Auditorium in case of inclement weather) This event is free and open to the public
- [Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Lectures: Untangling Waves and Mean Flows Using Lagrangian Filtering](https://www.whoi.edu/event/geophysical-fluid-dynamics-lectures-untangling-waves-and-mean-flows-using-lagrangian-filtering/): Lois Baker, University of Edinburgh Sponsored by: GFD Program - Walsh Cottage
- [Biology Department Seminar: Energy Landscapes Drive Microbial Metabolic Function in a Brine-Dominated Hydrothermal Vent System](https://www.whoi.edu/event/biology-department-seminar-title-to-be-announced-2/): Avery Fulford, WHOI Sponsored by: Biology Department - Redfield Auditorium
- [Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Lectures: Anomalous Wave Statistics Induced by Abrupt Depth Changes](https://www.whoi.edu/event/geophysical-fluid-dynamics-lectures-anomalous-wave-statistics-induced-by-abrupt-depth-changes/): Nick Moore, Colgate University Sponsored by: GFD Program - Walsh Cottage
- [Rachel Carson Ice Cream Party](https://www.whoi.edu/event/rachel-carson-ice-cream-party/): Come celebrate Rachel Carson and her enduring legacy—75 years after the publication of The Sea Around Us, the groundbreaking book that inspired generations to explore, understand, and protect our oceans! Enjoy complimentary ice cream in MBL's Waterfront Park to honor Carson's remarkable contributions to marine science, environmental stewardship, public health, and science communication
- [Friday Evening Lecture Series – Glassman Lecture: Carson’s Clarion Call: The Noisy Response to Silent Spring](https://www.whoi.edu/event/friday-evening-lecture-series-glassman-lecture-carsons-clarion-call-the-noisy-response-to-silent-spring/): Mark Barrow, Virginia Tech This will be a hybrid seminar held in Cornelia Clapp Auditorium. If you wish to join virtually, you can register here: https://mbl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_AypfrPGwSCSvBvwQo6SbBA#/registration
- [THE WOODS HOLE FILM FESTIVAL](https://www.whoi.edu/event/the-woods-hole-film-festival-2/): The 35th Woods Hole Film Festival, “Bold Films, Bright Futures: 35 Years of Films That Matter,” kicks off Saturday, July 25, running for eight exciting days through Saturday, August 1. With feature-length and short films from around the world, engaging Q&As with filmmakers, a master class, panel discussions, a workshop, unforgettable live music parties, and an awards ceremony, this year’s Festival offers something for everyone. In celebration of the 35th year, 40 festival alums, several of whom have gone on to become Oscar winners or nominees after their films screened at the festival, are either returning with their latest films or leading workshops and participating in panel discussions. As the longest-running film festival on Cape Cod and the Islands—and one of the oldest in New England—the Woods Hole Film Festival has long championed emerging, independent filmmakers, especially those with ties to the region. This year’s selections were narrowed down to an exciting presentation of independent cinema, with 127 films from 23 countries, including 9 World, 2 North American, and 51 New England premieres by both first-time and veteran filmmakers. The festival’s thematic strands include films and filmmakers from New England—particularly Massachusetts, including Cape Cod and the Islands—films about music and musicians, and films about science and the environment in conjunction with the festival’s “Bringing Science to the Screen” program. The festival’s intimate seaside setting allows for meaningful conversations between filmmakers and audiences—whether during post-film Q&As, as well as on the street. For tickets, passes and film descriptions visit https://woodshole.elevent.io/browse-events.

## Multimedia Items
- [How does kelp fuel the coastal food web?](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/how-does-kelp-fuel-the-coastal-food-web/): Tom Bell gives an overview of giant kelp's importance
- [The Overlooked Midwater: Deep Dive into the Twilight Zone – virtual event recording](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/deep-dive-otz/): June 4, 2020 - The OTZ Project team participated in the World Economic Forum & Friends of Ocean Action Virtual Ocean Dialogues event. Watch their recorded presentation here.
- [Ocean Encounters: Vital Coasts](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/oe-coasts/): Join us for a conversation about the science that helps us understand and protect these remarkable coastal ecosystems.
- [Arteries of the Ocean](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/arteries-of-the-ocean/): Learn more about how the ocean’s complex and chaotic physics define life on our planet.
- [Change your perspective](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/change-your-perspective/): Athelstan Spilhaus proposed centering world maps on the ocean, arguing Earth is an interconnected ocean planet—not one defined by London-centric cartography.
- [How ocean robots keep tabs on the planet’s health](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/how-ocean-robots-keep-tabs-on-the-planets-health/): Learn how the next generation of ocean robots will help solve the planet’s most pressing problems.
- [Antarctica’s ice shelf loss](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/antarcticas-ice-shelf-loss/): Find out how Antarctica’s seven largest ice shelf collapses size up in this climate.
- [Earliest preserved whale song discovered in the WHOI archives](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/earliest-preserved-whale-song-discovered-in-the-whoi-archives/): A 1949 recording of a humpbackwhale, captured near Bermuda during acoustic experiments aboard the original R/V Atlantis, was discovered in the WHOI archives
- [WHOI Kelp Research: Seeding the Blue Economy](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/whoi-kelp-research-seeding-the-blue-economy/): As the kelp aquaculture industry works to scale up, our scientists and engineers are helping out with an automated seeder that cuts down on farmers’ time and exposure to the elements.
- [Ocean Encounters: Rethinking Ocean Predators](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/ocean-encounters-rethinking-ocean-predators/): The ocean is home to many of Earth’s most iconic and often feared predators. But did you know that some of the largest are actually gentle giants that feed on the tiniest prey?
- [HAB forecasts strengthen communities](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/hab-forecasts-strengthen-communities/): Chart showing the benefits of HAB forecasts.
- [HAB impacts on fisheries](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/hab-impacts-on-fisheries/): Harmful algal blooms (HABs) significantly threaten fisheries by reducing fish populations and affecting coastal livelihoods. Recent studies highlight the urgent need for monitoring and management strategies to mitigate these impacts on marine ecosystems and local economies.
- [What goes into a HAB forecast?](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/what-goes-into-a-hab-forecast/): Harmful algal bloom (HAB) forecasts rely on a combination of satellite data, water samples, and predictive modeling to track the proliferation of toxic algae, essential for protecting coastal ecosystems and public health.
- [It’s an Ocean World: Explore the Hidden Wonders](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/its-an-ocean-world-explore-the-hidden-wonders/): We’re used to seeing our planet with land at the center—continents separated by seas. But when we shift our perspective, we see that's is really one ocean that connects us all.
- [Cold, Quiet, and Carbon Rich: Investigating winter wetlands](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/cold-quiet-and-carbon-rich-investigating-winter-wetlands/): Salt marshes are powerful protectors—buffering coastlines from storms, supporting fisheries like lobster and scallops, and locking away carbon. But what happens in these vital ecosystems during the winter months?
- [Navigating murky waters—with robots!](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/navigating-murky-waters-with-robots/): How can you collect a precious deep-sea sample if you can't see?!
- [What fuels New England’s fisheries?](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/what-fuels-new-englands-fisheries/): New England's famous fisheries rely on tiny but mighty plankton.
- [WHOI researcher tags a whale shark!](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/whoi-researcher-tags-a-whale-shark/): Jaida Elcock shows us her tags—and how she puts them on these majestic fish to learn more about their behavior.
- [How does ocean science support national defense?](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/how-does-ocean-science-support-national-defense/): WHOI's Oceanographic Systems Lab is behind the unmanned underwater vehicle– Yellow Moray. This upgraded REMUS 600 vehicle can be launched and recovered from a submarine’s torpedo tube—helping Navy submarine crew members find hazards and improve situational awareness with minimal risk.
- [Titanic Discovery: The Moment They Knew They Found It!](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/titanic-discovery-the-moment-they-knew-they-found-it/): A team from WHOI and Ifremer discover the remains of the ship in 1985.
- [How bacteria achieve a “quorum”](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/how-bacteria-achieve-a-quorum/): Bacteria utilize quorum sensing to coordinate collective behavior, a process that allows them to communicate and respond as a unified group. This fascinating mechanism plays a crucial role in their survival and adaptation in diverse environments.
- [Arctic ecosystem](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/i-arctic-ecosystem/): This abundant ecosystem supports large predators like walruses, polar bears, and whales.
- [Tangled Up in Fishing Gear](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/tangled-up-in-fishing-gear/): What scientists learned from a right whale named Eg 3911.
- [<em>Jason</em> to the Rescue](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/v-jason-to-the-rescue/): Using the dexterous mechanical arms of ROV Jason, pilots and scientists remove lava chunks from a singed ocean-bottom sesimometer
- [Counting zooplankton with AI!](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/counting-zooplankton-with-ai/): Zooplankton are a crucial link in the marine food chain. By studying these tiny animals, scientists get a sense of the ecosystem’s health—an especially important factor for commercial fishing regions like New England. 
- [Climate Hero: The Ocean’s Super-Powered Carbon Pump](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/climate-hero-the-oceans-super-powered-carbon-pump/): Learn about the biological carbon pump—the living ocean’s role in moving carbon out of the atmosphere and into the depths.
- [Sonic Seas: Using Sound to Understand and Conserve the Ocean](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/sonic-seas-using-sound-to-understand-and-conserve-the-ocean/): Experts discuss the many ways that ocean life uses sound and what those sounds can tell us about biodiversity, health, and our impacts to marine ecosystems.
- [Ocean Encounters: Titanic and Beyond](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/titanic-beyond/): From the Titanic's discovery in 1985 to the present day, deep-sea imaging has evolved, revealing breathtaking discoveries from the deep ocean and outer space.
- [Underwater volcano explodes in the Pacific!](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/underwater-volcano-explodes-in-the-pacific/): On April 29, 2025, scientists saw a volcano erupt at a mid-ocean ridge in the Pacific ocean through a porthole in the submersible Alvin.
- [Ocean Encounters: An Ocean of Sound](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/ocean-sound/): The ocean echoes with sounds from animals and humans alike. Discover how scientists decode these signals to protect marine life and restore habitats.
- [What are mesopelagic fish snacking on?](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/what-are-mesopelagic-fish-snacking-on/): The Ocean Twilight Zone is home to more than 10 billion tons of fish yet little is know about their predators or their role in the ocean food web.
- [Ocean Encounters: Cities and the Sea](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/cities-and-the-sea/): Join us as we explore impacts, adaptations, and new possibilities in urban ocean regions around the world.
- [Ocean Encounters: Ice!](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/ice/): Explore icy frontiers on Earth and beyond—discover how life survives, what ice reveals about our past, and where it might lead us next.
- [What are hydrothermal vents?](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/what-are-hydrothermal-vents/): Discover the fascinating world of hydrothermal vents, where unique ecosystems thrive in darkness, reshaping our understanding of life on Earth. Explore now.
- [What are the five ocean zones?](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/what-are-the-five-ocean-zones/): Find out more about each zone.
- [Can multivitamins help save coral reefs?](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/can-multivitamins-help-save-coral-reefs/): WHOI scientists are testing "multivitamin" tiles that release trace metals like zinc and manganese to help corals resist heat stress and boost resilience.
- [What is the biological carbon pump?](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/what-is-the-biological-carbon-pump/): A WHOI study reveals we've underestimated how well the ocean captures carbon from the atmosphere.
- [Representing the Ocean at COP29](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/representing-the-ocean-at-cop29/): WHOI & Scripps convene the Ocean Pavilion for a third year at the UN climate conference.
- [How does the ocean produce oxygen?](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/how-does-the-ocean-produce-oxygen/): It's easy to think of the world's forests as the planet's "lungs." Trees pump out, but does all our breathable air come from just land?
- [What makes the ocean salty?](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/what-makes-the-ocean-salty/): If you go swimming in a lake, the water is fresh; when you dive into the ocean, it tastes salty. But why?
- [Why is the ocean blue?](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/why-is-the-ocean-blue/): People have wondered for centuries: Why is the ocean blue?
- [How is beach sand created](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/how-is-beach-sand-created/): Beaches can be white, black, green, red and even pink. What creates those different colors? Why are there different textures? Where does beach sand come from?
- [How are seashells made?](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/how-are-seashells-made/): One of the most striking features of our beaches is seashells. Their whorls, curves, and shiny iridescent insides are the remains of animals. But where do they come from?
- [Saving Tico! WHOI + partners work to save West Indian manatee](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/saving-tico-whoi-partners-work-to-save-west-indian-manatee/): What role can oceanographers play in successfully rehabilitating and releasing marine animals?
- [Ocean Encounters: Geology Rocks!](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/oe-geology-rocks/): Curious about Earth's inner workings? Meet three geologists with unique careers studying quakes, volcanoes, and the planet beneath our feet.
- [Asking ocean explorers deep questions](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/asking-ocean-explorers-deep-questions/): Students joined a live Q&A with ocean explorers from NOAA, WHOI, and Ocean Exploration Trust to learn about the challenges and tools of deep-sea exploration.
- [Ocean Encounters: Restless Seas](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/oe-restless-seas/): The ocean is constantly in motion. Learn how changing currents shape climate, support life, and impact us all.
- [What’s for dinner, deep-sea isopod?](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/whats-for-dinner-deep-sea-isopod/): Swimming crustacean eats unlikely food source in the deep ocean
- [Evaluating Ocean Climate Solutions](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/evaluating-ocean-climate-solutions/): In case you missed it, watch the WHOI public information session on marine carbon dioxide removal and the LOC-NESS Project
- [Boundary of Creation: A Report on Project FAMOUS](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/boundary-of-creation-a-report-on-project-famous/): Celebrate 60 years of Alvin with an inside look at the global mission to map the Mid-Atlantic Ridge
- [The Biological Pump](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/the-biological-pump/): The biological pump converts greenhouse gas that warms Earth climate into organic carbon that is then stored in the depths of the ocean.
- [Radioisotopes Tracking Tuna Migration](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/tuna-migration-radioisotope-tracking/): Bluefin tuna born before the Fukushima disaster did not have elevated levels of cesium-134, but those caught in August 2011 did.
- [How subterranean water seeps into the continental shelf and into the ocean](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/subterranean-water-seepage/): When the ice sheets melted, sea levels rose, submerging former coastlines. Aquifers once under land now lie beneath the ocean on the continental shelf.
- [Isochrysis algae to biofuel and jet fuel](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/isochrysis-biofuel/): Researchers discovered that the algae Isochrysis can produce both biodiesel and jet fuel by utilizing its unique fats, despite its dark, sludgy oil at room temp.
- [Jet Fuel from Algae?](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/algae-biofuel-for-reddy/): Scientists have explored a way to make two types of fuel—biodiesel and jet fuel from different compounds in a single type of algae.
- [The Equatorial Undercurrent](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/equatorial-undercurrent/): At the equator, trade winds drive a surface current west, while the cooler, nutrient-rich Equatorial Undercurrent creates upwelling near islands.
- [Earth and its water coverage in relation to its size](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/earths-water-coverage/): If Earth were a basketball, all its water would fit in a ping pong ball—and drinkable fresh water would be smaller than a popcorn kernel. It's a rare resource.
- [Exploring Oceans on Earth and Beyond](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/exploring-oceans-on-earth-and-beyond/): WHOI scientists and engineers are applying their expertise in ocean research and exploration, modeling planetary systems, and building sensors to help inform the search for life on ocean worlds beyond Earth.
- [Edible Seaweed](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/edible-seaweed/): A guide to the seaweeds that might (already) be on your plate.
- [What is a rogue wave?](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/what-is-a-rogue-wave/): Behemoth waves are more than just folklore. Learn the science behind these deadly swells.
- [How do corals form colonies?](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/how-do-corals-form-colonies/): Coral reefs are built by tiny animals called polyps—over 1,000 per square foot—working together to form vast, complex, and vital marine ecosystems.
- [Where does all the carbon go?](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/where-does-all-the-carbon-go/): Too much CO? traps heat and drives excessive warming. The challenge: where can the excess carbon go?
- [What are marine microplastics?](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/what-are-marine-microplastics/): Discover what microplastics are and their potential impacts on ocean life, ecosystems, and human health.
- [7 Places ALVIN can now explore](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/7-places-alvin-can-now-explore/): Deep-Sea Sub ALVIN's Top 7 Exploration Bucket List
- [A robot to explore the dark ocean!](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/a-robot-to-explore-the-dark-ocean/): Meet Mesobot, a deep-sea robot designed to follow ocean twilight zone creatures without disturbing them—capturing stunning footage and collecting eDNA samples.
- [How does the ocean impact hurricanes?](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/how-does-the-ocean-impact-hurricanes/): Hurricanes unleash powerful winds, rain, and storm surges on land—but they also stir the ocean, disrupting ecosystems and impacting marine life and currents.
- [Drawing of Porpita lutkeana by Henry Bigelow](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/bigelows-porpita-lutkeana-drawing/): Soft-bodied "jellies" have long fascinated scientists. In 1901, WHOI's first director Henry Bigelow beautifully illustrated the medusa Porpita lutkeana.
- [Illustration showing the effects of two Beaufort Gyre air pressure shifts](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/beaufort-gyre-pressure-shifts/): Map illustrating how physical ocean processes surrounding the Beaufort Gyre in the Arctic may be affected by climate change.
- [How bacteria is transported through the environment into the ocean](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/bacteria-transport-into-ocean/): Wastewater carries antibiotics and bacteria to oceans, where antibiotic-resistant microbes emerge. Researchers study these impacts on marine and human health.
- [Growing bacteria in petri dishes applied with antibiotics](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/bacteria-growth-with-antibiotics/): Antibiotics can encourage antibiotic resistance by killing off all the susceptible bacteria and leaving only the resistant bacteria to grow and multiply.
- [Atlantic Ocean currents carrying warm water up to Greenland](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/atlantic-currents-warm-greenland/): 3D map illustrating ocean currents in the North Atlantic, combined with seafloor bathymetry.
- [Atlantic Ocean currents circulation](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/atlantic-currents-circulate/): Scientists use models to reveal how shifts in ocean currents—like a global heat conveyor—can trigger major climate changes across millennia.
- [Territorial Arctic map](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/arctic-territorial-map/): Multiple countries control territories within the Arctic circle, with Russia alone accounting for 53% of the Arctic coastline.
- [Boundaries of the Arctic region](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/arctic-region-global-boundaries/): Map showing Arctic boundaries including the Arctic Circle, tree line, July isotherm, permanent sea ice extent, and surrounding countries.
- [Changes from 2007 to 2015 on the release of radium in the Arctic](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/arctic-radium-release-changes/): As Arctic sea ice melts, waves stir up coastal sediments, releasing chemicals into the ocean—signaling rapid climate-driven changes that may disrupt Arctic ecosystems.
- [2011 global hydrothermal vents](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/2011-global-hydrothermal-vents-map/): 2011 map showing the global distribution of hydrothermal vent locations, either suspected or confirmed.
- [2009 global hydrothermal vents](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/2009-hydrothermal-vents-map/): 2009 map showing the global distribution of hydrothermal vent locations, either suspected or confirmed.
- [Biological Carbon Pump](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/biological-carbon-pump/): The ocean's biological carbon pump moves carbon from surface waters to the deep sea, helping regulate climate by keeping some heat-trapping gases out of the air.
- [Mixing layer diagram](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/mixing-layer-diagram/): Interactions between the ocean and the atmosphere, illustrating how energy and matter are exchanged between these two systems.
- [Global thermohaline circulation](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/world-thermohaline-circulation-the-conveyor-belt/): Map with bathymetry and generalized ocean currents driven by temperature and density differences, forming the global ocean conveyor belt.
- [Plankton blooms at ocean fronts](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/water-with-different-qualities-meets-through-the-strait-of-gibraltar/): Plankton thrive where water masses meet—rising lighter water brings nutrients to the surface, fueling blooms in sunlit layers of the ocean.
- [Animals of the open ocean](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/water-column-zones-of-marine-life-labels-version/): A cross-section of the ocean, showcasing various marine life at different depths, from the sunlit surface to the dark abyssal plains.
- [Hunting hydrothermal plumes with a CTD Tow-Yo](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/plume-profiles-visualization/): Oceanographers use a CTD—an instrument towed through deep water—to detect hydrothermal plumes by sensing heat, minerals, and chemicals below the surface.
- [Cystic fibrosis](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/visual-explanation-of-how-cystic-fibrosis-affects-the-lungs/): Cystic fibrosis impairs lung function due to a faulty protein. WHOI scientists seek marine molecules that might help restore normal function.
- [Life and chemistry at deep-sea hydrothermal vents](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/vent-chemistry-illustration/): Hydrothermal vents host extreme microbes that drive key chemical cycles—oxidizing sulfur, fixing CO?, and producing methane in a hot, mineral-rich environment.
- [Library of Sand](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/various-types-of-sand-from-around-the-world/): Nothing says coastline like sand, that soft edge between land and sea. Sand takes millions of years to form, created as nearby rock weathers into fine grains.
- [Decoding microbes by their lipids](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/lipids-studying-microbe-carbon-link/): Scientists use lipid chemistry to identify ocean microbes—distinguishing light-powered autotrophs from carbon-processing heterotrophs in seawater samples.
- [Underwater charging stations positioned along a mooring line](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/underwater-charging-stations-positioned-along-a-mooring-line/): Underwater charging stations, like the one rendered here, could allow ocean robots to run longer-distance missions while reducing the time and costs.
- [Two subspecies of pilot whales identified](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/pilot-whales-subspecies/): New research reveals that short-finned pilot whales are not one, but two distinct subspecies, changing our understanding of their diversity.
- [Two Chemical Roads Diverge in an Open Ocean illustration](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/two-chemical-roads-diverge-in-an-open-ocean-illustration/): An exploration of how and why manganese oxide deposits form in the environment
- [The seafloor is teeming with methane](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/the-seafloor-is-teeming-with-methane/): Methane seeping from the seafloor fuels deep-ocean ecosystems where microbes use it for energy, supporting unique animals in dark, sunlight-free habitats through chemosynthesis.
- [The birth of a black smoker](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/the-birth-of-a-black-smoker/): Black smoker chimneys form as hot vent fluids mix with cold seawater, first building walls of anhydrite, then layering on metal sulfides over time.
- [Is the mantle one big pot or is it double-decked?](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/mantle-structure-inquiry/): The flow of rocks in the mantle drives geological phenomena like earthquakes and volcanoes. Scientists are studying if the mantle convects as a whole or in layers.
- [The Ocean of Things](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/ocean-of-things-illustration/): The digital ocean ecosystem of the future will rely on a network of underwater vehicles, sensors, and communications systems that will be always on and always connected.
- [Cesium-137 movement from Fukushima in coastal saters](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/the-location-of-the-power-plant-disaster-and-the-story-of-its-continued-effects/): Radioactive cesium from Fukushima was carried by currents, trapped in beach sands, then released back to the ocean as saltwater conditions changed.
- [The life cycle of Greenland’s meltwater lakes](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/the-life-cycle-of-greenlands-meltwater-lakes/): Meltwater lakes on Greenland's ice sheet drain to bedrock each spring, potentially speeding ice loss and accelerating global sea level rise.
- [The formation of 18° mode water](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/the-formation-of-18-mode-water/): Cold winter winds cool warm ocean surfaces. The dense water left behind sinks, forming a distinct layer called 18° water between surface and deep seas.
- [The Earth’s water supply in perspective](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/the-earths-water-supply-compared-to-the-size-of-the-us/): If all Earth's water formed a ball, it would be just 950 miles wide—and only a tiny fraction of it is fresh and accessible for human use.
- [The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC)](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/amoc-explained/): Illustrated map of the AMOC, part of global thermohaline circulation, showing warm surface flow, deepwater currents, and key sinking and spreading sites.
- [Sunlit, Twilight, and Midnight Zones in a cube](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/multimedia/sunlit-zone-twilight-zone-and-midnight-zone-locations-in-the-water-column/): This cube shows the mesopelagic zone—an ocean layer from 100–1000m deep—stretching from coastal EEZs to the high seas, including around island nations.

## News & Insights
- [<em>Alvin</em> returns to service](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/alvin-returns-to-service/): Following a scheduled overhaul and U.S. Navy recertification, the famed submersible is ready to resume its scientific duties
- [Could the ocean be the ultimate climate solution?](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/could-the-ocean-be-the-ultimate-climate-solution/): WHOI President & Director Peter de Menocal talks sea-level rise, carbon storage, and more on WBUR’s Here & Now
- [Statement about OOI descoping](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/statement-about-ooi-descoping/): Read the Ocean Observatories Initiative statement about NSF's planned descoping of the observatory.
- [Bringing back eelgrass](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/bringing-back-eelgrass/): Boston’s WCVB-TV dives into WHOI’s work to restore a vital coastal ecosystem
- [Exploring a pathway for ocean carbon removal](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/exploring-a-pathway-for-ocean-carbon-removal/): Climate Central talks with marine chemist Adam Subhas about the WHOI-led LOC-NESS project
- [Next on Ocean Encounters: Into the Abyss](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/next-on-ocean-encounters-into-the-abyss/): Explore the mysteries of the deep in a live virtual conversation with deep-sea experts, Wed., April 8 at 7:30 p.m. (ET)
- [What the oldest whale song can tell us](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/what-the-oldest-whale-song-can-tell-us/): 1949 recordings offer a glimpse into how human noise is shaping underwater soundscapes
- [The world’s largest iceberg is melting](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/the-worlds-largest-iceberg-is-melting/): A WHOI glaciologist explains how ‘A23a’ became a traveling laboratory
- [The scientists making antacids for the sea](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/the-scientists-making-antacids-for-the-sea/): A New York Times Magazine feature on the LOC-NESS project details the promise and challenges of climate mitigation strategies
- [COP30 Ocean Pavilion wrap-up](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/cop30-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
- [Week One at COP30: Ocean voices rise in Belém](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/week-one-at-cop30-ocean-voices-rise-in-belem/): by Ken Kostel
- [Campaign for Our Ocean Planet](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/campaign-for-our-ocean-planet/): WHOI launches the largest fundraiser ever undertaken for ocean science, with a goal of $500 million by 2027
- [Celebrating 400 Alvin dives!](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/celebrating-400-alvin-dives/): Bruce Strickrott celebrates a major milestone as Pilot in Charge of the iconic crewed submersible
- [Together for Science](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/together-for-science/)
- [A Celebration of Ocean Science](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/a-celebration-of-ocean-science/): Join us for a day of science and celebration to kick off the Campaign for Our Ocean Planet on Friday, Oct. 17.
- [Scientists tap ‘secret’ fresh water under the ocean](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/scientists-tap-secret-fresh-water-under-the-ocean/): First-of-its-kind research expedition studies massive freshwater aquifer under the ocean floor off Cape Cod
- [Forty years ago, we helped find the <em>Titanic</em>. This is what it means to us today.](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/forty-years-ago/): by Stewart Harris and Dana Yoerger
- [Florida’s ocean economy depends on science](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/floridas-ocean-economy-depends-on-science/): WHOI’s Dennis McGillicuddy on why ocean life matters deeply to the Sunshine State
- [Sharks on the big screen and in the big blue](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/sharks-on-the-big-screen-and-in-the-big-blue/): WHOI scientists set the record straight on pop culture’s favorite predators
- [To lead at sea, we must understand the sea](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/to-lead-at-sea-we-must-understand-the-sea/): Ocean leaders warn that cuts to science could threaten U.S. advantage and national security
- [The race to engineer coral reef solutions in USVI](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/the-race-to-engineer-coral-reef-solutions-in-usvi/): Inside Climate News joins WHOI to learn about new tech to monitor and restore dying reefs
- [A Look Back at the UN Ocean Conference](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/a-look-back-at-unoc/): 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 Hole Oceanographic Institution)
- [WHOI at the UN Ocean Conference—Nice, France](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/whoi-at-the-un-ocean-conference-nice-france/): The United Nations Ocean Conference is a pivotal moment to drive international cooperation and collaboration in order to protect our ocean from the many compounding threats it faces today. The UN's Sustainable Development Goal 14: Life Below Water provides a valuable framework for how we can achieve a sustainable ocean and this year's conference will provide a forum for countries to jointly work towards that goal.
- [Guest Commentary: We Must Stand Together](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/guest-commentary-we-must-stand-together/): Leaders from three, prominent Woods Hole research institutions emphasize the need for unbiased science
- [Ocean Encounters: An Ocean of Sound](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/ocean-encounters-an-ocean-of-sound/): Biologists work to decipher animal communication & restore degraded habitats. Wed., March 26 at 7:30 p.m. ET
- [Valentine’s Day Courtship Tips from the Ocean](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/valentines-day-courtship-tips-from-the-ocean/): Are you an ocean lover? Go a little deeper with these courtship tips from beneath the waves!
- [Wind and water are slowly taking this Cape Cod Bay house](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/wind-and-water-are-slowly-taking-this-cape-cod-bay-house/): An iconic Wellfleet home faces collapse due to accelerating coastal erosion
- [Deep-sea hydrothermal vents: Life in extreme environments](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/deep-sea-hydrothermal-vents-life-in-extreme-environments/): WHOI geochemist Chris German explains how insights from hydrothermal vents are shaping space exploration
- [Next on Ocean Encounters: Cities and the Sea](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/next-on-ocean-encounters-ice/): Join us next week to learn how coastal cities are adapting to changing seas. Wednesday, Feb. 26, at 7:30 p.m. ET
- [WHOI reef team showcased in Building Stuff: Change It! | NOVA | PBS](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/whoi-reef-team-showcased-in-building-stuff-change-it-nova-pbs/)
- [Discover the coolest jobs ever!](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/discover-the-coolest-jobs-ever/): Looking for a career with impact? Join a team of passionate explorers & changemakers at WHOI
- [WBUR talks all things Alvin with WHOI’s Anthony Tarantino](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/wbur-talks-all-things-alvin-with-whois-anthony-tarantino/): Audio from WBUR. Original air date: June 5, 2024
- [WHOI researchers capture video of critically-endangered North Atlantic right whale](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/wolf-video/): Wolf and her calf were first seen off the coast of Florida in December of 2023. This calf is one of 19 born during the 2023-24 calving season. Tragically, one calf has already died, and four others are not expected to survive due to a variety of injuries.
- [Celebrating Pi Day with Chris Piecuch](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/pi-day/): Celebrate “Pi Day” by getting to know WHOI physical oceanographer Chris Piecuch!
- [FAQs about Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/faqs-about-ocean-alkalinity-enhancement/): Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement was highlighted in this Wall Street Journal article about some of the measures under consideration to help regulate climate. Read the story here or listen to the WSJ Podcast. Learn more about OAE and Adam Subhas' LOCNESS project here
- [Five ways to celebrate World Ocean Month](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/five-ways-to-celebrate-world-ocean-day/): Whether you live on the coast or far from the ocean, World Ocean Month is a reminder that we’re all connected by water on this blue planet. So how exactly do you celebrate? We’ve got a few ideas for you!
- [Stratus Mooring Q&A](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/stratus-mooring-qa/): By Ken Kostel | April 28, 2023
- [Recognizing Massachusetts Right Whale Day](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/recognizing-massachusetts-right-whale-day/): April 24 marks the first-ever Right Whale Day in Massachusetts. WHOI biologist and veterinarian Michael Moore recently met with the resident who brought this special recognition about– and explains why it’s important to raise awareness about the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale.
- [What happens to natural gas in the ocean?](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/what-happens-to-natural-gas-in-the-ocean/): WHOI marine chemist Chris Reddy weighs in on a methane leak in the Baltic Sea
- [HOV <em>Alvin</em> temporarily halts engineering test dives](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/hov-alvin-temporarily-halts-engineering-test-dives/): Test dives for Alvin’s 6500 meter certification have been postponed, a day after the sub reached a record 5338 meters (17,513 feet)
- [Op-Ed: Our future is in our hands](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/op-ed-our-future-climate-change/): A measure of courage is required if the world is to address climate change, say WHOI President Peter de Menocal and Deputy Director Rick Murray
- [Critically Endangered North Atlantic Right Whales Getting Smaller, New Research Finds](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/north-atlantic-right-whale-gets-smaller/): A report out this week in Current Biology reveal that critically endangered North Atlantic right whales are up to three feet shorter than 40 years ago. This startling conclusion reinforces what scientists have suspected: even when entanglements do not lead directly to the death of North Atlantic right whales, they can have lasting effects on the imperiled population that may now number less than 400 animals. Further, females that are entangled while nursing produce smaller calves.
- [WHOI’s commitment on World Ocean Day (and every day!)](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/whoi-world-oceans-day-commitment/): World Ocean Day 2021 kicks off the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development. Here are some of the ways WHOI shows its commitment to the sea
- [Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo Visits Woods Hole](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/commerce-secretary-gina-raimondo-visits-woods-hole/): On June 4, 2021, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo was joined by Senator Edward Markey, Congressman William Keating, State Senator Susan Moran, and State Representative Dylan Fernandez came to Woods Hole to visit WHOI's Iselin Marine Facility and NOAA's Northeast Fisheries Science Center. The Secretary came at the invitation of Sen. Markey to learn more about what makes this tiny village a global leader in ocean research, exploration, and education. Woods Hole is an active, broad-based scientific community and the center of critical efforts to fight climate change, support coastal communities, and help support a blue economy.
- [The spread of plastics and oil in Sri Lanka from the wreck of M/V <i>X-Press Pearl</i>](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/sri-lanka-faq/): On May 20, 2021, the cargo ship M/V X-Press Pearl caught fire off the coast of Sri Lanka. The container ship was carrying 78 metric tons of a material known as plastic nurdles. What happens now?
- [Rare Drone video shows critically endangered North Atlantic right whales](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/rare-drone-video-shows-critically-endangered-north-atlantic-right-whales/): May 10, 2021
- [SYNERGY II: BELOW THE SURFACE Now at the Falmouth Art Center](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/synergy-ii-below-the-surface/): What happens when science intersects with art?  SYNERGY II: BELOW THE SURFACE, now showing at the Falmouth Art Center, April 30 - May 31.
- [Meet the <em>Alvin</em> 6500 Team: Drew Bewley](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/alvin6500bewley/): Alvin engineer and pilot Drew Bewley on what best prepared him to work on a one-of-a-kind submersible and the overhaul that will take Alvin to 6500 meters.
- [Harriet Harden-Davies is on the frontlines of ocean policy](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/harriet-harden-davies-is-on-the-frontlines-of-ocean-policy/): Harriet Harden-Davies has spent more than 10 years working in the marine policy arena and is now aiding in major U.N. negotiations on laws governing the high seas
- [WHOI scientists on warming atmosphere, weaker Gulf Stream](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/whoi-scientists-offer-perspective-on-a-warming-atmosphere-and-weaker-gulf-stream/): The warming atmosphere is causing an arm of the powerful Gulf Stream to weaken, some scientists fear
- [Ocean science into action](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/ocean-science-roundup/): From collaborations with fishermen to whale-sensing smart cameras, these five solutions-based stories will give you hope in 2021
- [The Search for Life](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/the-search-for-life/): This week, NASA's Perseverance Rover lands on Mars to continue the search for life on the Red Planet. At the same time, WHOI scientists and engineers are applying their experience exploring the deepest parts of planet Earth to the quest for life beyond Mars.
- [WHOI builds bridges with Arctic Indigenous communities](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/arctic-indigenous-aid/): NSF program fosters collaboration between indigenous communities and traditional scientists, allowing WHOI's autonomous vehicles to shed light on a changing Arctic
- [WHOI working to address ocean acidification; protect region’s vital shellfish industry](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/massachusetts-ocean-acidification-shellfishing/): A new report addresses the impacts of ocean acidification in Massachusetts and New England coastal waters on the region's vital seafood industry.
- [How WHOI’s young pioneers once tried to look for the lost city of Atlantis](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/how-a-newly-established-oceanographic-institution-in-woods-hole-searched-for-the-lost-city-of-atlantis/): When a new oceanographic institution began in 1930 in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, it was one of the few in the world equipped to search for a fabled sunken city, described thousands of years ago by a Greek philosopher
- [Meet the <em>Alvin</em> 6500 Team: Danik Forsman](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/alvin6500forsman/): Interview with Danik Forsman, Alvin Pilot and mechanical section leader on rebuilding Alvin for 6,500-meters and mentorships that helped him become a pilot.
- [Meet the <em>Alvin</em> 6500 Team: Lane Abrams](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/meet-the-alvin-6500-team-lane-abrams/): Lane Abrams talks about designing electronics for the bottom of the ocean and project management of Alvin's electrical updates for the 6500 meter overhaul.
- [Smart cameras keep lookout for endangered whales](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/smart-cameras-keep-lookout-for-endangered-whales/): A ship-mounted thermal imaging system provides real-time detection of whales, which could reduce the number of endangered marine mammals killed by vessels each year.
- [Meet the <em>Alvin</em> 6500 Team: Francis Elder](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/alvin6500elder/): An interview with Francis Elder, lead mechanical engineer for the Alvin Group. Find out how the team has designed a new pump to take Alvin to 6,500 meters.
- [Five feet above a rising ocean](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/five-feet-above-a-rising-ocean/): As the seas rise in Woods Hole, one of the institution’s chief stewards recalls past storms to plan for the future
- [Unicorns of the Arctic face a new potential threat](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/unicorns-of-the-arctic-face-a-new-potential-threat/): Narwhals and other marine mammals could be vulnerable to a new threat we’ve become all too familiar with: COVID-19
- [Convergence Accelerator could help to meet “An Ocean of Need”](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/nsfs-convergence-accelerator-could-help-to-meet-an-ocean-of-need/): Innovative National Science Foundation program aims to address major ocean-related societal issues
- [Could listening to the deep sea help save it?](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/could-listening-to-the-deep-sea-help-save-it/): A recent New York Times article about sound in the deep ocean briefly mentions the work by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) acoustic scientist Ying-Tsong “YT” Lin and his work developing an “acoustic telescope.”
- [WHOI working to help save critically endangered North Atlantic right whales](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/whoi-working-to-help-save-critically-endangered-north-atlantic-right-whales/): North Atlantic right whales are in crisis. There are approximately 356 individuals remaining, and with over 80% bearing scars of entanglements in fishing line, the race to save this species is more critical than ever.
- [Wave Glider provides gateway to remote exploration](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/wave-glider-provides-gateway-to-remote-exploration/): WHOI geochemist Chris German pairs an autonomous surface vehicle (ASV) called a Wave Glider with other vehicles to expand research here and on other Ocean Worlds
- [Hunger in the Arctic prompts focus on causes, not symptoms](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/hunger-in-the-arctic-prompts-focus-on-causes-not-symptoms/): As Arctic Inuit communities try to cope with extreme food insecurity, researchers look for answers
- [WHOI-assisted study finds ocean dumping of DDT waste was “sloppy”](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/whoi-assisted-study-finds-ocean-dumping-of-ddt-waste-was-sloppy/): An investigative report this week in the LA Times features the work of WHOI’s marine geochemistry lab in identifying the discarded barrels and analyzing samples from the discovery.
- [5 Questions with Dr. Amala Mahadevan](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/5-questions-with-dr-amala-mahadevan/): WHOI physical oceanographer sheds light on the climate-critical link between ocean currents and plankton
- [For Mark Baumgartner, Whale Safe is the natural evolution of WHOI’s work with passive acoustics](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/for-mark-baumgartner-whale-safe-is-the-natural-evolution-of-whois-work-with-passive-acoustics/): Mark Baumgartner is an expert ocean listener who's research is providing the groundwork for a new system to reduce ship collisions with whales
- [Support the Mark R. Abbott Leadership and Professional Development Fund ](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/support-the-mark-r-abbott-leadership-and-professional-development-fund/): Honor WHOI's recently retired tenth president with a gift to the Mark R. Abbott Leadership and Professional Development Fund
- [Learning the recipe for high-tide floods](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/learning-the-recipe-for-high-tide-floods/): A new WHOI-led program receives $1.5 million from NASA to investigate how local and regional environmental conditions affect extreme sea-level rise
- [WHOI oceanographer completes epic Arctic mission](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/whoi-oceanographer-completes-epic-arctic-mission/): The largest Arctic science expedition in history has ended, with the return of the German icebreaker Polarstern to its home port of Bremerhaven more than one year after it departed Tromso, Norway.
- [WHOI Collaborates on Ocean Detection System to Help Reverse Whale ‘Roadkill’](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/whoi-collaborates-on-ocean-detection-system-to-help-reverse-whale-roadkill/): WHOI and collaborators launched Whale Safe, a detection system that may help prevent large ship collisions with the ocean's behemoths along the California coast.
- [Support the WHOI President’s Fund for Innovation](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/support-the-whoi-presidents-fund-for-innovation/): Help WHOI’s new president. Dr. Peter de Menocal, quickly build momentum and propel WHOI towards a future as a driving force in innovation. Give today.
- [WHOI Wishes NOAA a Happy 50th Anniversary](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/whoi-wishes-noaa-a-happy-50th/): Work by NOAA, WHOI and many other partners have helped monitor and protect countless marine species, including humpback whales (shown here lunge-feeding) and critically endangered right whales in waters near some of the nation’s busiest harbors to support ecosystem health, tourism, and industry. Photo by John Durban (NOAA), Holly Fearnbach (SR3) and Lance Barrett-Lennard (Coastal Ocean Research Institute) during research authorized by NMFS permit #17355 and flights authorized under an MOU between NOAA and the FAA (Class G MOU #2016-ESA-3-NOAA) ©Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
- [Listening to fish with passive acoustics](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/listening-to-fish-passive-acoustics/): Scientists at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and NOAA Fisheries combine forces to adapt technologies used to detect marine mammals for fisheries management.
- [Gift enables new investments in ocean technologies](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/donation-enhances-whois-remote-research-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. The Burke Foundation also funded three projects making use of novel data streams from the Ocean Observatories Initiative and field test a wave-powered platform that enables remote communications with autonomous underwater vehicles.
- [Mining ancient dust from the ocean’s loneliest spot](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/secrets-in-the-dust/): Researchers investigate dust from the ocean’s farthest point from land to reconstruct the climactic history of the Southern Hemisphere, and understand how micronutrients have influenced biological productivity in this oceanic desert.
- [REMUS Group gets new director](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/remus-group-gets-new-director/): Former Naval Officer Carl Hartsfield becomes WHOI's newest director of the REMUS group
- [North Atlantic Ocean yields clues for better weather predictions](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/north-atlantic-variability-key-for-better-long-term-weather-predictions/): Findings of a new study investigating the interactions between the North Atlantic Ocean and the atmosphere will lead to more attention to how the ocean can be an important source of predictability in weather and climate.
- [Putting a value on green infrastructure to protect coastal communities](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/putting-a-value-on-green-infrastructure-to-protect-coastal-communities/): During an era of increasing sea level rise, WHOI marine policy experts Hauke Kite-Powell, Di Jin, and Porter Hoagland quantify the ecological value of shore-stabilizing ecosystems like wetlands and barrier islands
- [Examining Connections Between the Ocean and Human Health](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/examining-connections-between-the-ocean-and-human-health/): An ocean sickness is a human sickness according to experts at WHOI's Center for Human Health and the Ocean. Marine toxicologist John Stegeman and his team are researching better ways to inform the public on the origins and dangers of marine toxins
- [Deciphering the Impacts of  a Changing Ocean on Scallop Fisheries](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/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
- [How Long Does Plastic Persist in the Ocean?](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/how-long-does-plastic-persist-in-the-ocean/): It can be hard to predict the average lifespan of plastics in the ocean when so many different types exist. WHOI chemists Chris Reddy and Collin Ward are working to simplify these predictions
- [Transformative technology to revolutionize the way we listen to the deep ocean](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/transformative-technology-to-revolutionize-the-way-we-listen-to-the-deep-ocean/): Using a network of satellites and surface buoys, WHOI scientist Ying Tsong (YT) Lin and a team of engineers are creating the first 3D "acoustic telescope," capable of listening to a range of discrete activities in the deep sea
- [Specialized camera system gives unprecedented view of ocean life](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/specialized-camera-system-gives-unprecedented-view-of-ocean-life/): With still so much to learn about the planktonic creatures that support the marine food web, scientists with the Northeast U.S. Shelf Long-Term Ecological Research (NES-LTER) project have developed the In-situ Ichthyoplankton Imaging System (ISIIS) to take better images of these microscopic organisms in their natural environment
- [Scientists and fishermen team up to film seals in fishing nets](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/caught-on-camera-scientists-and-fishermen-team-up-to-film-seals-in-fishing-nets/): Seals find ease in taking a meal already ensnared in wall-like gillnets cast by fishermen, but at what cost? WHOI biologist Andrea Bogomolni works with the fishing community to record and observe this behavior with the hopes of mitigating marine mammal bycatch
- [To sail, not to drift](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/to-sail-not-to-drift/): Navigating a changing ecosystem, funding marine science, and finding hope—WHOI Deputy Director Rick Murray charts the course toward our ocean's future.
- [Will melting glaciers cool the climate?](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/will-melting-glaciers-cool-the-climate/): As glaciers melt at unprecedented rates, WHOI's Simon Pendleton is looking back to historical records to predict whether this new cool runoff will slow ocean circulation and cool the northern hemisphere––findings which could mean adjustments to some climate predictions.
- [Sea Ahead](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/sea-ahead/): Once upon a time, ocean scientists hung up cans on up a tree on Bikini Atoll to measure wave height in the Marshall Islands during nuclear weapons testing. Today, ocean technologies and data harvesting are heading somewhere big, from swarming bots, to more autonomous submersibles, and the miniaturization of ocean sensors
- [Looking to the Future](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/looking-to-the-future/): WHOI researchers discuss various ways that ocean science and technology are enabling a deeper understanding of our blue planet
- [Uncharted waters](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/uncharted-waters/): Our global ocean will change dramatically over the next few decades. What might it look like, and how will humans adapt?
- [Jellyfish larger than blue whales?](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/jellyfish-on-massachusetts-beaches/): Recent accounts in the media have described the appearance of lion’s mane jellyfish in waters and beaches in the Northeast as a surprising, sometimes troubling, event, with record sizes and numbers reported from Maine to the Massachusetts south coast. But is this event noteworthy? Or, as some have implied, is it a sign of failing ocean health? Three WHOI marine biologists weighed in to put events into perspective.
- [Teaming up for right whales](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/teaming-up-for-right-whales/): Researchers from WHOI and NOAA combine underwater gliders with passive acoustic detection technology to help protect endangered species from lethal ship strikes and noise from offshore wind construction
- [Overhaul to take <em>Alvin</em> to greater extremes](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/alvin6500/): The Human Occupied Vehicle (HOV) Alvin returned to Woods Hole, Mass. this spring for the final phase of an overhaul that will allow the submarine to dive to 6,500 meters.
- [Working from Home: Mallory Ringham](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/working-from-home-mallory-ringham/): WHOI-MIT joint program student outfits her basement to do vital work on a marine carbon sensor
- [Celebrating an oceanographic life](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/celebrating-an-oceanographic-life/): WHOI looks back at the legacy of co-founder of MIT-WHOI Joint Program, former Director of Research and Provost at WHOI, Art Maxwell
- [Working from Home: Scott Lindell](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/working-from-home-scott-lindell/): Though pandemic slows countless research projects, kelp breeding program can't stop. A WHOI community rallies to help Scott Lindell and his lab sort over 2,200 blades.
- [The many lifetimes of plastics](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/the-many-lifetimes-of-plastics/): Infographics strive to give us a sense of how long plastic goods will last in the environment. But is this information reliable? The findings of a new study from WHOI may surprise you.
- [Seven ocean explorers you should know about](https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/five-ocean-explorers-you-should-know-about-for-world-oceans-day/): June 8th is World Oceans Day, but we’re celebrating the big ole blue all month-long. But, before you post those Cousteau quotes, that inspiring Sylvia Earle documentary, or talk about those neat expeditions by James Cameron, we’d like to present you with five ocean explorers you may not have heard of.

## News Releases
- [WHOI announces 2026 Ocean & Climate Outreach Series](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/yawkey-26/): WHOI and the Yawkey Foundation bring together scientists and community to look at the impacts of our changing ocean
- [Human-occupied submersible Alvin certified to return to service](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/alvin-recertified/): U.S. Navy certification permits sub to resume operations to 6,500 meters after routine overhaul
- [Heroic Age Expedition to survey two of the world’s most famous shipwrecks](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/canadian-shipwrecks/): The Royal Canadian Geographical Society, in partnership with WHOI, will undertake “once-in-a-generation” expedition to survey Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Quest and Captain Robert Falcon Scott’s Terra Nova
- [Bloomberg Philanthropies commits $260 million to help close the ocean protection gap](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/bp-corals/): New work will support efforts to strengthen the role of small coastal and island nations in global ocean negotiations and advance new approaches to restoring degraded coral reefs
- [Retreating glaciers increase iceberg sightings and reshape deep-sea habitats](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/more-bergs/): Stones rain down from the melting icebergs, forming new hard-substrate habitats for marine life on the soft seafloor.
- [MassDEP awards $500,000 to support eelgrass restoration](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/madepaward/): The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection is supporting a two-year study to quantify carbon storage in both natural and restored eelgrass meadows in coastal waters.
- [Endangered basking sharks rely on the ocean twilight zone during long-distance migrations](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/basking-migration/): A new WHOI study shows basking sharks dive nearly 1,000 meters deep, likely in search of prey
- [New climate-based tool predicts coral bleaching months in advance, offering critical lead time for reef protection](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/newcoraltool/): Researchers demonstrate that coral bleaching on the Caribbean island of Curaçao occurs when three major climate patterns
- [Ocean adventures begin at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s Discovery Center](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/visit-us-26/): WHOI launches summer season with new exhibits and programs
- [Spring 2026: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution elects a returning Trustee, Life Trustees, and New Corporation Members](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/spring-2026-whoi-elects-a-returning-trustee-life-trustees-and-new-corporation-members/): At Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s (WHOI's) Spring Joint Meeting of the Board and Corporation, leadership elected one returning Trustee, two Life Trustees, and sixteen new Corporation Members.
- [Researchers help solve mystery of clockwork-like earthquake system deep beneath the Pacific](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/gofar-earthquakes-copy/): Study of Gofar transform fault on the Pacific seafloor points to mitigating effects of "barrier zones" that keep ruptures from spreading.
- [Autonomous underwater robot discovers hidden coral reef “hotspots”](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/curee-hotspots/): New underwater robot opens new possibilities in coral reef conservation by autonomously identifying biodiversity "hotspots"
- [Small seabirds rely on crosswinds to navigate the open ocean](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/petrel-crosswinds/): New tracking research reveals Mediterranean storm petrels trade speed for information as they fly hundreds of kilometers across the sea
- [Industrial fishing has been depleting midwater fish for decades, new WHOI study finds](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/industrial-fishing-has-been-depleting-midwater-fish-for-decades-new-whoi-study-finds/): The research focuses on a poorly understood group of larger midwater fishes that the authors call the “dark web,” species, such as pomfrets and snake mackerels.
- [PONANT EXPLORATIONS GROUP and WHOI partner to launch new polar ocean image collection](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/ponant-and-whoi-partner-to-launch-new-polar-ocean-image-collection/): Global initiative expands Ocean Image Bank with critical Polar Imagery to advance research, education, and awareness
- [Forecasting with Fins: Sharks can improve ocean temperature predictions, new study finds](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/forecasting-with-fins/): Research demonstrates how animal-borne sensors can work in tandem with traditional tools to improve ocean predictions
- [WHOI wins Webby People’s Voice Award for <i> It’s an Ocean World </i> interactive experience](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/whoi-wins-webby-peoples-voice-award-for-its-an-ocean-world-interactive-experience/): The honor, awarded in the Websites and Mobile Sites: Science category, is part of the 30th Annual Webby Awards, widely regarded as the Internet’s highest distinction.
- [New study highlights private-public partnership advancing coastal resilience in Woods Hole](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/rwh-study/): ResilientWoodsHole outlines a guide for small coastal communities to advance climate resilience
- [Waves hit different on other planets](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/waves-hit-different-on-other-planets/): From lazy ripples to towering breakers, waves should vary widely from one planet to another, according to a new model.
- [Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s ‘It’s an Ocean World’ nominated for a Webby](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/webby-2026/): The Webby Awards is the leading international award honoring excellence on the Internet
- [WHOI Sea Grant supports $1.6 million in critical aquaculture and fisheries research](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/seagrantresearch/): Over the next two years, these projects will generate new tools and data to support species economically and environmentally important to coastal Massachusetts.
- [New study reveals New York Bight is a key spring habitat for endangered sei whales](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/sei-whale/): Researchers from WCS and WHOI discover seasonal and daily patterns that could help reduce ship strikes and inform best practices and policies
- [New WHOI-led study reveals hidden “chemical currency” fueling the ocean’s carbon cycle](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/plankton-metabolites/): Researchers have identified a diverse set of molecules released by marine phytoplankton that fuel microbial life and help drive Earth’s carbon cycle
- [Bacteria hitching a ride on “marine snow” may slow the ocean’s carbon sink](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/snow-sink/): New study reveals how microbes dissolve calcium carbonate ballast, altering the ocean’s biological carbon pump
- [WHOI scientist joins global Tara Coral expedition to unlock secrets of climate-resilient reefs](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/whoixtara/): A two-year mission across the Coral Triangle will probe how viruses and reef ecosystems could help some corals withstand rising ocean temperatures.
- [Preliminary results from the first EPA-permitted ocean alkalinity enhancement (OAE) field trial](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/oae-prelim/): LOC-NESS project team shares findings at annual Ocean Sciences Meeting
- [Two WHOI scientists honored with Lifetime Achievement Award for advances in oil-spill forensics](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/gcgcaward/): Robert Nelson and Christopher Reddy recognized for pioneering use of GCxGC to track and understand marine pollution
- [WHOI Scientist Catherine Walker Joins NASA-Selected EDGE Satellite Mission](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/edge-mission/): Satellite measuring land, polar, and coastal regions could launch by 2030
- [WHOI discovers the oldest known whale recordings, dating to 1949](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/1949-audio/): The recording was discovered on a fragile but remarkably well-preserved audograph disc in WHOI’s archival collections.
- [Scientists outline case for next-generation ocean iron fertilization field trials](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/oiftrials/): A new paper argues that larger, longer studies with rigorous monitoring and clear safeguards are needed to accurately assess OIF as a potential long-term CO2 storage solution.
- [WHOI’s Alan Seltzer earns prestigious F.G. Houtermans Award](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/seltzer-award/): The award is among the highest international honors recognizing early-career scientists in geochemistry.
- [New WHOI study cautions that deep-sea fishing could undermine valuable tuna fisheries](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/meso-fishing/): The study shows that large-scale harvesting of mesopelagic fish that live hundreds of meters below the surface could reduce the food available to bigeye tuna
- [Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and CMA CGM expand their partnership](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/cmacgmpartnership/): CMA CGM, which has long been committed to preserving biodiversity through multiple initiatives in the U.S. and worldwide, will support two key WHOI projects
- [Critical Atlantic Ocean currents remained active during the last ice age, according to new study](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/ice-age-current/): The study shows that deep ocean water in the North Atlantic was much warmer during the last ice age than scientists once believed.
- [Seawater microbes offer new, non-invasive way to detect coral disease, WHOI-led study finds](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/seawater-microbe-study/): Coral reefs support more than 25 percent of all marine life and underpin the livelihoods of roughly one billion people globally.
- [New study quantifies sargassum’s multi-million dollar impact to U.S. coastal economies](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/sargassum-economy/): WHOI led the study’s economic modeling and analysis, examining impacts across three sectors central to coastal economies: tourism, recreation, and fisheries.
- [Oil residues can travel over 5,000 miles on ocean debris, study finds](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/oilonthemove/): Oil spill forensics reveal how plastic debris can carry petroleum pollution across entire ocean basins
- [A new study finds Jupiter’s moon Europa’s quiet seafloor may still hold keys for life](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/a-new-study-finds-jupiters-moon-europas-quiet-seafloor-may-still-hold-keys-for-life/): A new study suggests Jupiter’s icy moon lacks geophysical activity, changing how scientists think about life there
- [Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution recognizes global ocean advocates](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/centennial-medals/): Eight ocean champions, including two former U.S. presidents, accept awards from one of the world’s leading ocean science nonprofits
- [New study finds rate of U.S. coastal sea level rise doubled in the past century](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/sealevelrisereport/): The study finds that the rate of U.S. coastal sea-level rise has more than doubled in the past 125 years.
- [A new study reveals how oxygen first reached Earth’s oceans](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/ocean-oxygenation/): Researchers use vanadium isotopes to track the rise of oxygen in ancient seas
- [Study reveals dramatic decline in historic sargassum populations, with WHOI scientists helping unravel basin-scale changes](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/study-reveals-dramatic-decline-in-historic-sargassum-populations-with-whoi-scientists-helping-unravel-basin-scale-changes/): The findings point to warming ocean temperatures, shifting nutrient regimes, and changing circulation patterns as likely contributors to this emerging basin-scale redistribution of Sargassum.
- [WHOI selected by NASA to investigate ocean worlds and their organic carbon cycles](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/invow-selected/): The Investigating Ocean Worlds project will seek to improve the analysis of data related to carbon-rich molecules that could be an indicator of biological activity.
- [International research team discovers a potential source of abiotic methane in the Arctic Ocean](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/friggfield-methane/): A distinctive oceanic core complex releasing hot fluids has been identified at a depth of 2,700 meters on the Arctic Ocean's floor.
- [What can a whale’s breath tell us? According to a new study, a lot about its health](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/whale-breath/): A first of its kind study links drone-collected respiratory microbes with health assessments, offering hope for protecting vulnerable populations
- [Six-million-year-old ice discovered in Antarctica offers unprecedented window into a warmer Earth](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/six-million-year-old-ice-discovered-in-antarctica-offers-unprecedented-window-into-a-warmer-earth/): This is the most significant discovery to date for COLDEX, an NSF Science and Technology Center funded in 2021 to explore the Antarctic ice sheet, which is the largest ice mass on the planet.
- [WHOI’s Michael Spall awarded AGU Harald Sverdrup Lecture recognizing outstanding contributions to ocean science](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/whois-michael-spall-awarded-agu-harald-sverdrup-lecture-recognizing-outstanding-contributions-to-ocean-science/): The Harald Sverdrup Lecture honors individuals who have made exceptional contributions to, and promoted collaboration within, atmospheric and oceanographic research.
- [The Ocean Pavilion returns to international climate conference](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/cop30-ocean-pavilion-returns/): Leading science institutions and partners highlight ocean–forest interconnection and the ocean’s role in global climate solutions at COP30
- [For Our Ocean Planet: WHOI launches historic $500 million campaign to ignite ocean discovery and solutions](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/campaign-for-our-ocean/): Backed by global leaders and philanthropists, WHOI launches a landmark campaign to advance the science that protects the ocean, sustains communities, and secures our ocean future.
- [Scientists uncover a new way to forecast eruptions at mid-ocean ridges through hydrothermal vent temperatures](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/venttemps/): A new study reveals fluctuations in temperature of fluids from hydrothermal vents indicate the effects of magmatic and tectonic processes that occur miles beneath the seafloor.
- [PONANT Explorations Group announces new partnership with Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/ponant-explorations-group-announces-new-partnership-with-whoi/): Three-year collaboration to include scientific expeditions, onboard educational programming, and testing of next-generation ocean research technology
- [Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s Julie Huber awarded prestigious Rachel Carson Lecture by the American Geophysical Union](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/julie-huber-awarded-prestigious-rachel-carson-lecture-by-the-american-geophysical-union/): WHOI’s Julie Huber Awarded Prestigious Rachel Carson Lecture by the AGU
- [USS Arizona provides blueprint for addressing oil leakage at thousands of WWII shipwrecks](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/wwii-wrecks/): The findings underscore the USS Arizona’s dual role as a solemn memorial and a “living laboratory.”
- [Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s Ken Buesseler receives AGU Honor](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/buesseler-agu/): Buesseler joins a distinguished group of scientists, leaders and communicators recognized by AGU for advancing science.
- [Bigscale pomfret are an ocean enigma](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/bigscale-pomfret/): WHOI scientists delve into the elusive fish’s role in the food web
- [Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution launches Ocean Learning Hub](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/oceanlearningrelease/): Digital gateway to ocean science now available for curious minds worldwide
- [A new look at an old pollutant](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/mercury-asia/): A WHOI-led study tracks mercury across the western Pacific
- [Urban civilization rose in Southern Mesopotamia on the back of tides](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/southernmesopotamia/): A newly published study challenges long-held assumptions about the origins of urban civilization in ancient Mesopotamia
- [Forty years after the Titanic discovery, WHOI continues to advance ocean research and exploration](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/titanic-40th/): How cutting-edge technology, novel search techniques, and persistence paid off
- [WHOI’s Jennifer Johnson receives Fulbright Specialist Award](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/jennifer-johnson/): Research Associate will complete a project at the National Fisheries and Marine Research Institute in Angola.
- [Summer 2025: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Elects New Trustee, Dr. Sarah Kapnick, Ph.D.](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/summer-2025-whoi-elects-new-trustee-dr-sarah-kapnick/): At Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s (WHOI’s) Summer Board of Trustees Meeting, Institution leaders elected a new Trustee, Dr. Sarah Kapnick, Ph.D.
- [New program aims to improve hurricane predictions with ocean data](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/sascwatchnews/): The coordinated combination of in situ observations, satellites, and high-resolution models will allow us to fill gaps in our knowledge of air-sea interactions.
- [New report highlights plastic pollution as a grave and growing danger to health and announces an independent, health-focused global monitoring system](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/plastic-countdown/): While the impacts of plastic pollution on human health and the environment are growing, the report finds, increasing harm due to plastics is not inevitable.
- [Blind and low-vision students dive into ocean science at WHOI through sound and touch](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/perkins-2025/): This year’s theme of coral reefs connected students with coral soundscapes, and real coral specimens
- [New paper reveals global threat of salt contamination to water supplies in tidal rivers, threatening critical infrastructure](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/salt-contamination/): Researchers make urgent call for convergent interdisciplinary research to combat worsening crisis
- [WHOI’s Christopher Reddy Elected Fellow of the American Chemical Society](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/acs-reddy/): Reddy is being honored for his outstanding contributions to analyzing environmental contaminants in the ocean.
- [Award-winning environmental documentary Out of Plain Sight to make Cape Cod debut at the Woods Hole Film Festival](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/outofplainsight/): Film shares the pivotal role of WHOI-operated underwater vehicles in the discovery of toxic waste dumped off California coast
- [WHOI scientist publishes commentary on forecasting a pause in Northwest Atlantic warming](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/whoi-scientist-publishes-commentary-on-forecasting-a-pause-in-northwest-atlantic-warming/): Commentary explores forecasted pause in regional warming and the science behind it.
- [Fecal samples from bowhead whales link ocean warming to rising algal toxins in Arctic waters](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/bowhead-toxins/): Filter-feeding whales sample the Arctic food web, tracking decades of change
- [For developing countries, seafood imports are a nutritional bargain](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/seafood-trade/): Developing countries pay less for the nutrition in seafood imports than developed countries
- [WHOI announces 2025 Ocean & Climate Outreach Series](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/2025-yawkey/): WHOI and the Yawkey Foundation bring together scientists and community to look at the impacts of our changing ocean
- [Ancient groundwater records reveal regional vulnerabilities to climate change](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/groundwater-vulnerabilities/): New WHOI-led study shows the Southwest may be more sensitive to drying than the Pacific Northwest
- [WHOI presents Centennial Medal to His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/centennialmedal/): Award takes place at United Nations Ocean Conference, underscoring the need for global action in the protection of our oceans
- [Groundbreaking research sheds light on how whales and dolphins use sound](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/dolphin-sound/): Differences in brain structure between echolocating and non-echolocating marine mammals offers insight into auditory processing
- [UN-backed global research shows benefits of tracking ocean giants for marine conservation](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/conservation-efforts/): WHOI researchers part of collaborative, international effort to increase Marine Protected Areas and other strategies
- [Jaws at 50: How a Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution marine specialist  made a pivotal scene come to life](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/jaws50-photo/): WHOI's Richard "Dick" Edwards used his expertise to help facilitate one of the the films most explosive scenes.
- [Summer adventures await at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s Discovery Center](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/summer-25/): New, interactive exhibits and fun learning experiences await visitors to Woods Hole, Mass.
- [Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution takes home two Telly Awards](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/whoi-tellys/): Annual award honors video and television excellence across all screens
- [Deep ocean technology offers never before seen images of lost WWI submarine](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/wwi-sub/): The interdisciplinary mission included team members from the U.S Navy, Naval History and Heritage Command, National Science Foundation.
- [Spring 2025: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution elect a returning Trustee and New Corporation Members](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/spring-2025-whoi-elect-returning-trustee-and-new-corporation-members/): At Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s (WHOI’s) Spring Joint Meeting of the Board and Corporation, Institution leaders elected one returning Trustee and five new Corporation Members.
- [Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution partners with Massachusetts Clean Energy Center to bolster state’s Blue Economy](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/woods-hole-oceanographic-institution-partners-with-massachusetts-clean-energy-center-to-bolster-states-blue-economy/): Woods Hole is stop on state-wide climate innovation road show
- [Scientists use salinity to trace changes in the U.S. Northeast coastal ocean](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/salt-tracers/): Scientists are using salt as a tracer to investigate how much the influx of warm, salty offshore water onto the continental shelf contributes to the observed seasonal “erosion” of the cold pool.
- [Researchers awarded for identifying first evidence of possible language-like communication in dolphins](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/dolphin-award/): Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and partners take home prestigious award
- [Seawater microbes are a powerful tool for diagnosing coral reef health and strengthening conservation efforts, according to new paper](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/coral-microbes/): Compared to taking visual observations of reef habitats, analyzing water microbes provides a more immediate picture of health.
- [From river to sea: Research team, including WHOI chemist, receives international award](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/from-river-to-sea-research-team-including-whoi-chemist-receives-international-award/): The Frontiers Planet Prize recently announced National Champions from 19 different countries.
- [Research almost two decades in the making: What can cicadas tell us about the Earth’s metals?](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/cape-cicadas/): Billions of cicadas will be emerging on Cape Cod, and other parts of the country in late May or early June.
- [Scientists in Alvin witness seafloor eruption on the East Pacific Rise](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/scientists-in-alvin-witness-seafloor-eruption-on-the-east-pacific-rise/): Long-awaited event sets the stage for scientists to learn more about physical, chemical and biological processes in the deep ocean
- [New global efforts to map and monitor kelp forests extend to South Africa and Namibia](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/kelp-monitoring/): A new expansion of kelpwatch.org, brings over 40 years of satellite-derived kelp canopy data to South Africa and Namibia, offering new insights into these vital underwater forest ecosystems.
- [Studying how seals adapt to extreme environments could lead to benefits in human reproductive health](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/studying-how-seals-adapt-to-extreme-environments-could-lead-to-benefits-in-human-reproductive-health/): What can wild animals teach us about human reproduction?
- [Crustal brines at an oceanic transform fault](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/crustal-brines-at-an-oceanic-transform-fault/): WHOI research explores geological processes along plate boundaries
- [Innovative partnerships advancing ocean observations](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/innovative-partnerships-advancing-ocean-observations/): WHOI’s Science RoCs aims to equip commercial vessels with sensors to measure physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of the ocean along the world’s major shipping routes
- [Sink or swim: The fate of sinking tectonic plates depends on their ancient tectonic histories](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/sink-or-swim-the-fate-of-sinking-tectonic-plates-depends-on-their-ancient-tectonic-histories/): New findings provide a greater understanding of how tectonic plates move
- [Researchers to map the genome of the invasive European green crab](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/green-crab/): Washington Sea Grant will work with Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution to shed light on a highly invasive species
- [WHOI dive team receives international award for excellence](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/whoi-dives/): WHOI's dive team recently received a top international award for its commitment to quality training, safety, and the support of scientific missions in multiple facets of diving techniques
- [WHOI oceanographers investigate southern Brazil’s catastrophic flooding](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/brazil-2024/): A new WHOI-led study uses satellite data to help uncover what caused devastating flooding and examine how it impacted some of the state’s most vulnerable residents.
- [WHOI’s Mark Hahn named AAAS Fellow](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/aaas-fellow/): American Association for the Advancement of Science welcomes 471 scientists and engineers in the class of 2024
- [New study calls for uplisting emperor penguins to threatened on IUCN Red List](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/penguins-iucn/): Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution among research groups that offer findings to support protection of species
- [New US Academic Alliance for the IPCC re-opens critical nomination access](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/ipcc-nomination/): Alliance of US-based IPCC observer organizations, hosted by AGU, opens application portal inviting expert nominations for the IPCC Seventh Assessment report
- [The National Academy of Sciences selects WHOI’s Laura Motta as Kavli Fellow](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/motta-kavlifellow/): Her research focuses on advancing our fundamental understanding of chemistry inspired by marine processes that challenge our current chemical knowledge.
- [‘Fishial’ recognition: Neural network identifies coral reef sounds](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/fishial-recognition/): Faster identification of fish sounds from acoustic recordings can improve research, conservation efforts

## News Tips
- [Media Tip Sheet – July 2026 (Special Shark Edition)](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-tip/media-tip-sheet/): Welcome to Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's (WHOI) media tip sheet. Our goal is to provide an in-depth look at stories we believe are impactful or trending, and to offer WHOI experts if you're interested in a deeper dive.
- [FAQs: Radiation from Fukushima](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-tip/faqs-radiation-from-fukushima/): On March 11, 2011, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake—one of the largest ever recorded—occurred 80 miles off the coast of Japan. The earthquake created a series of tsunamis, the largest estimated to be over 100 feet, that swept ashore. In addition to the tragic toll of dead, injured, and displaced people, the earthquake and tsunamis badly damaged the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant, eventually causing four of the six reactors there to release radiation into the atmosphere and ocean.
- [FAQs: Deep-Sea Mining](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-tip/faqs-deep-sea-mining/): What is deep-sea mining? Deep-sea mining is the proposed extraction of metallic and non-metallic mineral resources from the ocean floor at water depths greater than 200 meters (650 feet). Shallow-water mining for sand, tin, and diamonds already occurs in some locations around the globe.
- [FAQs: Clinging jellyfish](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-tip/faqs-clinging-jellyfish/): What are clinging jellyfish? Clinging jellyfish (Gonionemus) are small jellies—adults are about 2.5 centimeters (~1 inch) in diameter—that have an orange-brown cross on their transparent bodies. They are known as “clinging” jellyfish because they have sticky pads on their tentacles that allow them to anchor to seagrasses and seaweeds.
- [WHOI Engineer and Co-developer of SharkCam to Testify Before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-tip/whoi-engineer-and-co-developer-of-sharkcam-to-testify-before-the-u-s-senate-committee-on-commerce-science-and-transportation/): Amy Kukulya, an engineer at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) will appear before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday July 18, 2018, to testify at a hearing entitled, “SHARKS!”
- [Advisory: WHOI Works with Mass Clean Energy Center on Offshore Wind Measurements](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-tip/whoi-works-with-mass-clean-energy-center-on-offshore-wind-measurements/): Scientists from WHOI, as part of a project funded by the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center, will install a “Wind Cube” laser-based instrument off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard to remotely sense wind speeds.
- [Statement and FAQs on Cyberattack](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-tip/cyberattack-faqs/): On Tues., Oct. 13, 2015, the WHOI computer network was shut down for several hours and all WHOI email account holders were required to change their passwords. These actions were necessary because of an aggressive cyberattack on our system.
- [Decompression sickness (the bends) in sea turtles: A new conservation threat](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-tip/decompression-sickness-the-bends-in-sea-turtles-a-new-conservation-threat/): An international research team led by Daniel García (Director of Veterinary Services), Oceanográfic, Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias in Spain reports in the scientific journal Diseases of Aquatic Organisms that decompression sickness (DCS), also known as the bends, has been diagnosed for the first time in a live air-breathing, marine vertebrate—the loggerhead sea turtle.
- [More Methane from the Deep Sea: Mud volcanos as methane source](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-tip/more-methane-from-the-deep-sea-mud-volcanos-as-methane-source/): The mud volcano Haakon Mosby in the Barents Sea near Norway annually emits several hundred tons of methane, a potent greenhouse gas. But do mud volcanoes like Haakon Mosby emit gas and mud continuously or do their emissions come from episodic eruptions?
- [Beaufort Gyre Exploration Update](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-tip/beaufort-gyre-exploration-update/): October 2014—A concerted 12-year study of a remote interior region of the Arctic Ocean—considered the flywheel of Arctic climate—has revealed significant environmental changes that could in turn cause further changes in ocean circulation and climate.
- [Media Advisory: Ocean Science Exploration Congressional Staff Briefing](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-tip/media-advisory-ocean-science-exploration-congressional-staff-briefing/): On the 50th anniversary year of the nation’s deep-sea research submersible Alvin, scientists from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution will brief the House of Representatives staff on scientific exploration of the ocean and its benefits to the nation.
- [Press conference: Climate change and the U.S. Atlantic sea scallop fishery](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-tip/press-conference-climate-change-and-the-u-s-atlantic-sea-scallop-fishery/): Modeling the social and ecological effects of climate change on the U.S. Atlantic Sea Scallop fishery
- [FAQ: Nereus](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-tip/faq-nereus/): Hybrid remotely operated vehicle (HROV) Nereus was confirmed lost 9,990 meters (6.2 miles) below the sea surface in the Kermadec Trench northeast of New Zealand on May 10, 2014, at about 2:45 p.m. local time (10:45 p.m. Friday EDT).
- [Crowdsourcing Fukushima Update](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-tip/news-tip-crowdsourcing-fukushima-update/): Coastal communities from Alaska to southern California have joined Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) marine chemist Ken Buesseler to monitor marine radioactivity levels. More than three years after the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant accident in Japan, questions remain about how much radioactive material has been released and how widely and quickly it is dispersing across the Pacific Ocean.
- [Beaufort Gyre sea ice thins in recent decades, impacts climate](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-tip/beaufort-gyre-sea-ice-thins-in-recent-decades-impacts-climate/): The accumulation and melting of sea ice in the Arctic has an enormous impact on the local climate, which in turn can affect the global climate. As the climate warms and Arctic sea ice retreats, it has become crucial to understand the complex ice-atmosphere-ocean dynamics within the Arctic. One major component in this dynamic is the Beaufort Gyre (BG), a wind-driven sea ice circulation and freshwater reservoir in the Arctic’s Beaufort Sea.
- [WHOI Contributes to National Climate Assessment Report 3](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-tip/news-tips-nationalclimateassessmentreport3/): More than 300 scientists contributed to the latest report on the current and future impacts of climate change on the United States. After an extensive review by experts from federal agencies and the National Academy of Sciences, the National Climate Assessment (NCA) Report 3 was approved and released for the public on May 6, 2014.
- [FAQ: Malaysia Airlines Flight 370](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-tip/faq-malaysia-airlines-flight-370/): The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution has offered its expertise to the authorities responsible for the search for MH370. At this time, WHOI is not involved in the search. Until more information is available, we are limiting media interviews to those already booked.
- [FAQ: Latest Scientific Findings on Climate Change](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-tip/faq-latest-scientific-findings-on-climate-change/): What is the IPCC?
- [FAQ: Radiation from Fukushima](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-tip/faq-radiation-from-fukushima/): On March 11, 2011, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake—one of the largest ever recorded—occurred 80 miles off the coast of Japan. The earthquake created a series of tsunamis, the largest estimated to be over 100 feet, that swept ashore. In addition to the tragic toll of dead, injured, and displaced people, the earthquake and tsunamis badly damaged the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant, eventually causing four of the six reactors there to release radiation into the atmosphere and ocean.
- [2007 WHOI, Scripps, OSU to Play Key Role in NSF’s Ocean Observatories Initiative](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-tip/2007-whoi-scripps-osu-to-play-key-role-in-nsfs-ocean-observatories-initiative/): News releases, animation and video, related links.
- [2007 Arctic Seafloor Expedition](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-tip/2007-arctic-seafloor-expedition/): News release, slides and audio, vehicles and tools, expedition scientists, animation and video, and background.
- [2007 From the Seafloor to the Space Station](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-tip/2007-from-the-seafloor-to-the-space-station/): Listen to the first call between ocean explorers and astronauts.

## Obituaries
- [Francois William Primeau](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/989378/): The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former MIT-WHOI Joint Program Student Francois William Primeau on June 19, 2026. Francois began as a MIT-WHOI Joint Program Student in 1992.
- [Suzanne Bolton](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/suzanne-bolton/): The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree Suzanne Bolton at her home on June 9, 2026, surrounded by the love of her family and the memories she created throughout. She was 67.
- [Gordon Kingsmill Glass](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/gordon-kingsmill-glass/): The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Gordon Kingsmill Glass, who died in Seattle, WA, due to complications following a heart attack on April 13, 2026.  He was 81.
- [Carl O. Bowin](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/carl-o-bowin/): The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of Scientist Emeritus  of Falmouth on March 30.  He was 92.
- [Keith Stewart Thomson](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/keith-stewart-thomson/): The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former WHOI Corporation Member/Trustee, Keith Stewart Thomson, on February 21, 2026.  He was 86.
- [Richard Warren Bowman](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/richard-warren-bowman/): The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Richard Warren Bowman, affectionately known as Sparky, on January 31, 2026, after a brief illness, just a few weeks short of his 100th birthday. He was surrounded by his family and by so many who loved and cared for him.
- [Shirley Jean Waskilewicz](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/shirley-jean-waskilewicz/): The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Shirley Jean Waskilewicz of Brooksville, Maine, formerly of East Falmouth, on January 12, 2026, in Machias, Maine, after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. She was 79.
- [Joel Llopiz](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/joel-llopiz/): The Woods  Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of WHOI employee Joel Llopiz on January 19, 2026.
- [Robert D. “David” Rudden, Jr.](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/robert-d-david-rudden-jr/): The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree Robert D. “David” Rudden, Jr., on January 12, 2026, at Cape Cod Hospital. He was 85.
- [Catherine E. (Tesorero) Ravens](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/catherine-e-tesorero-ravens/): The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former WHOI Volunteer Catherine E. (Tesorero) Ravens on December 22, 2025.  She was 95.
- [George F. Russell, Jr.](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/george-f-russell-jr/): The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former WHOI Trustee George F. Russell, Jr. George was an innovator and renowned investment pioneer who transformed many aspects of the financial services industry, and a beloved family man. He died peacefully at home on December 18, 2025. He was surrounded by family in the place he loved most near his hometown of Tacoma, Washington. He was 93.
- [Mary Parsons Steinbach Ulbrich](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/mary-parsons-steinbach-ulbrich/): The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of WHOI Volunteer Mary Parsons Steinbach Ulbrich on December 13, 2025, in Woods Hole after a number of years living through the frustrations and losses of dementia. She was 83.
- [Robert Beardsley](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/robert-beardsley/): The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of Scientist Emeritus, Robert “Bob” Beardsley, on December 16, 2025, at his home in Falmouth surrounded by his family. He suffered from Alzheimer’s disease. He was 83.
- [Charles “Hovey” Clifford](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/charles-hovey-clifford/): The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree/casual employee and volunteer Charles "Hovey" Clifford on November 24, 2025, with his daughter by his side. Hovey succumbed to the complications of a fall at Cape Cod Hospital. He was 88.
- [Gary Weir](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/gary-weir/): The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of Guest Investigator Gary Weir on November 15, 2025, in Flagler Beach, Florida.
- [Nobumichi “Nobu” Shimizu](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/nobumichi-nobu-shimizu/): The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of Scientist Emeritus Nobumichi "Nobu" Shimizu on November 2, 2025. Further information will be posted when available.
- [Thomas B. Wheeler](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/thomas-b-wheeler/): The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of Former Trustee, Life Trustee, and Chair of the WHOI Corporation, Thomas B. Wheeler, on November 4, 2025, after a long and courageous battle with Alzheimer’s and cancer. He was 89.
- [Michael Jeffrey Briggs](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/michael-jeffrey-briggs/): The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former Joint Program Student Michael Jeffrey Briggs of Vicksburg, MS, on Oct. 9, 2025. He was 78.
- [Henry Parker Hirschel](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/henry-parker-hirschel/): The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Henry Parker Hirschel on September 12, 2025. He was 78.
- [Maurice Tempelsman](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/maurice-tempelsman/): Maurice Tempelsman (left) and Dick Pittenger.
- [Linda Hughes Davis](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/linda-hughes-davis/): The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Linda Hughes Davis on August 21, 2025, in Falmouth, MA.  She was 78.
- [David Lawrence Schneider](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/david-lawrence-schneider/): The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree David Lawrence Schneider on May 7, 2025.  He was 82.
- [George Moss](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/george-moss/): The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of Life Trustee George Kendall Moss on August 5, 2025.  George died peacefully with his family at his home in East Hampton, NY.  He was 95.
- [Michael S. Connor](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/michael-s-connor/): The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former joint program student Michael S. Connor at his home in Port Townsend, Washington, on June 10, 2025, surrounded by family and friends. He was 73. Michael was a tireless advocate for using science to improve coastal urban water management.
- [Ruth Evelyn Hiebert Davis](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/ruth-evelyn-hiebert-davis/): The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of WHOI volunteer and donor Ruth Evelyn Hiebert Davis on June 19, 2025, surrounded by her children at her home in Brooksville, Maine.  She was 96.
- [Richard “Dick” Pittenger](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/richard-dick-pittenger/): The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of Rear Admiral Richard "Dick" Pittenger on June 18, 2025. As Oceanographer of the Navy and later as Director of Marine Operations at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), Rear Admiral Pittenger was instrumental in ensuring access to modern, first-class research vessels and vehicles for the entire oceanographic community. His leadership at WHOI from 1990 to 2024 saw significant advancements, including the mid-life conversions of the research vessels Knorr and Oceanus; the construction of the coastal research vessel Tioga; the integration of tethered vehicles like Argo, Medea/Jason, and DSL-120 into the National Deep Submergence Facility; and construction and acceptance of R/V Neil Armstrong.
- [John Franklin Swope](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/john-franklin-swope/): The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of WHOI Corporation Member, John Franklin Swope, on April 29, 2025. He had been a resident of Concord, NH, for 62 years and a lifetime summer resident of Woods Hole, MA. Born in Mount Kisco, NY, June 21, 1938, he was the son of Gerard Swope Jr. and Marjorie Lincoln (Park) Swope. He was a graduate of Tabor Academy (1956), Amherst College (1960), and Yale Law School (1963).
- [Francis John Selvitelli](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/francis-john-selvitelli/): The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former volunteer Francis John Selvitelli on April 13, 2025, at the JML Care Center in Falmouth. He was 91.
- [Alfred Medeiros, Jr.](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/alfred-medeiros-jr/): The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Alfred Medeiros, Jr., on March 15, 2025, surrounded by his loving family.  He was 82.
- [Ted Edward Desrosiers](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/ted-edward-desrosiers/): The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Ted Edward Desrosiers on March 11, 2025.  He was 74.
- [Lynette Brady Clarke](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/lynette-brady-clarke/): The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Lynette Brady Clarke of North Falmouth on February 22, 2025. She died in Panama from complications from chronic lung disease, while on vacation with her husband Will. They celebrated their 43rd anniversary there on February 20.
- [Edward F. Graham Jr.](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/edward-f-graham-jr/): The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Edward F. Graham Jr., on February 28, 2025. He was 80 years old.
- [Norman E. Anderson](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/norman-e-anderson/): The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Norman E. Anderson on February 17, 2025.  He was 85.
- [Reuben Francis Richards](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/reuben-francis-richards/): The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of WHOI Trustee and Life Trustee Reuben Francis Richards on January 30, 2025, in Bedminster, NJ, with his beloved wife of 71 years, Elizabeth Brady Richards, by his side.  He was 95.
- [Wilfred “Bill” Bryan](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/wilfred-bill-bryan/): The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Wilfred “Bill” Bryan on February 4, 2025, at his home in Rio Rancho, New Mexico.  He was 92.
- [Bruce Brownawell](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/bruce-brownawell/): The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former MIT-WHOI Joint Program Student Bruce Brownawell on February 2, 2025, of complications from ALS.   He was 67.
- [Christopher P. Moody](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/christopher-p-moody/): The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Christopher P. Moody on February 4, 2025, after a long battle with COPD. He was 74.
- [Robert Charles Spindel](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/robert-charles-spindel/): The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Robert Charles Spindel on January 8, 2025, after a courageous fight with sudden and devastating health issues.
- [Clarence L. “Roy” Smith](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/clarence-l-roy-smith/): The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Clarence L. “Roy” Smith on January 9, 2025, with his family by his side.  He was 87.
- [David L. Fish Jr.](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/david-l-fish-jr/): The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee David L. Fish Jr. of Falmouth on December 30, 2024.  He was 64.
- [John P. Kamataris](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/john-p-kamataris/): The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee John P. Kamataris (J.P) on December 18, 2024, with his family, friends, wife, and daughters by his side. He was 70.
- [Ernest H. Mayberry](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/ernest-h-mayberry/): The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Ernest H. Mayberry at the Royal Nursing Center in Falmouth on November 15, 2024.  He was 85.
- [Douglas C. Webb](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/douglas-c-webb/): Doug Webb (left) and Dave Fratantoni.
- [Valerie Ann Barber](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/valerie-ann-barber/): The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Valerie Ann Barber on October 20, 2024.
- [Anne S. Edwards](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/anne-s-edwards/): The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Anne S. Edwards on October 22, 2024.  She was 93.
- [Thomas Albert Maddigan](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/thomas-albert-maddigan/): The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee, beloved husband, father, friend, and forever the captain of his family’s ship, Thomas Albert Maddigan, on October 17, 2024, with his family by his side.
- [Neil R. Andersen](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/neil-r-andersen/): The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Neil R. Andersen on August 29, 2024, at the Goodwill Retirement Community, Memory Lane, Grantsville.MD. He was 88.
- [Anthony “Diego” Mello](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/diego-mello/): The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with sorrow the death of former employee Anthony “Diego” Mello on September 7, 2024, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was 69.
- [Dale Goehringer Toner](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/dale-goehringer-toner/): The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Dale Goehringer Toner on September 3, 2024.  She was 68.
- [Rex D. Adams](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/rex-d-adams/): Born in a coal mining camp in West Virginia on March 9, 1940, at the age of nine Rex lost his father, a coal miner and deputy sheriff. His mother, the first in her family to graduate from high school, became a bookkeeper at the local cemetery in order to support him and his sister. Rex spoke often of how hard he worked at school and athletics in order to have a chance to experience the world beyond Oak Hill, WV. That grit and determination led to many college recruiting offers to play football. He chose Duke.
- [Jelle Atema](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/jelle-atema/): The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former WHOI guest investigator Jelle Atema on July 19, 2024. He was 84. Jelle was a pioneering marine biologist, esteemed educator, and passionate flutist.
- [Martha Anne Vaccaro](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/martha-anne-vaccaro/): The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Martha Anne Vaccaro at her home in West Falmouth following a brief illness. She was 93.
- [Carolyn Sue Hampton](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/carolyn-sue-hampton/): The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of WHOI retiree Carolyn Sue Hampton on June 20, 2024.  She was 80.
- [Lewis M. Branscomb](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/lewis-m-branscomb/): The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of WHOI Life Trustee and Former Honorary Trustee Dr. Lewis M. Branscomb on May 31, 2023. Dr. Branscomb, who worked at the nexus of science, technology, policy and business throughout his career, died on May 31, 2023, at a care facility in Redwood City, CA. He was 96.
- [John Moline Teal](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/john-moline-teal/): The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of WHOI scientist emeritus, ecologist, oceanographer, and writer John Moline Teal, on June 14, 2024, at his at home in Rochester, Massachusetts. He was 94.
- [Zofia Mlodzinska-Kijowski](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/zofia-mlodzinska-kijowski/): The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Zofia Mlodzinska-Kijowski on June 14, 2024, at her home in Falmouth. She was 96.
- [Donald P. Souza](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/donald-p-souza/): The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Donald P. Souza on June 2, 2024, at Bridges in Mashpee. He was 89.
- [Peter Matthew Finnegan](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/peter-matthew-finnegan/): The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Peter Matthew Finnegan on April 19, 2024, after a long battle with lung cancer.  He was 63.
- [Matthew Robert Gould](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/matthew-robert-gould/): The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of employee Matthew Robert Gould on April 30, 2024, at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston after a two-year battle with multiple myeloma. He was 67.
- [Alexander Watson Hiam](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/alexander-watson-hiam/): The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former Corporation Member Alexander Watson Hiam on February 26, 2024.  He was 66.
- [James “Jim” Saret](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/james-jim-saret/): The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former WHOI volunteer James “Jim” Saret on April 18, 2024, surrounded by his loving family.  He was 93.
- [George F. Heimerdinger](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/george-f-heimerdinger/): The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee and volunteer George F. Heimerdinger on April 13, 2024. He was 86.
- [John Arthur Crobar](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/john-arthur-crobar/): John spent time in the Civil Air Patrol, Boy Scouts, and had an Enterprise paper route. John began his long career at WHOI in 1974 as a warehouse worker.  He was promoted several times throughout his career and retired as distribution supervisor in 2012. After his retirement from WHOI, John worked at EOM Offshore in Pocasset.
- [Mildred Mae (Mann) Teal](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/mildred-mae-mann-teal/): The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announced with great sorrow the death of retiree Mildred Mae (Mann) Teal on March 20, 2024, at Brandon Woods of New Bedford after a long illness. She was 96.
- [Isabel Maclellan Penman](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/isabel-maclellan-penman/): The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree Isabel Maclellan Penman on March 27, 2024.  She was 81.
- [Katherine “Kay” Williams Brown](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/katherine-kay-williams-brown/): The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Katherine “Kay” Williams Brown on March 7, 2024, at the Sedgewood Commons Nursing Home in Falmouth, Maine. She was 94.
- [Alfred W. Morton](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/alfred-w-morton/): The Woods
- [Everett E. Bagley](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/everett-e-bagley/): The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former WHOI Volunteer, Everett E. Bagley, on January 10, 2024.  He was 99.
- [Gordon R. Sullivan](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/gordon-r-sullivan/): Gordon Sullivan with Dick Pittinger (left) and Jean Tempel (right)
- [Mark C. DeRoche](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/mark-c-deroche/): The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the unexpected death of former employee Mark C. DeRoche on August 1, 2023, in Bangor, ME.  He was 63.
- [Peter Partridge](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/peter-partridge/): Peter Partridge (on the right) participated in the Office of Naval Research (ONR) 50th anniversary of the historic deep-sea dive of the Trieste.
- [Robert M. Solow](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/robert-m-solow/): Robert was a groundbreaking economist whose work on technology and economic growth profoundly influenced the field, and whose ethos of engaged teaching and collegial collaboration deeply shaped MIT’s Department of Economics.
- [Rosalynn Carter (flag half staff per President Biden)](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/rosalynn-carter-flag-half-staff-per-president-biden/): Throughout her life as First Lady of Georgia and First Lady of the United States, Rosalynn Carter exemplified hope, warmth, and a steadfast commitment to doing all she could to address many of our society’s greatest needs. She was a champion for equal rights and opportunities for women and girls; an advocate for mental health and wellness for all; and a supporter of the often unseen and uncompensated caregivers of our children, aging loved ones, and people with disabilities. Above all, the deep love shared between Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter is the definition of partnership, and their humble leadership is the definition of patriotism.
- [Catherine Herrity](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/catherine-herrity/): The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Catherine Herrity on November 16, 2023, from congestive heart failure. She was 75.
- [James B. Tynan](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/james-b-tynan/): The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of long time WHOI Volunteer James B. Tynan on November 7, 2023, with his loving family at his side. He was 88.
- [Richard “Moose” Morris](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/571980/): The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Richard Francis “Moose” Morris on November 6, 2023. He was 62.
- [Half Staff Alert for the victims of the senseless acts of violence in Lewiston, Maine](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/for-the-victims-of-the-senseless-acts-of-violence-in-lewiston-maine/): As a mark of respect for the victims of the senseless acts of violence perpetrated on October 25, 2023, in Lewiston, Maine, by the authority vested in me as President of the United States by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby order that the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff at the White House and upon all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations, and on all naval vessels of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its Territories and possessions until sunset, October 30, 2023. I also direct that the flag shall be flown at half-staff for the same length of time at all United States embassies, legations, consular offices, and other facilities abroad, including all military facilities and naval vessels and stations.
- [Joel C. Goldman](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/joel-goldman/): Joel continued to contribute to science while at the University of California, Santa Cruz after retiring from WHOI. His love of running, biking, and walking his beloved Akita, Buster, filled his days.
- [Half Staff Alert – Entire United States  A Proclamation on the Death of Dianne Feinstein](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/half-staff-alert-entire-united-states-a-proclamation-on-the-death-of-dianne-feinstein/): A Proclamation on the Death of Dianne Feinstein
- [Robert Arthur](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/robert-arthur/): The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Robert Arthur in March 2023.
- [Sheila Payne](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/sheila-payne/): The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree Sheila Payne on September 27, 2023.  She was 87.
- [Michael Lee Spruill](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/michael-lee-spruill/): The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Michael Lee Spruill on September 18, 2023.  He was 69.
- [Robert Addison Day](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/569977/): The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of WHOI Life Trustee, Robert Addison Day on September 14, 2023.  He was 79.
- [Maya Bhatia](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/maya-bhatia/): The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former MIT-WHOI Joint Program student Maya Bhatia on August 16, 2023, in Grise Fiord - Aujuittuq, Nunavut, while she was conducting field work.
- [Peter Arthur Aron](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/peter-arthur-aron/): The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former WHOI Trustee and Member of the Corporation Peter Arthur Aron on July 14, 2023. He was 77. Peter was an active and generous supporter for many years at WHOI, contributing greatly to the success of the organization – specifically through the Deep Ocean Ridge Exploration Fund, the Ocean Exploration Endowment, and the Science Fund.  As a former Trustee and Member of the Corporation, he was pivotal in the efforts of Advancement.
- [Cecily Cannan Selby](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/cecily-cannon-selby/): The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former Trustee/Corporation Member Cecily C. Selby on July 9, 2023. She was 96.
- [Ernest Eldred Baker (Buddy)](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/buddy-baker/): The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree Ernest Eldred Baker (Buddy) on June 23, 2023.  He was 94.
- [David P. Kammer](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/david-p-kammer/): The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the sudden death of former employee David P. Kammer of Marcellus, NY, on May 14, 2023. He was 61.
- [Bruce Tripp](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/bruce-tripp/): The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree Bruce Tripp on May 9, 2023, at JML Care Center in Falmouth, while under hospice care. He was 80.
- [Steve L. Stillman Jr.](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/steve-l-stillman-jr/): The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee , on July 6, 2007, at Greenbriar Terrace Nursing Home in Nashua, NH. He was 80.
- [Steve Okkonen](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/563633/): In 1993, Steve earned his PhD in Physical Oceanography at UAF. He was part of many oceanographic research projects and for the last 18 years he studied bowhead whales and their food sources near Utqiagvik, AK. Steve was a research associate professor at the University of Alaska Fairbanks who maintained strong, productive, long-term collaborations with several WHOI research groups. Steve’s core expertise in physical oceanography, coupled with his interest in biology and his substantial regional knowledge of the Alaskan Arctic, were invaluable assets to numerous interdisciplinary studies with co-PIs from multiple WHOI departments. Steve enjoyed a 20+ year ongoing collaboration with Dr. Carin Ashjian, working together at the bowhead whale feeding hotspot near Pt. Barrow, AK, for 13 field seasons. This collaboration included numerous trips to the North Slope to communicate the science to local coastal communities, to study upwelling on the Beaufort Shelf, and to investigate early winter conditions in the Chukchi and Bering Seas. Steve served as co-Chief Scientist with Dr. Ashjian on the 2011 ‘winter’ cruise on USCGC Healy, the first late-fall/early-winter cruise by a US icebreaker to the Alaskan Arctic that involved numerous WHOI groups. Steve was also a key member of an ongoing interdisciplinary collaboration with Drs. Sam Laney, Krista Longnecker, and Ted Maksym along the coastal Beaufort shelf. Other WHOI collaborators include Phil Alatalo and Drs. Joel Llopiz, Mark Baumgartner, and Mei Sato. Steve’s contributions to WHOI research can be seen in the numerous scientific papers he published with WHOI coauthors, including one accepted just days before his death.
- [Geoffrey Allsup](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/geoffrey-allsup/): The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the sudden and unexpected death of WHOI Emeritus Research Scholar Geoffrey Allsup on March 23, 2023.  He was 71.
- [Norman Morrison](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/norman-morrison/): The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Norman Morrison, a World War II veteran, on December 21, 2022.  He was 96.
- [Edward Hinckley Chute](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/561134/): The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree Edward Hinckley Chute of Hatchville, a veteran who ran Crooked Pond Farm with his wife for more than 35 years, on March 5, 2023, following a period of declining health. He was 94.
- [Richard Stuart Brereton Sr.](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/richard-stuart-brereton-sr/): The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Richard Stuart Brereton Sr., on February 25, 2023, at Falmouth Hospital, with family by his side, as a result of recent heart complications. He was 86.
- [Jane Clare (Reeves) Souza](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/jane-clare-reeves-souza/): The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Jane Clare (Reeves) Souza at JML Care Center in Falmouth on February 19, 2023. She was 97.
- [Pat Beckenhaupt](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/pat-beckenhaupt/): That same year, as district services grew, she spearheaded agency relocation efforts to NDDH’s current location at 69 South Main Street in Brooklyn. Pat provided strong leadership through a number of high-profile public health emergencies and events, including the InterRoyal Mill Fire in April 2005; a 2006 full scale Strategic National Stockpile exercise at Plainfield High School, conducted jointly by the State of Connecticut and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; and the 2009 H1N1 pandemic.
- [Marvel C. Stalcup](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/marvel-c-stalcup/): Further information will be posted when available.
- [President Biden has authorized that flags be flown half-mast throughout The US in respect for the victims of violence that happened in Monterrey, California](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/president-biden-has-authorized-that-flags-be-flown-half-mast-throughout-the-us-in-respect-for-the-victims-of-violence-that-happened-in-monterrey-california/): As a mark of respect for the victims of the senseless acts of violence perpetrated on January 21, 2023, in Monterey Park, California, by the authority vested in me as President of the United States by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby order that the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff at the White House and upon all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations, and on all naval vessels of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its Territories and possessions until sunset, January 26, 2023. I also direct that the flag shall be flown at half-staff for the same length of time at all United States embassies, legations, consular offices, and other facilities abroad, including all military facilities and naval vessels and stations.
- [Lois Mercado](https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/lois-mercado/): The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Lois Mercado of Appleton, WI, on January 9, 2023.  She was 92.

## Ocean Encounters
- [Into the Abyss](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-encounter/into-the-abyss/)
- [Vital Coasts](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-encounter/vital-coasts/)
- [Rethinking Ocean Predators](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-encounter/rethinking-ocean-predators/)
- [<em>Titanic</em> & Beyond](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-encounter/titanic-beyond/)
- [An Ocean of Sound](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-encounter/an-ocean-of-sound/)
- [Cities and the Sea](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-encounter/cities-and-the-sea/)
- [Ice](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-encounter/ice/)
- [Geology Rocks!](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-encounter/geology-rocks/)
- [Restless Seas](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-encounter/restless-seas/)
- [Small but Mighty](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-encounter/small-but-mighty/)
- [Rising Seas, Resilient Coasts](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-encounter/rising-seas-resilient-coasts/)
- [Volcanoes](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-encounter/volcanoes/)
- [Seabirds](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-encounter/seabirds/)
- [Becoming a Marine Biologist](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-encounter/becoming-a-marine-biologist/)
- [The Arctic](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-encounter/the-arctic/)
- [Robots](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-encounter/robots/)
- [Ocean Plastics](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-encounter/ocean-plastics/)
- [Jellies — The surprising role of gelatinous creatures in ocean and human health](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-encounter/jellies/)
- [Hydrothermal Vents](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-encounter/hydrothermal-vents/)
- [Corals in Crisis](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-encounter/corals-in-crisis/)
- [The Future Ocean](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-encounter/the-future-ocean/)
- [Sharks!](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-encounter/sharks/)
- [The Science of Shipwrecks](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-encounter/the-science-of-shipwrecks/)
- [Exploring Inner and Outer Space](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-encounter/exploring-inner-and-outer-space/)
- [A Window into the Twilight Zone](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-encounter/a-window-into-the-twilight-zone/)
- [Our Enchanted Ocean](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-encounter/our-enchanted-ocean/)
- [Sea Change](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-encounter/sea-change/)
- [The Stories We Tell](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-encounter/the-stories-we-tell/)
- [Hurricanes](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-encounter/hurricanes/)
- [Oceans Beyond Earth](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-encounter/oceans-beyond-earth/)
- [From the Sea to the Stars](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-encounter/from-the-sea-to-the-stars/)
- [Weirdly Wonderful: Creatures of the Twilight Zone](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-encounter/weirdly-wonderful-creatures-of-the-twilight-zone/)
- [Alvin: Ocean Discovery at New Depths](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-encounter/alvin-ocean-discovery-at-new-depths/)
- [Radiation: In our ocean, our planet, and our lives](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-encounter/radiation-in-our-ocean-our-planet-and-our-lives/)
- [Saving the North Atlantic Right Whale](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-encounter/saving-the-north-atlantic-right-whale/)
- [Making Ocean Conservation Work](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-encounter/making-ocean-conservation-work/)
- [Extreme Ocean Machines](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-encounter/extreme-ocean-machines/)
- [Sailing for Science](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-encounter/sailing-for-science/)
- [Heat Waves](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-encounter/heat-waves/)
- [Giving Reefs a Chance](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-encounter/giving-reefs-a-chance/)
- [Ocean Pollution](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-encounter/ocean-pollution/)
- [Antarctica!](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-encounter/antarctica/)
- [Seaweed Solutions](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-encounter/seaweed-solutions/)

## Ocean Facts
- [The deep ocean is more dynamic than you think](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-facts/the-deep-ocean-is-more-dynamic-than-you-think/): The deep ocean is dynamic, with shifting currents and layers influencing climate, ecosystems, and global ocean processes.
- [How do tiny marine microbes affect global carbon?](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-facts/how-do-tiny-marine-microbes-affect-global-carbon/): Tiny marine microbes transform ocean carbon, helping lock it away for centuries and slowing pace of global climate change.
- [Are the ice sheets really melting?](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-facts/are-the-ice-sheets-really-melting/): Despite record snowfall, Antarctica’s ice sheets are still shrinking. WHOI scientists explain why short-term gains can’t offset long-term warming and rising sea levels.
- [How do deep-sea organisms get energy?](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-facts/how-do-deep-sea-organisms-get-energy/): Deep-sea microbes use chemosynthesis from vents and seeps, sustaining ecosystems central to life and exploration.
- [Are shark attacks on the rise?](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-facts/are-shark-attacks-on-the-rise/): Shark attacks are not on the rise, contrary to popular belief; marine ecologist Camrin Braun from WHOI emphasizes that these incidents often result from mistaken identity and that the odds of being bitten are just one in 4.3 million.
- [Who owns the ocean?](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-facts/who-owns-the-ocean/): From the coasts to the high seas, these are the agreements that define oceanic territories
- [Busting myths about HABs](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-facts/busting-myths-about-habs/): WHOI researchers give you the facts about toxic algal blooms
- [How do wrecks impact marine life?](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-facts/how-do-wrecks-impact-marine-life/): Millions of shipwrecks provide habitat for marine life, though impacts vary by material, depth, and pollution. Artificial reefs offer safer, intentional habitats.
- [How do I become an oceanographer?](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-facts/how-do-i-become-an-oceanographer/): Like all scientists, oceanographers are curious. Students who are curious about all things ocean might make great oceanographers. So how do you become one?
- [How do fish swim in schools?](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-facts/how-do-fish-swim-in-schools/): Fish swim in schools to help them evade hungry predators, spot rich feeding areas, and find mates. But how do thousands of fish move together as fluidly as dancers?
- [How does bioluminescence work?](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-facts/how-does-bioluminescence-work/): Deep in the ocean there’s very little sunlight. But if you could swim down there, it would look a bit like the night sky. Why is this?
- [How are seashells made?](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-facts/how-are-seashells-made/): One of the most striking features of our beaches is seashells. Their whorls, curves, and shiny iridescent insides are the remains of animals. But where do they come from?
- [Why are corals so colorful](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-facts/why-are-corals-so-colorful/): One of the most striking things about coral is its bright coloring. But many are a dull green or brown. So, what gives some corals their bright hues?
- [How do marine animals hear?](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-facts/how-do-marine-animals-hear/): Sound travels faster and farther in water than air, helping marine animals like whales, corals, and crabs navigate, communicate, and survive by detecting and responding to underwater acoustic signals.
- [Can probiotics make coral reefs healthier?](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-facts/can-probiotics-make-coral-reefs-healthier/): Just as humans use probiotics to prevent sickness and promote better health, the Reef Solutions team at WHOI is trying to determine if a naturally-occurring probiotic in the ocean—a bacteria known as Synechococcus—can offer similar benefits to corals.
- [Does plastic last for thousands of years in the environment?](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-facts/does-plastic-last-for-thousands-of-years-in-the-environment/): Plastic pollution is a serious-and growing-environmental problem, with millions of tons of bags, bottles, fishing gear and more piling up on land and floating out to sea.
- [Why is the ocean vital for our survival?](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-facts/why-is-the-ocean-vital-for-our-survival/): Without the ocean, life as we know it wouldn’t be possible.
- [How do manatees stay hydrated?](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-facts/how-do-manatees-stay-hydrated/): Marine mammals need to hydrate—even in the saltiest of seas. Here’s how manatees stay fresh wherever they go.
- [What happens in the ocean as a hurricane passes over?](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-facts/hurricanes/): Hurricanes are powerful storms that cause massive damage on land. Here’s a look at what happens below the surface during a storm.
- [Are offshore wind farms harming whales?](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-facts/are-offshore-wind-farms-harming-whales/): WHOI whale biologist Mark Baumgartner discusses the perceived risks of offshore wind development on endangered right whales.
- [What is a marine heatwave?](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-facts/what-is-a-marine-heatwave/): From waning winds to warmer atmospheres, here is the recipe for sudden temperature spikes in our ocean
- [Why do emperor penguins toboggan?](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-facts/why-do-emperor-penguins-toboggan/): Learn why Emperor penguins slide around on their bellies or “toboggan” when they’re on the move in Antarctica.
- [Why do emperor penguins toboggan?](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-facts/why-do-emperor-penguins-toboggan-2/): Learn why Emperor penguins slide around on their bellies or “toboggan” when they’re on the move in Antarctica.
- [How deep do marine plastics go?](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-facts/how-deep-do-marine-plastics-go/): Learn how plastic pollution pervades the ocean, from surface debris to deep-sea trenches. With 390 million tons produced annually, plastic poses a significant threat, impacting marine ecosystems and organisms.
- [Will the Gulf Stream really shut down?](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-facts/will-the-gulf-stream-really-shut-down/): Recent news headlines suggest the Gulf Stream current could shut down in just a few years—or perhaps a few decades—bringing about a catastrophic change in global climate.
- [How does ocean warming affect fisheries?](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-facts/how-does-ocean-warming-affect-fisheries/): The ocean has absorbed 93% of excess heat from human activities, raising its temperature by 1.5°F since 1901. Warming oceans impact fish migration, leading to conflicts and overfishing.
- [Where does all the carbon go?](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-facts/where-does-all-the-carbon-go/): Explore the ocean's critical role in carbon sequestration and how it could be a pathway to mitigate climate change.
- [It’s always freezing in the Arctic. Or is it?](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-facts/its-always-freezing-in-the-arctic-or-is-it/): WHOI experts dig into a popular misconception that the Arctic is always frigid.
- [Can AI help us explore the ocean?](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-facts/can-ai-help-us-explore-the-ocean/): Learn how scientists at WHOI are using AI, like the software "Spock," to enable autonomous underwater robots, such as Nereid Under Ice and CUREE, to study marine life and explore ocean environments.
- [What are ocean robots?](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-facts/what-are-ocean-robots/): From the icy poles to sensitive coral reefs, robots empower us to understand more of the ocean than ever before. But just what are they?
- [How do ocean robots take the pressure?](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-facts/how-do-ocean-robots-take-the-pressure/): Find out how engineers build robots to withstand the crushing pressures of the deep sea
- [Is the Great Barrier Reef making a comeback?](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-facts/is-the-great-barrier-reef-making-a-comeback/): The world’s largest reef saw record growth after years of bleaching, but it’s not out of the woods yet
- [What is a rogue wave?](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-facts/what-is-a-rogue-wave/): Behemoth waves are more than just folklore. Learn the science behind these deadly swells.
- [How do polynyas help feed emperor penguins?](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-facts/how-do-polynyas-help-feed-emperor-penguins/): When female emperor penguins—and later, males—return to the ocean to feed, they need a spot that gives them easy access to both the water and the ice. And, they also need places that are teeming with fish and other types of prey. Learn how polynyas provide a place where penguins can feast and build their energy reserves after breeding.
- [Ocean acidification is no big deal, right?](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-facts/ocean-acidification-is-no-big-deal-right/): Some people argue that ocean acidification isn't an issue of concern. After all, they say, the ocean isn't actually acidic. There is some truth to that. On the pH scale, which runs from 0 - 14, pure water lands at a neutral 7. Ocean water has a pH of 8, so it is slightly alkaline, or basic.
- [Is sea-level rise exaggerated?](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-facts/is-sea-level-rise-exaggerated/): WHOI’s Chris Piecuch debunks a long-standing myth
- [Are we heading toward another Little Ice Age?](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-facts/are-we-heading-toward-another-little-ice-age/): Concerns about a potential Little Ice Age are tempered by scientific evidence indicating that current climate dynamics are unlikely to lead to significant cooling. WHOI physical oceanographer Jake Gebbie explains that while natural phenomena like volcanic eruptions could theoretically cool the planet, the overwhelming heat from greenhouse gas emissions makes a return to pre-industrial temperatures improbable.
- [Sea level rises when land sinks](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-facts/sea-level-rises-when-land-sinks/): People around the world are worried about rising sea levels. Much of this increase comes from melting polar ice and ocean waters that expand as they warm. But along many coastlines, sea level rises much more than we might expect simply from changes in the ocean.
- [Why is glacier ice blue?](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-facts/why-is-glacier-ice-blue/): When sunlight shines on a field of snow, it reflects a bright-even blinding-white. But if you get a good look at the leading edge of a glacier, you’ll find that the ice inside is a brilliant blue.
- [Is glacier ice actually rock?](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-facts/is-glacier-ice-actually-rock/): In places where it gets cold and snowy in winter, many meters of snow can fall. In some the following winter, adding a new layer to what was already there. Over hundreds to thousands of years, this process creates big sheets of ice called glaciers.
- [How do corals form colonies?](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-facts/how-do-corals-form-colonies/): If you stare at just one spot on a coral reef, your eyes could be seeing more than 1,000 animals per square foot. That’s because the thing that makes up most of these marine ecosystems are tiny living animals called coral polyps, which exist on the surface of reef formations.
- [What makes the ocean salty?](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-facts/what-makes-the-ocean-salty/): The water flowing into the ocean comes from freshwater streams and rivers. These bodies of water do contain salt. It dissolves from rocks on land. That’s because rain is slightly acidic.
- [How do glaciers affect sea level rise?](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-facts/how-do-glaciers-affect-sea-level-rise/): Sea levels have risen and fallen throughout geologic history due to a myriad of natural processes, most notably the forming and melting of glaciers.
- [How does the ocean affect storms?](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-facts/how-does-the-ocean-affect-storms/): Under the right conditions, some of those storms can grow into large tropical storms. Or even monstrous hurricanes.
- [Are corals plants, animals, or rocks?](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-facts/are-corals-plants-animals-or-rocks/): The base of a coral reef is coral, but what is coral? If you look at a piece of coral that washed up on shore, it’s solid and tough with rough edges and little pits.
- [Why do corals bleach?](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-facts/why-do-corals-bleach/): Corals have a symbiotic relationship with algae. The algae gives corals their color and provides them with food. In return, corals provide the algae with a place to live.
- [Creature feature: Ctenophores](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-facts/ctenophores/): Bioluminescent blue-green “combs jellies” light up coastal shores at night, as well as the depths of the twilight zone, where a number of species have yet to be formally described.
- [Creature feature: Helmet Jellyfish](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-facts/helmet-jellyfish/): Due to their photo-sensitive red pigment, helmet jellies avoid sunlight like the plague, preferring the frigid depths of the twilight zone to the sun’s damaging rays.
- [Creature feature: King & Emperor Penguins](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-facts/emperor-penguins/): These penguins showcase remarkable adaptations to thrive in the extreme conditions of the Antarctic twilight zone while hunting for fish and squid.
- [Creature feature: Elephant seal](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-facts/elephant-seal/): These enormous, blubbery marine mammals awkwardly belly-flop around on land, but are elegantly adapted for life in the twilight zone—where they spend 90% of their at-sea time.
- [Creature feature: Whale shark](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-facts/whale-shark/): Being the largest fish in the ocean (and the largest non-mammal vertebrate in the world) is just one of the surprising things about the whale shark.
- [Creature feature: Basking shark](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-facts/basking-shark/): If the twilight zone had a yearbook, the basking shark would definitely be named “Most Chill.”
- [Creature feature: Giant Ostracod](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-facts/giant-ostracod/): Although their name makes them sound huge, the largest species of giant ostracod only measures about an inch long. Size is relative, however: that’s more than 30 times the size of average ostracods.
- [Creature feature: Glass Squid](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-facts/glass-squid/): Glass squid spend their lives going with the flow. Literally. Filled with ammonium chloride, a solution that’s lighter than seawater, they float effortlessly through the ocean in search of mates and food.
- [Creature feature: Dragonfish](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-facts/dragonfish/): Dragonfish aren't actually dragons, but with a slender, luminous barbel hanging from their chins and glowing blue-green lights covering their bodies, this species is downright otherworldly.
- [Creature feature: Lancetfish](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-facts/lancetfish/): Piercing the darkness of the twilight zone, the aptly-named lancetfish stops at nothing in pursuit of its target. Measuring up to two meters (6.6 feet) in length, lancetfish are some of the biggest creatures in the twilight zone.
- [Creature feature: Elongated Bristlemouth](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-facts/elongated-bristlemouth/): With its needle-like fangs and long lower jaw, the elongated bristlemouth lives up to its name. Flexibility may be the key to this deep-sea fish's success.
- [Creature feature: Black Swallower](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-facts/black-swallower/): In the ocean twilight zone, the ability to swallow more than you can chew is a matter of survival. But the black swallower takes the cake—or rather, the fish.
- [Creature feature: Bean’s Bigscale](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-facts/beans-bigscale/): Very little is known about this bigscale or “ridgehead” fish.
- [Creature feature: Copepod](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-facts/copepod/): This tiny but ubiquitous zooplankton plays a superpowered role in the marine ecosystem, competing with Antarctic krill for the title of “most animal biomass on earth.”
- [Creature feature: Pelican Eel](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-facts/pelican-eel/): While this deep-sea fish was first named after a pelican, as researchers learned more about its behavior, other names emerged. “Gulper eel” sums up the fish’s ability to expand its throat and stomach to accommodate prey.
- [Creature feature: Snipe Eel](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-facts/snipe-eel/): Meet the slender snipe eel—a deep-sea minimalist with 750 vertebrae, jaws that never close, and an anus on its throat. In the twilight zone, weird wins.
- [Creature feature: Stoplight Loosejaw](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-facts/stoplight-loosejaw/): With red and green “stoplights” around its eyes and a trap-like jaw, the stoplight loosejaw both earns its moniker and defies evolutionary expectations.
- [Creature feature: Hatchetfish](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-facts/hatchetfish/): The hatchetfish was born ready. With pelvic bones tilted downwards and large eyes pointing upwards, this little fish is poised for whatever morsel—or threat—comes its way.
- [Creature feature: Pteropod](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-facts/pteropod/): In the weird and wonderful menagerie of the twilight zone, the pteropod stands out for its delicate grace. Fluttering through the water column on translucent “wings,” the more abundant shelled variety (Thecosomata group) are known as “sea butterflies,” while the shell-less adult Gymnosomata are known as “sea angels.”
- [How is beach sand created?](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-facts/how-is-beach-sand-created/): Beaches can be white, black, green, red and even pink. What creates those different colors? Why is some sand soft and fine, but other types feel rough? Where does beach sand come from, anyway?
- [What’s the difference between climate and weather?](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-facts/whats-the-difference-between-climate-and-weather/): We often hear about the weather. We also hear about climate. The two terms are related. But they are not the same thing. What’s the difference?
- [Why is pressure different in the ocean?](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-facts/why-is-pressure-different-in-the-ocean/): As anyone who has tried diving to the bottom of a deep pool knows, all that water gets heavy—fast. Extreme pressure is one reason why the ocean floor is still largely unexplored.
- [What causes ocean waves?](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-facts/what-causes-ocean-waves/): A trip to the ocean means sun, wind, and waves. Surfers ride them. Children play in them. Swimmers dive beneath them. But what causes waves?
- [Does the ocean produce oxygen?](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-facts/does-the-ocean-produce-oxygen/): It’s easy to think of the world’s forests as the planet’s “lungs.” Trees pump out oxygen—the same stuff we breathe in. But does all our breathable air come from just land?
- [Why is the ocean blue?](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-facts/why-is-the-ocean-blue/): One idea is that it reflects the sky. But if we sink below the surface, the blue color remains. Here, the water isn’t reflecting the sky. So why is the ocean blue?
- [Creature feature: Sloane’s Viperfish](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-facts/sloanes-viperfish/): In this creature feature, learn more about Sloane’s Viperfish—a small animal with a disturbingly massive bite.
- [Creature feature: Lanternfishes](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-facts/lanternfishes/): Learn about the lanternfish—which represents more than 60% of all the fish in the deep ocean—and discover how it caused a mystery that perplexed scientists for decades.
- [Creature feature: Strawberry Squid](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-facts/strawberry-squid/): With glowing red skin and mismatched eyes, the strawberry squid is built for stealth and survival—scanning twilight waters above and below for its next meal.
- [Creature feature: Fangtooth](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-facts/fangtooth/): Though it's only about six inches long, the Fangtooth boasts the highest teeth-to-body-size ratio of any fish in the ocean.
- [Creature feature: Atolla jellyfish](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-facts/atolla-jellyfish/): Like many other deep-sea jellies, some species of Atolla have a deep red hue and a set of flashing bioluminescent organs.
- [Creature feature: Anglerfish](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-facts/anglerfish/): If you’re being hunted by the female anglerfish, the last thing you’ll ever see is a flashing blue-green light dangling from its forehead.
- [Creature feature: Phronima](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-facts/pram-bug/): The phromina, a small, translucent crustacean, makes its home inside its victims’ hollowed-out bodies.
- [Creature feature: Salp](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-facts/salp/): A salp is a gelatinous zooplankton that, unlike jellyfish, has complex nervous, circulatory and digestive systems, complete with a brain, heart, and intestines.
- [Creature feature: Siphonophore](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-facts/siphonophore/): Part creature, part colony, the siphonophore is a chain of specialized body parts that work together—glowing, stinging, and surviving as one.
- [Creature feature: Swordfish](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-facts/swordfish/): With built-in heaters for its eyes and brain, the swordfish hunts swiftly in the cold, dark twilight zone—slashing prey with its sword-like bill in deep-sea ambushes.
- [Creature feature: Krill](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-facts/krill/): Krill may be tiny, but their presence in the ocean is mighty. They exist in huge numbers worldwide, provide an essential link in the marine food chain, and even help regulate global climate.
- [Creature feature: Bristlemouth](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-facts/bristlemouth/): Bristlemouths are small fish that live in the twilight zone. Most bristlemouths are less than 2 inches in length and they are one of the most abundant animals on the planet.
- [How do marine mammals avoid the bends?](https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-facts/how-do-marine-mammals-avoid-getting-the-bends/): Deep-diving whales and other marine mammals can get the bends—the same painful and potentially life-threatening decompression sickness that strikes scuba divers who surface too quickly. A new study offers a hypothesis of how marine mammals generally avoid getting the bends and how they can succumb under stressful conditions.

## Oceanus Issues
- [Vol. 61, No. 1, Summer 2026](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/issues/vol-61-no-1-summer-2026/): Answers from the Abyss
- [Vol. 60, No. 2, Winter 2025](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/issues/vol-60-no-2-winter-2025/)
- [Vol. 60, No. 1, Summer 2025](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/issues/vol-60-no-1-summer-2025/): Unlocking new possibilities for humanity
- [Vol. 59, No. 2, Winter 2024](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/issues/vol-59-no-2-winter-2024/): Untangling the ocean currents shaping our planet
- [Vol. 59, No. 1, Summer 2024](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/issues/vol-59-no-1-summer-2024/)
- [Vol. 58, No. 2, Winter 2023](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/issues/vol-58-no-2-winter-2023/)
- [Vol. 58, No. 1, Summer 2023](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/issues/vol-58-no-1-summer-2023/)
- [Vol. 57, No. 2, Winter 2022](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/issues/vol-57-no-2-winter-2022/)
- [Vol. 57, No. 1, Summer 2022](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/issues/vol-57-no-1-summer-2022/): The emerging science and technology that could give coral reefs a fighting chance
- [Vol. 56, No. 2, Fall 2021](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/issues/vol-56-no-2-fall-2021/)
- [Vol. 56, No. 1, Spring 2021](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/issues/vol-56-no-1-spring-2021/)
- [Vol. 55, No. 2, Fall 2020](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/issues/vol-55-no-2-fall-2020/)
- [Vol. 55, No. 1, Spring 2020](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/issues/vol-55-no-1-spring-2020/)
- [Vol. 54, No. 2, Fall 2019](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/issues/vol-54-no-2-fall-2019/)
- [Vol. 54, No. 1, Spring 2019](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/issues/vol-54-no-1-spring-2019/)
- [Vol. 53, No. 2, Fall 2018](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/issues/vol-53-no-2-fall-2018/)
- [Vol. 53, No. 1, Winter 2017](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/issues/vol-53-no-1-winter-2017/)
- [Vol. 52, No. 2, Spring 2017](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/issues/vol-52-no-2-spring-2017/)
- [Vol. 52, No. 1, Summer 2016](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/issues/vol-52-no-1-summer-2016/)
- [Vol. 51, No. 2, Winter 2016](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/issues/vol-51-no-2-winter-2016/)
- [Vol. 51, No. 1, Summer 2014](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/issues/vol-51-no-1-summer-2014/)
- [Vol. 50, No. 2, Fall 2013](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/issues/vol-50-no-2-fall-2013/): Two features set our planet apart. It has an ocean and a splendid diversity of life. Those facts are not unrelated.
- [Vol. 50, No. 1, Spring 2013](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/issues/vol-50-no-1-spring-2013/): What have we learned from this unprecedented release of radioactive contaminants to the ocean?
- [Vol. 49, No. 3, December 2012](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/issues/vol-49-no-3-december-2012/): Earth's delicately balanced water cycle is intensifying People have long known that water circulates around the planet, but new evidence indicates that Earth’s water cycle is changing. Scientists are exploring all components of the system—the ocean, atmosphere, rivers, glaciers, and groundwater—to improve our ability to predict where and when life-sustaining rain and disaster-causing storms, floods, drought, and rising sea levels will occur.
- [Vol. 49, No. 2, May 2012](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/issues/vol-49-no-2-may-2012/)
- [Vol. 49, No. 1, December 2011](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/issues/vol-49-no-1-december-2011/): Special edition written by MIT WHOI Joint Program students
- [Vol. 48, No. 3, October 2011](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/issues/vol-48-no-3-october-2011/): Mustering scientific muscle during a national crisis
- [Vol. 48, No. 2, December 2010](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/issues/vol-48-no-2-december-2010/)
- [Vol. 48, No. 1, June 2010](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/issues/vol-48-no-1-june-2010/)
- [Vol. 47, No. 3, December 2009](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/issues/vol-47-no-3-december-2009/)
- [Vol. 47, No. 2, September 2009](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/issues/vol-47-no-2-september-2009/)
- [Vol. 47, No. 1, December 2008](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/issues/vol-47-no-1-december-2008/)
- [Vol. 46, No. 3, September 2008](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/issues/vol-46-no-3-september-2008/)
- [Vol. 46, No. 2, April 2008](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/issues/vol-46-no-2-april-2008/)
- [Vol. 45, No. 2, August 2006](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/issues/vol-45-no-2-august-2006/): It's one thing to look down the throat of an active volcano. It's another to climb inside. But that's what WHOI geologist Ken Sims did to gather gas samples to explore how the Earth is evolving. In the watery regions of our planet, WHOI scientists have been applying new technologies and methods to help the National Marine Fisheries Service in its daunting task of seeing through the sea to estimate fish stocks and help maintain fisheries and fish habitats.
- [Vol. 45, No. 3, July 2007](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/issues/vol-45-no-3-july-2007/): The largest field experiment in the 76-year history of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution sheds light on how sound travels in the coastal ocean. A biologist listens in on the sounds orcas make as they orchestrate their hunts. More silently, crabs answer the question: Does oil spilled in 1969 still have impacts on wildlife in a coastal marsh?
- [Vol. 46, No. 1, January 2008](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/issues/vol-46-no-1-january-2008/): Some 80 natural and social scientists from several countries, along with environmental advocates, business representatives, policymakers, legal experts, economists, and journalists, gathered at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution on September 26-26, 2007, to discuss the pros and cons of ocean iron fertilization as a means to mediate global warming. Articles in this Oceanus summarize the wide range of issues raised at the conference.
- [Vol. 45, No. 1, April 2006](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/issues/vol-45-no-1-april-2006/): It's not every day that you discover a new species. Sheri Simmons, a graduate student in the MIT/WHOI Joint Program, a found a previously unknown bacterium, with an unusual "internal compass," in her proverbial backyard: Salt Pond in Falmouth, Mass. Meanwhile in the North Atlantic, WHOI oceanographers launched a far-reaching program to examine the formation and evolution of a long-observed but poorly understood phenomenon of the North Atlantic—18° water—and its influence on climate.
- [Vol. 44, No. 3, December 2005](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/issues/vol-44-no-3-december-2005/): In 2005, the ice cap covering the Arctic Ocean shrank to its smallest size since researchers began keeping records a century ago. In the past five years, scientists reported that many Greenland glaciers are sliding faster to the sea and melting at their edges. Climate simulations indicate that the buildup of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere will accelerate melting. Are these temporary phenomena or the first hints of long-term climate change? The answers are critical because the Arctic will not just feel the impacts of climate change, it will also cause a cascade of other global changes. As the Arctic goes, most scientists say, so goes the planet.
- [Vol. 44, No. 2, September 2005](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/issues/vol-44-no-2-september-2005/): The birth of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in 1930 arrived simultaneously with berths for scientists aboard Atlantis. Together, the new institution and ship heralded a new era of oceanographic exploration. Much has changed over the past three-quarters of a century, but some things have not: WHOI still provides exceptional access to the sea, and WHOI scientists, engineers, technicians, and students still resolutely head into the field—to the seafloor in the submersible Alvin; into rough winter seas off Cape Hatteras aboard R/V Oceanus; in "dormitory" boats along channels of the Danube Delta; or even, just for fun, in "unboats" to celebrate our 75th anniversary.
- [Vol. 44, No. 1, June 2005](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/issues/vol-44-no-1-june-2005/): New clues to decipher undersea earthquakes More than 200,000 people killed. Another 100,000 unaccounted for. Millions of lives terribly disrupted and billions of dollars in damage. The Dec. 26 Indian Ocean tsunami shattered our usual landlocked perspective, brutally reminding us that we live on a dynamic planet, with a dynamic ocean. In this issue of Oceanus, we devote a special section to the scientific lessons learned from the Indian Ocean tsunami and to revitalized efforts to build ocean-monitoring systems.
- [Vol. 43, No. 2, December 2004](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/issues/vol-43-no-2-december-2004/): The oceans cover 70 percent of the planet's surface and constitute 99 percent of its living space, and every drop of ocean water holds living things. Without its oceans, Earth would be a rock in space, and life may never have appeared on our planet.
- [Vol. 43, No. 1, November 2004](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/issues/vol-43-no-1-november-2004/): At the coast—where air, sea, land, and people meet Coastal waters are the ocean's first line of defense, and that line is showing many signs of stress. The first step in promoting effective stewardship is to recognize and document the problems; as you will read, we are far along in that regard. The challenge now is to move our scientific understanding forward to a point where we can reduce or eliminate some of these problems.
- [Vol. 42, No. 2, April 2004](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/issues/vol-42-no-2-april-2004/): Investigating Earth's dynamic processes The ongoing, fundamental forces that forge our planet—that generate earthquakes and volcanoes; that perpetually create and destroy Earth's crust; that rip apart continents and smash them into one another; that create mountains like the Himalayas and island chains like Hawaii; that open and close ocean basins; that forge mineral deposits and generate oil and gas; and that brew chemical cauldrons that sustain rich communities of life in the sunless depths—most of this action occurs beneath the oceans.
- [Vol. 42, No. 1, April 2000](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/issues/vol-42-no-1-april-2000/): Continuous Access to the Depths, New Heights of Earth Knowledge To fully understand the causes and effects of events such as El Niño, and new ecosystems such as hydrothermal vents, we need a much better grasp of Earth's complex, dynamic processes before, as, and after they occur. It will require a coordinated investment in a new mode of marine geoscience investigations: the establishment of long-term ocean observatories. Such observatories offer an essential means to observe interrelated processes over time and to fill in the rather extensive gaps in remote ocean regions where data on deep Earth structures and properties have never been collected.
- [Vol. 41, No. 2, December 1998](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/issues/vol-41-no-2-december-1998/): The scientists who made the surprising discovery of teeming life around hydrothermal vents of the Gal´pagos Rift in 1977 were geologists and geochemists. They had not expected to find spectacular colonies of previously unknown, large animals on the deep seafloor.
- [Vol. 40, No. 2, November 1997](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/issues/vol-40-no-2-november-1997/): Until about 130 years ago, scholars believed that no life could exist in the deep ocean. The abyss was simply too dark and cold to sustain life. The discovery of many animals living in the abyssal environment by Sir Charles Wyville Thompson during HMS Challenger's 1872-1876 circumnavigation stunned the late 19th century scientific community far more than we can now imagine.
- [Vol. 41, No. 1, April 1998](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/issues/vol-41-no-1-april-1998/): The similar but opposing contours of Earth’s continental land mass shorelines has been observed since chart making began. It was not until early in the 20th century that German meteorologist Alfred Wegener proposed the theory of continental drift, and understanding that the planet’s crustal plates are created at the mid-ocean ridge boundaries came in the second half of this century. Today, study of the mid-ocean ridge system—whose 40,000-mile length makes it Earth’s largest geographical feature—forms a significant sector of oceanographic science. Our two issues for 1998 offer Oceanus readers insight into the mid-ocean ridge investigations of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution scientists and their colleagues.
- [Vol. 40, No. 1, April 1997](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/issues/vol-40-no-1-april-1997/): Oceanographic fieldwork has traditionally meant going to sea on a ship. In recent years, it has expanded to include activities that may require a ship for a short period but then continue independently. Floats that drift with ocean currents, periodically reporting their positions via satellite, for example, are generally launched from ships but do most of their work independently. Long-term seafloor observatories may need ships to set them up and service them occasionally, but, again, they are designed to collect data for long periods without needing a ship. We have come to think of the body of ways oceanographers glean information from the ocean as "access to the sea," and so that is the topic for this issue of Oceanus.
- [Vol. 39, No. 2, November 1996](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/issues/vol-39-no-2-november-1996/): The Ocean's Role in Climate & Climate Change The past decade has brought rapid scientific progress in understanding the role of the ocean in climate and climate change. The ocean is involved in the climate system primarily because it stores heat, water, and carbon dioxide, moves them around on the earth, and exchanges these and other elements with the atmosphere.

## Oceanus Magazine
- [A once-in-a-generation dive into polar history](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/a-once-in-a-generation-dive-into-polar-history/): 40 years after helping reveal the Titanic, Alvin returns to the North Atlantic to document two other legendary shipwrecks
- [Eyes on the deep](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/eyes-on-the-deep-dwight-coleman-ocean-imaging/): How ocean imaging is accelerating the pace of deep-sea discovery
- [Answers from the abyss](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/answers-from-the-abyss/): How new discoveries in the deep could change life at the surface
- [A hadal zone mystery solved](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/a-hadal-zone-mystery-solved-deep-sea-isopod/): An upside-down swimming isopod shows how tightly we are connected to the deep ocean
- [A mother seal dives](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/a-mother-weddell-seal-dives/): Follow a Weddell seal as her body adapts to foraging in deep, frigid waters
- [A mummy, a myth, and the <em>Titanic</em>](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/a-mummy-a-myth-and-the-titanic/): A 1986 handwritten letter to Bob Ballard revisits one of the Titanic disaster’s strangest myths
- [Turning motion into power: Wave energy converters for sustainable ocean monitoring](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/turning-motion-into-power/): In the rapidly evolving world of ocean technology, wave energy is emerging as a promising pathway toward resilient, low-maintenance ocean observation systems. Julie Fouquet, CEO of 3newable LLC, and her team have been developing an innovative wave energy converter (WEC) that is designed to provide reliable, small-scale power for ocean observing platforms. They have also created an ultraviolet (UV) illuminator designed to reduce biofouling on sensitive instruments.
- [The world’s most abundant fish once thrived in an extreme climate](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/fossilized-fish-teeth-bristlemouth-extreme-climate-origins/): Fossilized teeth show bristlemouth fish evolved during one of the ocean's hottest periods
- [How a cargo ship is tracking hidden ocean life in the Atlantic](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/how-a-cargo-ship-is-tracking-hidden-ocean-life-in-the-atlantic/): With funding support from CMA CGM, ocean observations aboard Bermuda Container Line's M/V Oleander now include a window into microscopic life
- [<em>Alvin</em> vs. the swordfish](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/alvin-submersible-vs-the-swordfish/): During a 1967 dive off Florida, a startled swordfish rammed the famed submersible Alvin—lodging its sword in the hull and forcing the crew to abort the mission
- [Inside Room 71: WHOI history in seven artifacts](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/inside-room-71-whoi-early-history-in-seven-ocean-artifacts/): Some of the technology, art, and gifts that tell the story of the institution's early days
- [A scientist’s quest to find Earth’s oldest ice](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/a-scientists-quest-to-find-earths-oldest-ice-antarctica/): After recovering ice that dates back 6 million years, Sarah Shackleton hopes to dig deeper into Earth’s history from a remote Antarctic moraine
- [It’s the most ocean-friendly map ever created. Why haven’t more people seen it?](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/spilhaus-projection/): Discover the Spilhaus Projection, a radical world map that reveals Earth as one connected ocean—and reshapes how we see the planet.
- [Luxury cruises with a side of climate science](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/luxury-cruises-with-a-side-of-climate-science-ponant-explorations-antarctica/): A new partnership gives scientists rare access to remote Antarctic glaciers—and a new way to engage the public
- [Tiny drifters, massive impact](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/tiny-drifters-massive-impact-salps-climate-carbon/): How salps shuttle carbon to the deep
- [The unseen toll of war on science](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/a-scientific-casualty-of-the-russia-ukraine-war/): As the changing climate accelerates the spread of toxic algal blooms in the Arctic, the Russia–Ukraine war is cutting off critical international collaboration needed to understand and protect vulnerable ecosystems and communities.
- [Three ocean robots that plunge into active volcanoes](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/three-ocean-robots-that-plunge-into-active-volcanoes/): Jason, Mesobot, and Nereid Under Ice are transforming our understanding of underwater volcanoes and the life they support.
- [The human cost of Brazil’s floods](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/the-human-cost-of-brazils-floods-new-research-maps-social-vulnerability-after-the-2024-deluge/): New research maps social vulnerability after the 2024 deluge
- [Healing on the High Seas](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/healing-on-the-high-seas-shipboard-medicine/): A look back at shipboard medicine on R/V Atlantis
- [Tracking the hidden currents of Cape Cod Bay](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/tracking-the-hidden-currents-of-cape-cod-bay/): Scientists are using drifters and ocean models to better understand how water, nutrients, and pollutants move through the bay
- [From ruin to reef](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/from-ruin-to-reef/): What Pacific wrecks are teaching us about coral resilience—and pollution
- [One researcher, 15,000 whistles: Inside the effort to decode dolphin communication](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/decoding-dolphin-whistles-communication/): Scientists at WHOI analyze thousands of dolphin whistles to explore whether some sounds may function like words
- [Remembering Tatiana Schlossberg, a voice for the ocean](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/remembering-tatiana-schlossberg-a-voice-for-the-ocean/): Environmental journalist and author Tatiana Schlossberg passed away after battling leukemia on December 30, 2025. During the last few years of her life, Tatiana crossed paths with Oceanus magazine, first as a reader and then as a valued contributor. When she had initially expressed interest in writing for the magazine, we welcomed her years of environmental reporting experience, her genuine care about the ocean, and her curiosity.
- [As the ocean warms, a science writer looks for coral solutions](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/as-the-ocean-warms-a-science-writer-looks-for-coral-solutions-juli-berwald/): Scientist-turned-author Juli Berwald highlights conservation projects to restore coral reefs
- [How an MIT-WHOI student used Google Earth to uncover a river–coral reef connection](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/how-an-mit-whoi-student-used-google-earth-to-uncover-a-river-coral-reef-connection/): Google Earth helps researcher decode how rivers sculpt massive breaks in coral reefs
- [A new underwater robot could help preserve New England’s historic shipwrecks](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/new-england-robot-rescue-historic-shipwrecks-from-debris/): WHOI's ResQ ROV to clean up debris in prominent marine heritage sites
- [Inside the Solomon Islands’ hidden mega coral — a 300-year-old ocean giant](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/hidden-giant-mega-coral-expedition/): WHOI's Reef Solutions team journeys to the world’s largest coral colony
- [The little big picture](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/the-little-big-picture-heidi-sosik-long-term-ocean-data/): WHOI senior biologist Heidi Sosik on the critical need for long-term ocean datasets
- [Lessons from a lifetime of exploration](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/lessons-from-a-lifetime-of-exploration/): Award-winning ocean photographer Brian Skerry shares insights from a career spent around ocean life and science
- [The ocean weather nexus, explained](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/the-ocean-weather-nexus-explained/): The vital role of ocean observations in extreme weather forecasting
- [Breaking down plastics together](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/breaking-down-plastics-together/): Through a surprising and successful partnership, WHOI and Eastman scientists are reinventing what we throw away
- [Three questions with Carl Hartsfield](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/three-questions-with-carl-hartsfield-national-defense-ocean/): Captain Hartsfield, USN retired, discusses the role ocean science plays in our national defense
- [Hooked on change](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/hooked-on-change-sustainable-fisheries-partnership/): Charting a new course for fisheries in a warming world
- [Reef RX](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/reef-rx-coral-health/): Using human health protocols to find and aid ailing reefs
- [Whale aware!](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/whale-aware-collisions-ships/): New tech and industry partnerships help ships steer clear
- [Music for the Ocean](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/music-for-the-ocean/): Immersive classical performances to spark global concern for the ocean
- [Breakthroughs below the surface](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/breakthroughs-below-the-surface/): How ocean science is reshaping our world
- [The Ocean (Re)Imagined](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/the-ocean-reimagined/): How expanding our view of the ocean can unlock new possibilities for life
- [Body snatchers are on the hunt for mud crabs](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/body-snatchers-parasites-are-on-the-hunt-for-mud-crabs/): WHOI biologist Carolyn Tepolt discusses the biological arms race between a parasite and its host
- [A polar stethoscope](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/a-polar-stethoscope-emperor-penguin-acoustic-antarctica/): Could the sounds of Antarctica's ice be a new bellwether for ecosystem health in the South Pole?
- [Secrets from the blue mud](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/secrets-from-the-blue-mud/): Microbes survive—and thrive—in caustic fluids venting from the seafloor
- [Deep-sea musings](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/why-ocean-science-exploration-gwyneth-packard-deep-sea/): Roboticist Gwyneth Packard on the need for ocean exploration today
- [Top 5 ocean hitchhikers](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/top-5-invasive-species-that-traveled-with-humans/): As humans traveled and traded across the globe, they became unwitting taxis to marine colonizers
- [Fires, floods, and forgotten places](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/fires-floods-and-forgotten-places-madeline-ostrander-unruly-planet/): Finding home with author Madeline Ostrander
- [Following the Polar Code
](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/following-the-polar-code-training-rv-neil-armstrong/): Crew of R/V Neil Armstrong renew their commitment to Arctic science with advanced polar training

- [Harnessing the ocean to power transportation](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/harnessing-the-ocean-to-power-transportation-seaweed-biofuel/): WHOI scientists are part of a team working to turn seaweed into biofuel
- [Casting a wider net](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/casting-a-wider-net-thien-nguyen-photo-essay-fishing-vietnam-anchovy/): The future of a time-honored fishing tradition in Vietnam, through the eyes of award-winning photographer Thien Nguyen Noc
- [Gold mining’s toxic legacy](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/gold-minings-toxic-legacy-mercury-laura-motta-colombia/): Mercury pollution in Colombia’s Amazon threatens the Indigenous way of life
- [How do you solve a problem like Sargassum?](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/how-do-you-solve-a-problem-like-sargassum-bloom-dennis-mcgillicuddy/): An important yet prolific seaweed with massive blooms worries scientists
- [Ancient seas, future insights](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/ancient-seas-future-insights/): WHOI scientists study the paleo record to understand how the ocean will look in a warmer climate
- [Rising tides, resilient spirits](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/rising-tides-resilient-spirits-sea-level-rise-resilient-woods-hole/): As surrounding seas surge, a coastal village prepares for what lies ahead
- [Whistle! Chirp! Squeak! What does it mean?](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/whistle-chirp-squeak-what-does-it-mean-dolphin/): Avatar Alliance Foundation donation helps WHOI researcher decode dolphin communication
- [Mary Sears and the race to solve the ocean in World War II](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/mary-sears-race-solve-ocean-world-war-ii/): How her expertise on tides, currents, and swells saved American lives overseas
- [We can’t do this alone](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/adam-subhas-ocean-alkalinity-enhancement-climate-change-solutions/): For marine chemist Adam Subhas, ocean-climate solutions don’t happen without community
- [Behind the blast](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/behind-the-blast/): The marine superintendent who blew up Jaws
- [How WHOI helped win World War II](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/how-whoi-helped-win-world-war-ii/): Key innovations that cemented ocean science's role in national defense
- [Life at the margins](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/life-at-the-margins-ocean-initiative-ghana/): Scientists investigate the connections between Ghana's land, air, sea and blue economy through the Ocean Margins Initiative
- [Grits, storms, and cosmic patience](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/europa-clipper-mission-elizabeth-spiers-jupiter-ocean-worlds/): As storms stall liftoff, Europa Clipper Mission Team member Elizabeth Spiers patiently awaits the biggest mission of her life
- [Seeding the future](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/seeding-the-future-whoi-tech-kelp-farmers/): New WHOI tech lends a hand to kelp farmers
- [Cold, quiet, and carbon-rich: Investigating winter wetlands](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/investigating-winter-wetlands/): A hydrologist takes on a groundbreaking study to understand how groundwater moves through New England salt marshes in the winter.
- [New underwater vehicles in development at WHOI](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/new-underwater-vehicles-in-development-at-whoi/): New vehicles will be modeled after WHOI’s iconic remotely operated vehicle, Jason
- [Sonic Sharks](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/sonic-sharks/): The predators may not be a silent as once thought
- [Learning to see through cloudy waters](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/learning-to-see-through-cloudy-waters/): How MIT-WHOI student Amy Phung is helping robots accomplish dangerous tasks in murky waters
- [A rare black seadevil anglerfish sees the light](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/a-rare-black-seadevil-anglerfish-sees-the-light/): A viral video shows a denizen of the ocean's twilight zone making an unusual trip to the surface
- [From surface to self](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/from-surface-to-self/): A writer's journey through science and story
- [Unseen Ocean](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/unseen-ocean/): Artist Janine Wong and scientist Jing He capture the art of currents in “Submesoscale Soup”
- [How will we ever count them all?](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/francesco-ventura-turtle-africa-guinea-bissau-counting/): WHOI biologist Francesco Ventura recounts a conservation win for sea turtles in remote Guinea-Bissau
- [Five marine animals that call shipwrecks home](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/five-marine-animals-that-call-shipwrecks-home/): One man's sunken ship is another fish's home? Learn about five species that have evolved to thrive on sunken vessels
- [Deep-sea amphipod name inspired by literary masterpiece](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/deep-sea-amphipod-name-inspired-by-medieval-english-literature/): Name pays tribute to Cervantes' Don Quixote and reinforces themes of sweetness and beauty
- [5 Takeaways for the Ocean from the COP29 Climate Conference](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/5-takeaways-for-the-ocean-from-the-cop29-climate-conference/): Explore the key outcomes from this year's UN Climate Conference
- [Go with the flow](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/go-with-the-flow-mike-singleton-armstrong-reseach-ships/): Mike Singleton, relief captain, R/V Neil Armstrong describes the intricate dance of navigating ocean currents during scientific expeditions
- [A gift for ocean research](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/a-gift-for-ocean-research-steven-grossman/): Boater and oceanography enthusiast Steven Grossman supports innovative WHOI projects with $10 million donation
- [Nature’s Language](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/natures-language-joe-pedlosky-oceanography/): Using applied math (and chalk) to understand the dynamic ocean
- [Navigating new waters](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/navigating-new-waters-ocean-observatories-pioneer-array/): The engineering team at the Ocean Observatories Initiative overcomes the hurdles of deploying the coastal pioneer array at a new site
- [Ocean in Motion](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/ocean-in-motion-currents-physics-climate-circulation-observation/): How the ocean’s complex and chaotic physics defines life on our planet
- [The case for preserving deep-sea biodiversity](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/informing-policy-at-the-convention-on-biological-diversity-16th-conference-of-the-parties/): WHOI biologist Annette Govindarajan offers her takeaways from the COP16 UN Convention on Biological Diversity in Colombia
- [Saving Tico](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/saving-tico-manatee-rescue-ocean-currents-brazil/): A manatee’s odyssey and the role of currents in marine mammal conservation
- [An immersive twilight zone exhibit](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/an-immersive-ocean-twilight-zone-exhibit-opens-in-washington-dc/): An ARTECHOUSE and WHOI collaboration in Washington, D.C. is transporting visitors to a hidden layer of the ocean
- [Tracking big fish at fine scales](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/tracking-big-fish-at-fine-scales/): Scientists from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution track how shortbill spearfish take advantage of local ocean currents when foraging.
- [An Oceanographer’s Atlas](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/ocean-atlas/): WHOI physical oceanographer Glen Gawarkiewicz has a collection of more than 25 original antique maps, some dating as far back as 1535.
- [Hope in fossilized fish bits](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/hope-in-fossilized-fish-bits/): Abundant life in hotter ancient seas gives one paleontologist optimism for the future
- [For Ben Santer, the fingerprints of the climate crisis are very human](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/ben-santer-climate-fingerprinting-fowler-climate-crisis/): WHOI distinguished scholar explains the art of climate fingerprinting
- [Can the twilight zone be fished responsibly?](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/can-the-twilight-zone-be-fished-responsibly/): As some nations eye the rich fishing grounds of the ocean’s mid-water, scientists investigate what it would mean for top predators
- [Underwater Starfield](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/underwater-starfield-salps/): A swimmer’s encounter with creatures of the open ocean
- [An economist’s quest to  “reel in” illegal fishing](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/an-economists-quest-to-reel-in-illegal-fishing/): WHOI's Yaqin Liu explains the challenges and opportunities of safeguarding global fisheries
- [Breaking Point](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/breaking-point/): Scientists work to protect emperor penguins in a melting world
- [The 10,000-foot view](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/the-10000-foot-view-drones-coastal-ecosystems/): WHOI's Tom Bell tracks changes to vulnerable coastal ecosystems with aerial imagery
- [The long journey of Bottle No. 71645](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/the-long-journey-of-bottle-no-71645/): Drift bottle released in 1968 to study ocean currents found on Maine beach
- [A new champion for ocean science](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/a-new-champion-for-ocean-science-paul-salem-chair-climate-solutions/): Gift from WHOI’s board chair Paul Salem to jump-start ocean-based climate solutions
- [Counting on Corals](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/counting-on-corals-belize-heat-climate-solution/): As struggling reefs put a squeeze on Belize’s Blue Economy, could heat-tolerant corals be the answer?
- [A cascade of life](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/a-cascade-of-life-henley-spiers-ocean-photography/): The power of conservation, as seen through the lens of award-winning ocean photographer Henley Spiers
- [The ocean currents behind Brazil’s pollution problem](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/the-ocean-currents-behind-brazils-pollution-problem-explained/): South America's largest country reckons with both history and ocean currents in a recent spree of pollution
- [30 by 30: How do we get there?](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/30-by-30-how-do-we-get-there-un-climate-change/): Researchers contribute to a bold initiative to conserve 30% of the global ocean by 2030
- [The story of a “champion” submersible](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/alvin-submarine-originally-designed-by-a-cereal-company-marks-60-years-of-research/): Alvin's humble origins began alongside Wheaties cereal
- [5 unlikely ocean friendships](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/5-unlikely-ocean-friendships/): How certain marine species keep each other safe, fed, and healthy through symbiosis
- [Five big discoveries from WHOI’s Ocean Twilight Zone Project](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/five-big-discoveries-from-whois-ocean-twilight-zone-project/): Six years since it began, WHOI's Ocean Twilight Zone project brings new and exciting insights to bear
- [For right whales, a dwindling food source is causing concern](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/for-right-whale-conservation-a-dwindling-food-source-is-causing-concern/): As an important food source wanes in the Gulf of Maine, right whales are forced to venture further north into a minefield of ships and fishing gear
- [An open polar sea?](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/an-open-polar-sea/): The once-romanticized notion of an ice-free Arctic comes full circle
- [A cabled ocean](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/a-cabled-ocean-seafloor-internet-cables-arctic-waves-ice-climate-change/): Internet cables on the seafloor could advance how we track changes in the Arctic
- [The value of iron for a seal](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/the-value-of-iron-for-a-seal-sable-island-horses/): WHOI researchers travel to remote Sable Island to determine if iron gives gray seal pups a head start in life

## People
- [Alfred Redfield](https://www.whoi.edu/person/alfred-redfield/): Alfred Redfield was a biologist and co-founder of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
- [Doug Webb](https://www.whoi.edu/person/doug-webb/): Doug Webb was an oceanographer and innovator best known as the inventor of the underwater glider—revolutionizing ocean research and exploration.
- [Daniel Zhang](https://www.whoi.edu/person/daniel-zhang/)
- [Lisa Schulz](https://www.whoi.edu/person/lisa-schulz/)
- [Erica Ro](https://www.whoi.edu/person/erica-ro/)
- [Kyle Nelson](https://www.whoi.edu/person/kyle-nelson/)
- [Baran Moore](https://www.whoi.edu/person/baran-moore/)
- [Brayden Mikulski](https://www.whoi.edu/person/brayden-mikulski/)
- [Mare McGrory](https://www.whoi.edu/person/mare-mcgrory/)
- [Emma Mazlish](https://www.whoi.edu/person/emma-mazlish/)
- [Chelone Laws](https://www.whoi.edu/person/chelone-laws/)
- [Ed Hulme](https://www.whoi.edu/person/ed-hulme/)
- [Jasper Ha](https://www.whoi.edu/person/jasper-ha/)
- [Brennan Fravert](https://www.whoi.edu/person/brennan-fravert/)
- [Kathryn Farabaugh](https://www.whoi.edu/person/kathryn-farabaugh/)
- [Sean Engelsen](https://www.whoi.edu/person/sean-engelsen/)
- [Olga Dernova](https://www.whoi.edu/person/olga-dernova/)
- [Cecilia Dapino](https://www.whoi.edu/person/cecilia-dapino/)
- [Emily Cruickshank](https://www.whoi.edu/person/emily-cruickshank/)
- [Alexa Comess](https://www.whoi.edu/person/alexa-comess/)
- [Kendall Arnold](https://www.whoi.edu/person/kendall-arnold/)
- [Unayza Anika](https://www.whoi.edu/person/evren-arif-2/)
- [Henry Stommel](https://www.whoi.edu/person/henry-stommel/): Henry Stommel transformed oceanography with his insights into ocean circulation.
- [Betty Bunce](https://www.whoi.edu/person/betty-bunce/): Betty Bunce was a fearless oceanographer whose seismic research shook the seafloor and scientific norms—pioneering deep-sea exploration and shattering barriers for women in ocean science.
- [Athelstan Spilhaus](https://www.whoi.edu/person/athelstan-spilhaus/): Athelstan Spilhaus was a WHOI oceanographer, engineer, and futurist whose impact on science stretched from the deep sea to outer space.
- [Lauren Mullineaux](https://www.whoi.edu/person/lauren-mullineaux/): Lauren Mullineaux researchs how larvae disperse and settle in the deep sea, but her impact extends far beyond the sea floor.
- [Susan Humphris](https://www.whoi.edu/person/susan-humphris/): Susan Humphris, marine geochemist and science communicator, pioneered research on hydrothermal vents and championed experiential education in oceanography.
- [Ruth Turner](https://www.whoi.edu/person/ruth-turner/): Paying homage to Alvin‘s first female-led science mission
- [Mary Sears](https://www.whoi.edu/person/mary-sears/): Mary Sears was a trailblazing marine biologist whose oceanographic intelligence turned the tide of WWII in the Pacific and helped shape modern naval science
- [Marie Tharp](https://www.whoi.edu/person/marie-tharp/): Marie Tharp was a pioneering geologist and cartographer who mapped the ocean floor and revealed plate tectonics—redefining Earth science.
- [Larry Madin](https://www.whoi.edu/person/larry-madin/): Among the first researchers to use blue water SCUBA diving and marine submersibles to study ocean plankton
- [Loral O’Hara](https://www.whoi.edu/person/loral-ohara/): Loral's journey to outer space came by way of inner space
- [Joanne Malkus](https://www.whoi.edu/person/joanne-malkus/): The first female meteorologist to earn a doctorate
- [Jim Ledwell](https://www.whoi.edu/person/jim-ledwell/): Known for his contributions to understanding of ocean circulation and mixing through tracer release experiments
- [Holger Jannasch](https://www.whoi.edu/person/holger-jannasch/): "Science is an adventure, not a career," said Holger Jannasch, a WHOI biologist who lived up to those words.
- [Al Vine](https://www.whoi.edu/person/al-vine/): The father of Alvin
- [Dawn Wright](https://www.whoi.edu/person/dawn-wright/): The first African American woman to dive in Alvin
- [Thomas SayreMcCord](https://www.whoi.edu/person/thomas-sayremccord/)
- [Sujata Murty](https://www.whoi.edu/person/sujata-murty/)
- [Tom DeCarlo](https://www.whoi.edu/person/tom-decarlo/)
- [Sebastian Vivancos](https://www.whoi.edu/person/sebastian-vivancos/)
- [Stephan Bitterwolf](https://www.whoi.edu/person/stephan-bitterwolf/)
- [Victoria Luu](https://www.whoi.edu/person/victoria-luu/)
- [Tsung-lin Hsieh](https://www.whoi.edu/person/tsung-lin-hsieh/)
- [Vincent Guzzetta](https://www.whoi.edu/person/vincent-guzzetta/)
- [Sara Goheen](https://www.whoi.edu/person/sara-goheen/)
- [Vishwajit Singh](https://www.whoi.edu/person/vishwajit-singh/)
- [Sasha Kramer](https://www.whoi.edu/person/sasha-kramer/)
- [Siraput Jongaramrungruang](https://www.whoi.edu/person/siraput-jongaramrungruang/)
- [Sara Hamilton](https://www.whoi.edu/person/sara-hamilton/)
- [Alexis Wood](https://www.whoi.edu/person/alexis-wood/)
- [Doriane Weiler](https://www.whoi.edu/person/doriane-weiler/)
- [Wenzhong Wang](https://www.whoi.edu/person/wenzhong-wang/)
- [Cailan Sugano](https://www.whoi.edu/person/cailan-sugano/)
- [James D Stylinski](https://www.whoi.edu/person/james-d-stylinski/)
- [William Shinevar](https://www.whoi.edu/person/william-shinevar/)
- [Jessica Sandoval](https://www.whoi.edu/person/jessica-sandoval/)
- [Ernest Quintana](https://www.whoi.edu/person/ernest-quintana/)
- [Helena Pryer](https://www.whoi.edu/person/helena-pryer/)
- [Andre Price](https://www.whoi.edu/person/andre-price/)
- [Elena Perry](https://www.whoi.edu/person/elena-perry/)
- [Maria Ordovas-Montanes](https://www.whoi.edu/person/maria-ordovas-montanes/)
- [William Oestreich](https://www.whoi.edu/person/william-oestreich/)
- [Mary Munro](https://www.whoi.edu/person/mary-munro/)
- [Samuel Kastner](https://www.whoi.edu/person/samuel-kastner/)
- [Jen Karolewski](https://www.whoi.edu/person/jen-karolewski/)
- [Ian Jones](https://www.whoi.edu/person/ian-jones/)
- [Manuel Hernandez](https://www.whoi.edu/person/manuel-hernandez/)
- [Lily Helfrich](https://www.whoi.edu/person/lily-helfrich/)
- [Joleen Heiderich](https://www.whoi.edu/person/joleen-heiderich/)
- [Karter Harmon](https://www.whoi.edu/person/karter-harmon/)
- [Mara Freilich](https://www.whoi.edu/person/mara-freilich/)
- [Jennifer Frame](https://www.whoi.edu/person/jennifer-frame/)
- [Jacob Forsyth](https://www.whoi.edu/person/jacob-forsyth/)
- [Robert Forney](https://www.whoi.edu/person/robert-forney/)
- [Samantha Emmert](https://www.whoi.edu/person/samantha-emmert/)
- [Amber Emerson](https://www.whoi.edu/person/amber-emerson/)
- [Gabriela De La Cruz Tello](https://www.whoi.edu/person/gabriela-de-la-cruz-tello/)
- [Emily Chua](https://www.whoi.edu/person/emily-chua/)
- [Filip Buksa](https://www.whoi.edu/person/filip-buksa/)
- [Caterina Brighi](https://www.whoi.edu/person/caterina-brighi/)
- [Maya Becker](https://www.whoi.edu/person/maya-becker/)
- [Sarah McGrath](https://www.whoi.edu/person/sarah-mcgrath/)
- [Stephen Maldonado](https://www.whoi.edu/person/stephen-maldonado/)
- [Tianjia Liu](https://www.whoi.edu/person/tianjia-liu/)
- [Ulrich Kakou](https://www.whoi.edu/person/ulrich-kakou/)
- [Stefani Johnson](https://www.whoi.edu/person/stefani-johnson/)
- [Walter Hutcheson](https://www.whoi.edu/person/walter-hutcheson/)
- [Victoria Garefino](https://www.whoi.edu/person/victoria-garefino/)
- [Stacey Felgate](https://www.whoi.edu/person/stacey-felgate/)
- [Samuel Walkes](https://www.whoi.edu/person/samuel-walkes/)
- [Sophie Ruehr](https://www.whoi.edu/person/sophie-ruehr/)
- [Stephanie Lim](https://www.whoi.edu/person/stephanie-lim/)
- [Taylor Hough](https://www.whoi.edu/person/taylor-hough/)
- [Veronica De Pascuale](https://www.whoi.edu/person/veronica-de-pascuale/)
- [William Pardis](https://www.whoi.edu/person/william-pardis/)
- [Weiguang Wu](https://www.whoi.edu/person/weiguang-wu/)
- [Sarah Stopak](https://www.whoi.edu/person/sarah-stopak/)
- [Virginia Pan](https://www.whoi.edu/person/virginia-pan/)
- [William Nguyen](https://www.whoi.edu/person/william-nguyen/)

## WHOI In the News
- [New Climate Tool Can Predict Coral Bleaching](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/new-climate-tool-can-predict-coral-bleaching/)
- [El Niño summer could yield fewer storms, but experts urge caution](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/el-nino-summer-could-yield-fewer-storms-but-experts-urge-caution/)
- [Basking sharks feed in the ocean twilight zone, Woods Hole scientist says](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/basking-sharks-feed-in-the-ocean-twilight-zone-woods-hole-scientist-says/)
- [How female dolphins know which males to avoid](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/how-female-dolphins-know-which-males-to-avoid/)
- [A new job for sharks: Oceanographers improving climate forecasts](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/a-new-job-for-sharks-oceanographers-improving-climate-forecasts/)
- [Researchers studying Basking sharks off coast of New England learn new feeding habit](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/researchers-studying-basking-sharks-off-coast-of-new-england-learn-new-feeding-habit/)
- [New research may help endangered basking sharks off New Hampshire coast](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/new-research-may-help-endangered-basking-sharks-off-new-hampshire-coast/)
- [The race to bolster the ocean’s potential to combat climate change](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/the-race-to-bolster-the-oceans-potential-to-combat-climate-change/)
- [For the North Atlantic Right Whale, Scars Tell the Story](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/for-the-north-atlantic-right-whale-scars-tell-the-story/)
- [Researchers to test submersible in island’s waters](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/researchers-to-test-submersible-in-islands-waters/)
- [Woods Hole seismometers captured meteor breakup, but scientists say finding fragments in Cape Cod Bay is a long shot](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/woods-hole-seismometers-captured-meteor-breakup-but-scientists-say-finding-fragments-in-cape-cod-bay-is-a-long-shot/)
- [What are meteorites and how did they get into Cape Cod Bay?](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/what-are-meteorites-and-how-did-they-get-into-cape-cod-bay/)
- [Scientists made a surprising discovery about a “ruthless predator”](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/scientists-made-a-surprising-discovery-about-a-ruthless-predator/)
- [Meteor over Cape Cod Bay shakes seismometers at Woods Hole](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/meteor-over-cape-cod-bay-shakes-seismometers-at-woods-hole/)
- [What are meteorites and how did they get into Cape Cod Bay?](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/what-are-meteorites-and-how-did-they-get-into-cape-cod-bay-2/)
- [WHOI partners to create a new education station in Norwalk, CT](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/whoi-partners-to-create-a-new-education-station-in-norwalk-ct/)
- [Could New Tech Help Save Some Very Rare Whales?](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/could-new-tech-help-save-some-very-rare-whales/)
- [WHOI scientists work to add winter salt marsh data to carbon cycle knowledge](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/whoi-scientists-work-to-add-winter-salt-marsh-data-to-carbon-cycle-knowledge/)
- [The oldest ice ever recovered is a prehistoric time capsule](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/the-oldest-ice-ever-recovered-is-a-prehistoric-time-capsule/)
- [Florida braces for record ‘sargassum summer’](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/florida-braces-for-record-sargassum-summer/)
- [Sharks are helping scientists improve weather forecasts](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/sharks-are-helping-scientists-improve-weather-forecasts/)
- [AI-powered whale-spotting tech may help save San Francisco Bay’s gray whales](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/ai-powered-whale-spotting-tech-may-help-save-san-francisco-bays-gray-whales/)
- [Researchers Help Solve Mystery of Clockwork-Like Earthquake System Deep Beneath the Pacific](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/researchers-help-solve-mystery-of-clockwork-like-earthquake-system-deep-beneath-the-pacific/)
- [Tiny seabirds fly sideways into the wind for a surprising reason](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/tiny-seabirds-fly-sideways-into-the-wind-for-a-surprising-reason/)
- [It’s a barracuda! It’s a shrimp! It’s a robot helping coral reefs](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/its-a-barracuda-its-a-shrimp-its-a-robot-helping-coral-reefs/)
- [Scientists develop an autonomous robot to map endangered coral reefs](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/scientists-develop-an-autonomous-robot-to-map-endangered-coral-reefs/)
- [Industrial fishing has been depleting midwater fish for decades](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/industrial-fishing-has-been-depleting-midwater-fish-for-decades/)
- [Miami-Dade’s sargassum problem isn’t going away — and neither are the costs](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/miami-dades-sargassum-problem-isnt-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.
- [Tiny fossil teeth offer new hints about the evolution of deep-sea fish](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/tiny-fossil-teeth-offer-new-hints-about-the-evolution-of-deep-sea-fish/)
- [Researchers reveal how sharks could improve climate forecasts](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/researchers-reveal-how-sharks-could-improve-climate-forecasts/)
- [Planes and ships could run on kelp someday](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/planes-and-ships-could-run-on-kelp-someday/)
- [A Forgotten 1949 Recording Turns Out To Be The Oldest-Known Recording of a Whale Song](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/a-forgotten-1949-recording-turns-out-to-be-the-oldest-known-recording-of-a-whale-song/)
- [Scientists turn sharks into ocean sensors to improve climate forecasts](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/scientists-turn-sharks-into-ocean-sensors-to-improve-climate-forecasts/)
- [Research vessel Atlantis returns home to Woods Hole for brief stay](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/research-vessel-atlantis-returns-home-to-woods-hole-for-brief-stay/)
- [Weather Buoy Aims To Boost Safety, Science](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/weather-buoy-aims-to-boost-safety-science/)
- [Amid fanfare, R/V Atlantis returns to Woods Hole](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/amid-fanfare-r-v-atlantis-returns-to-woods-hole/)
- [Digital storytelling meets ocean science](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/digital-storytelling-meets-ocean-science/)
- [WHOI is launching long-term study on SS United States artificial reef ecosystem](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/whoi-is-launching-long-term-study-on-ss-united-states-artificial-reef-ecosystem/)
- [Galápagos deep-water corals vanished for a millennium, study finds](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/galapagos-deep-water-corals-vanished-for-a-millennium-study-finds/)
- [Cape Cod researcher says newly found 1949 whale recording is critical discovery](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/cape-cod-researcher-says-newly-found-1949-whale-recording-is-critical-discovery/)
- [WHOI Sea Grant Awards Funding for Critical Aquaculture and Fisheries Research](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/whoi-sea-grant-awards-funding-for-critical-aquaculture-and-fisheries-research/)
- [Saturn’s largest moon could see 10-foot waves from a tiny breeze](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/saturns-largest-moon-could-see-10-foot-waves-from-a-tiny-breeze/)
- [New England oysters are dying over the winter. Scientists are trying to figure out why](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/new-england-oysters-are-dying-over-the-winter-scientists-are-trying-to-figure-out-why/)
- [When a dolphin whistles, what does it mean?](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/when-a-dolphin-whistles-what-does-it-mean/)
- [Another record sargassum seaweed year predicted for Florida beaches](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/another-record-sargassum-seaweed-year-predicted-for-florida-beaches/)
- [Sei whales are sharing their spring habitat with USA’s busiest port](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/sei-whales-are-sharing-their-spring-habitat-with-usas-busiest-port/)
- [How Cape Cod April Fooled us beautifully, with Peeps, bridge plans and a Kraken](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/how-cape-cod-april-fooled-us-beautifully-with-peeps-bridge-plans-and-a-kraken/)
- [Scientists survey Maine marshes’ year-round climate benefits](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/scientists-survey-maine-marshes-year-round-climate-benefits/)
- [Researchers study Maine salt marshes for insight into global carbon levels](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/researchers-study-maine-salt-marshes-for-insight-into-global-carbon-levels/)
- [Damselfish Pick-Up Lines Could Have a Regional Accent](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/damselfish-pick-up-lines-could-have-a-regional-accent/)
- [Inside the ‘mystery’ oil spills casting a sheen on New Bedford Harbor](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/inside-the-mystery-oil-spills-casting-a-sheen-on-new-bedford-harbor/)
- [As waters around Alaska warm, algal toxins are turning up in new places in the food web](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/as-waters-around-alaska-warm-algal-toxins-are-turning-up-in-new-places-in-the-food-web/)
- [How dolphins communicate](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/how-dolphins-communicate/)
- [The oldest known recording of a whale song reveals how oceans have changed](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/the-oldest-known-recording-of-a-whale-song-reveals-how-oceans-have-changed/)
- [Oily coastal debris highlights shared oceans](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/oily-coastal-debris-highlights-shared-oceans/)
- [The world’s oldest-known whale song recordings tell a story about the changing ocean](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/the-worlds-oldest-known-whale-song-recordings-tell-a-story-about-the-changing-ocean/)
- [Understanding How Marine Snow Acts as a Carbon Sink](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/understanding-how-marine-snow-acts-as-a-carbon-sink/)
- [Oldest known whale recording could unlock mysteries of the ocean](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/oldest-known-whale-recording-could-unlock-mysteries-of-the-ocean/)
- [LOC-NESS project team shares findings at annual Ocean Sciences Meeting](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/loc-ness-project-team-shares-findings-at-annual-ocean-sciences-meeting/)
- [WHOI is leading the world’s largest capital campaign for our ocean](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/whoi-is-leading-the-worlds-largest-capital-campaign-for-our-ocean/)
- [Why Beaches Are Swamped With Sargassum, the Stinky Seaweed Menace](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/why-beaches-are-swamped-with-sargassum-the-stinky-seaweed-menace/)
- [Oil-covered litter washing up on Palm Beach linked to 2019 Brazil oil spill](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/oil-covered-litter-washing-up-on-palm-beach-linked-to-2019-brazil-oil-spill/)
- [Cape Cod’s oceanfront future could be retreat, coastal management](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/cape-cods-oceanfront-future-could-be-retreat-coastal-management/)
- [North Atlantic right whale detected off Cape Ann, slow zone enacted for large ships](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/north-atlantic-right-whale-detected-off-cape-ann-slow-zone-enacted-for-large-ships/)
- [Ocean geoengineering trial finds no evidence of harm to marine life](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/ocean-geoengineering-trial-finds-no-evidence-of-harm-to-marine-life/)
- [Experts raise red flags on overlooked factor causing multibillion-dollar hit to economy: ‘This is really a recent phenomenon’](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/experts-raise-red-flags-on-overlooked-factor-causing-multibillion-dollar-hit-to-economy-this-is-really-a-recent-phenomenon/)
- [Listen to the oldest known recording of a whale](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/listen-to-the-oldest-known-recording-of-a-whale/)
- [Humpback whale song from 1949 discovered on Cape Cod. It may be the first recorded](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/humpback-whale-song-from-1949-discovered-on-cape-cod-it-may-be-the-first-recorded/)
- [This haunting sound was captured near Bermuda in 1949. It’s the oldest known whale song recording](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/this-haunting-sound-was-captured-near-bermuda-in-1949-its-the-oldest-known-whale-song-recording/)
- [Time Traveling With a Humpback Whale](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/time-traveling-with-a-humpback-whale/)
- [How do environmental changes impact pair-bonding?](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/how-do-environmental-changes-impact-pair-bonding/)
- [Recording of earliest preserved whale song discovered in Woods Hole archives](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/recording-of-earliest-preserved-whale-song-discovered-in-woods-hole-archives/)
- [The oldest-known humpback whale recording was hiding in an archive](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/the-oldest-known-humpback-whale-recording-was-hiding-in-an-archive/)
- [A few hundred dollars could change how coastal flooding is tracked in Connecticut](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/a-few-hundred-dollars-could-change-how-coastal-flooding-is-tracked-in-connecticut/)
- [Buoy off Tybee Island hears right whale’s ‘contact call’](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/buoy-off-tybee-island-hears-right-whales-contact-call/)
- [Oldest known whale song recordings discovered in Cape Cod archives](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/oldest-known-whale-song-recordings-discovered-in-cape-cod-archives/)
- [Elusive tentacled animals that “avoid sunlight like the plague” spotted off coast of Norway](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/elusive-tentacled-animals-that-avoid-sunlight-like-the-plague-spotted-off-coast-of-norway/)
- [The world’s smallest sea turtle lives in a noisy ocean](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/the-worlds-smallest-sea-turtle-lives-in-a-noisy-ocean/)
- [Smelly sargassum may cost Florida $3.63 billion annually: What we know](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/smelly-sargassum-may-cost-florida-3-63-billion-annually-what-we-know/)
- [Scientists Outline Case for Next-Generation Ocean Iron Fertilization Field Trials](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/scientists-outline-case-for-next-generation-ocean-iron-fertilization-field-trials/)
- [French carrier supports right whale conservation, other WHOI research](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/french-carrier-supports-right-whale-conservation-other-whoi-research/)
- [Snowball Earth’s liquid seas dipped way below freezing](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/snowball-earths-liquid-seas-dipped-way-below-freezing/)
- [The race to respond to right whales, via buoys](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/the-race-to-respond-to-right-whales-via-buoys/)
- [Perplexing blue button jelly looks like something out of ‘Lord of the Rings’](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/perplexing-blue-button-jelly-looks-like-something-out-of-lord-of-the-rings/)
- [New Research shows seaweed on Florida shores costs billions in economic losses](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/new-research-shows-seaweed-on-florida-shores-costs-billions-in-economic-losses/)
- [Ocean plastic carries spilled oil farther than ever reported](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/ocean-plastic-carries-spilled-oil-farther-than-ever-reported/)
- [Seawater microbes offer new, non-invasive way to detect coral disease, study finds](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/seawater-microbes-offer-new-non-invasive-way-to-detect-coral-disease-study-finds/)
- [‘Major’ Sargassum forecast as new study shows seaweed may cost Florida billions](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/major-sargassum-forecast-as-new-study-shows-seaweed-may-cost-florida-billions/)
- [Ocean City right whales spotting leads to extension of Slow Zone](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/ocean-city-right-whales-spotting-leads-to-extension-of-slow-zone/)
- [For the first time in a century, the state says shellfish in Boston Harbor are safe to eat](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/for-the-first-time-in-a-century-the-state-says-shellfish-in-boston-harbor-are-safe-to-eat/)
- [Study tracks fishing boats to see how heat waves affect fish distribution](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/study-tracks-fishing-boats-to-see-how-heat-waves-affect-fish-distribution/)
- [HOV Alvin among Yankee Magazine’s](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/hov-alvin-among-yankee-magazines/)
- [Secrets of Seagrass](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/secrets-of-seagrass/)
- [The Scientists Making Antacids for the Sea to Help Counter Global Warming](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/the-scientists-making-antacids-for-the-sea-to-help-counter-global-warming/)
- [The Seafloor on Jupiter’s Moon Europa May Still Hold Keys for Life](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/the-seafloor-on-jupiters-moon-europa-may-still-hold-keys-for-life/)
- [Northern Minnesota harbors a ‘fuel of tomorrow,’ researchers reveal](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/northern-minnesota-harbors-a-fuel-of-tomorrow-researchers-reveal/)
- [Why scientists are catching whale breaths….with drones](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/why-scientists-are-catching-whale-breaths-with-drones/)
- [Could your city’s sewage capture carbon? A New Haven startup is putting it to the test.](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/could-your-citys-sewage-capture-carbon-a-new-haven-startup-is-putting-it-to-the-test/)
- [8 million tons of plastic tornadoes are churning in our oceans, scientists say](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/8-million-tons-of-plastic-tornadoes-are-churning-in-our-oceans-scientists-say/)
- [Whalespotter AI Whale Detection for Ships Reaches Maritime Industry](https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/whoi-in-the-news/whalespotter-ai-whale-detection-for-ships-reaches-maritime-industry/)

## Series
- [WOODS HOLE PUBLIC LIBRARY (WHPL)](https://www.whoi.edu/series/woods-hole-public-library-whpl/)