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Top predator loss of habitat?
A study published in Science Advances by researchers at WHOI, San Diego State University, and NOAA Fisheries Service sounds an alarm bell for fisheries management in the Northwest Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico. Led by WHOI marine ecologist Camrin Braun, the researchers predict that economically and ecologically important marine predators (sharks, tuna, and billfish) will lose or shift away from up to 70% of their current habitat due to climate-driven warming of the ocean. Learn more at go.whoi.edu/fish-habitat-loss
Read MoreNever Turn Your Back on the Ocean
Mai huli ‘oe I kokua o ke kai! This Hawaiian proverb, meaning “never turn your back on the ocean” was popularized by Olympic swimmer and surfer Duke Kahanamoku. It has…
Read MoreSpitsbergen Walruses
While observing walrus from the shore of Amsterdam Island in Spitsbergen, Norway, several males kept coming closer to the photographer, Aurora Lampson. “It seemed like they were just as curious…
Read MoreCoral Landscape
It’s not a mountain landscape viewed from above. It’s actually Pavona varians, or “corrugated coral,” photographed under a microscope! This hard-skeleton coral sends tiny white filaments out to snare and…
Read MoreAlbert Einstein
The important thing is to not stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reasons for existence. -Albert Einstein
Read MoreR/V Atlantis recognized by US Coast Guard
In the early morning hours of October 28, 2022, the WHOI research vessel Atlantis responded to a mayday call from a commercial fishing boat sinking off the coast of Virginia.…
Read MoreWHOI President and Director Peter de Menocal dives in Alvin
WHOI President and Director Peter de Menocal took his first dive in the research submersible Alvin on August 2, joined by Janis Coughlin-Piester, Chief Financial Officer and Office Head for…
Read MoreMia and Molly: Between Two Robots
You’ve seen the comedy talk show Between Two Ferns. Now check out BETWEEN TWO ROBOTS, where kids grill #WHOI scientists about the #OceanTwilightZone.
Read MoreMia and Kaitlyn: Between Two Robots
You’ve seen the comedy talk show Between Two Ferns. Now check out BETWEEN TWO ROBOTS, where kids grill #WHOI scientists about the #OceanTwilightZone.
Read MoreMarlon and Ciara: Between Two Robots
You’ve seen the comedy talk show Between Two Ferns. Now check out BETWEEN TWO ROBOTS, where kids grill #WHOI scientists about the #OceanTwilightZone.
Read MoreMarlon and Dana: Between Two Robots
You’ve seen the comedy talk show Between Two Ferns. Now check out BETWEEN TWO ROBOTS, where kids grill #WHOI scientists about the #OceanTwilightZone. In this episode, Marlon interviews #WHOI engineer Dana Yoerger, a/k/a the “father of Mesobot,” about what this yellow deep-sea robot tastes like… and what it sees in the dimly-lit #OceanTwilightZone.
Read MoreOcean: Impossible | Meet ChemYak
The deep ocean is a cold, dark, vast, and frankly, dangerous place for human beings. That’s why we need ocean robots to help us– in some cases, guide us– on our quest to explore the depths.
Read MoreOcean: Impossible | Meet CUREE
The deep ocean is a cold, dark, vast, and frankly, dangerous place for human beings. That’s why we need ocean robots to help us– in some cases, guide us– on our quest to explore the depths.
Read MoreOcean: Impossible | Meet Jason
The deep ocean is a cold, dark, vast, and frankly, dangerous place for human beings. That’s why we need ocean robots to help us– in some cases, guide us– on our quest to explore the depths.
Read MoreOcean: Impossible | Meet Orpheus
The deep ocean is a cold, dark, vast, and frankly, dangerous place for human beings. That’s why we need ocean robots to help us– in some cases, guide us– on our quest to explore the depths.
Read MoreWhere the Weird Things Are: An Ocean Twilight Zone Adventure
Join Meso, an intrepid underwater robot, on its very first expedition to explore the ocean twilight zone, and meet all the weird, wild, and wonderful creatures that live there!
Read MoreSummary of when Alvin visited Titanic in 1986
Dr. Robert Ballard summarizes the first time HOV Alvin and Jason Junior explored the wreck of the Titanic in 1986.
Read MoreMassachusetts Governor Maura Healey Visits WHOI
Gov. Healey and members of her administration toured WHOI’s waterfront campus on March 16, 2023, to highlight her vision for the state’s marine-oriented or “blue” economy.
Read MorePeter de Menocal at the UN Ocean Conference
Peter de Menocal, President and Director of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution addressed attendees of the UN Ocean Conference as part of meeting’s the 6th Interactive Dialogue: Increasing scientific knowledge and developing research capacity and transfer of marine technology.
Read MoreROV Jason explores Axial Seamount
During the PROTATAX23 cruise to Axial Seamount off the coast of Oregon, ROV Jason dove eight times, visited 19 hydrothermal vents, and collected 144 samples– including some from over 1500…
Read MoreMashpee Wampanoag Tribe campers visit WHOI
Campers in the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe’s Preserving Our Homelands program visited WHOI as part of an ongoing effort to develop knowledge exchange. At the Dunkworks rapid prototyping facility (seen here),…
Read MoreDid you know ocean robots use AI?
Did you know that Artificial Intelligence (AI) can help us learn more about the ocean? Next-gen robots equipped with AI can cover more area, gather more data, and make decisions…
Read MoreDigital Reefs: Enabling the Industrial Metaverse with MIT Technology Review
On June 12, 2023, Digital Reefs principal investigator Anne Cohen presented her vision for a technologically supported future of decision-making for coral reefs at “Enabling the Industrial Metaverse.” The live…
Read MoreEdie Widder
Exploration is the engine that drives innovation. Innovation drives economic growth. So let’s all go exploring!
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