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On a 2009 expedition, WHOI biologist Tim Shank and WHOI’s hybrid robotic vehicle Nereus collected this animal 8.984 meters (5.58 miles) down in the Mariana Trench. A sea cucumber in…

William Stelling Von Arx (1916-1999), shown here working with a wide-angle cloud camera and lens, first came to WHOI in 1945. He is known for his work in physical oceanography…

Senior Scientist Christopher Reddy (center), director of the Costal Ocean Institute (COI), describes to guests aboard the R/V Tioga how dissolved oxygen levels are measured. In an effort to expand WHOI’s presence…

Will ocean acidification interfere with the ability of whales and other animals to communicate, navigate, and find food? WHOI acoustic scientists Tim Duda and Ilya Udovydchenkov undertook a study in…

On a foggy August morning swimmers, Ronnie Whims and Donny Collasius, dive into the water to remove the human occupied vehicle (HOV) Alvin‘s basket safety lines. Once all the pre-launch…

Scientists collected this 8mm crab larva at a deep-sea hydrothermal vent site where an eruption of lava had recently covered the site. Adults of this species (Bythograea thermydron) were common…

WHOI engineer Craig Marquette and Coastal Research Vessel (CRV) Tioga mate Ian Hanley prepare to deploy a Remote Environmental Monitoring Unit (REMUS) as 2010 Ocean Science Journalism Fellows look on…

Hanu Singh, an Associate Scientist in Applied Ocean Physics & Engineering who focuses on underwater imaging and robotics, is interviewed for a story for WHOI’s Oceanus Magazine in the Graphic…

After deploying an Arctic Ocean flux buoy and wind-driven generator, crew members from the CCGS Louis S. St. Laurent prepare to return the instrument crate back to the ship. The…

Research vessels Crawford, Atlantis, and Gosnold tied up to the WHOI dock in 1963. The Crawford, a 125-foot Coast Guard cutter acquired in 1956, was mainly used for working on…

WHOI researcher Bruce Keafer demonstrates the procedure for filtering water samples for Alexandrium fundyense prior to a research cruise on the R/V Oceanus in April 2008. A. fundyense is a…

WHOI geochemist Carl Lamborg worked with Bill Martin of WHOI and Mike Bothner of the U.S. Geological Survey to determine the amounts of different forms of mercury in sediments from…

A Pacific white-sided dolphin swims alongside the research vessel Atlantis during an October 2006 cruise off the Oregon coast. Pacific white-sided dolphins and their Atlantic counterparts are known as avid…

Officials from the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) toured the Marine Research Facility recently with WHOI Senior Research Specialist Michael Moore (foreground, left). They discussed the role the…

The submersible Alvin prepares for a dive in September 2009. Built in 1964, the hardworking sub helped turn a sunless, freezing marine world into a new frontier. More than 4,000…

Alvin pilot Bruce Strickrott (left) watches as U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Nevin Carr climbs into the sub, which is owned by the Navy and operated by WHOI for the U.S.…

WHOI engineers Al Bradley (left) and Al Duester review the prep list for the autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) Sentry in June before its mission in the Gulf of Mexico. Later…

As part of WHOI’s response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, biologist Cabell Davis dispatched to the Gulf of Mexico with a new digital holographic camera system—the holocam. He and…