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On December 5, WHOI commemorated the career of the research vessel Knorr, which will be retired from the U.S. oceanographic fleet this month. During the event, the ship’s current captain, Kent…

This bucket of recovered samples included slices of hydrothermal vent chimneys brought up from the undersea East Pacific Rise (EPR) by the remotely operated vehicle Jason. Chimneys are formed when chemical-rich…

Biologist Alfred Redfield in his lab, circa 1955. Redfield joined the WHOI staff as senior biologist in 1931 and was Associate Director from 1942 to 1956. His broad marine research…

Earth is sometimes known as the Blue Planet for the fact that the global ocean covers more than 70 percent of its surface. Until recently, however, scientists didn’t know when…

Kris Newhall rigs a quick-release hook used by the crane aboard R/V Knorr to lift the surface buoy of a global surface mooring over the side. The mooring was deployed…

For many people, a mid-life reassessment may prompt the loss of a few pounds or inches. For R/V Knorr, entering mid-life meant adding on—34 feet, to be exact. After several months…

WHOI researchers Jim Broda, left, and Al Gagnon wave to well-wishers as the research vessel Knorr departed in October on one of the final cruises of its 44-year career. The…

Profiler moorings aboard the R/V Knorr await deployment to the Pioneer Array, a part of the Ocean Observatories Initiative. Located along the interface between coastal waters and the Atlantic Ocean,…

The remotely operated vehicle Jason (left), which also includes its partner vehicle Medea (right), is a relatively uncommon sight around Woods Hole because the system is in such high demand.…

As part of the TREET (Transforming Remotely Conducted Research Through Ethnography, Education & Rapidly Evolving Technologies) program, senior scientist Chris German and recent Harvard graduate, Alexandra Stote, connected with a classroom at Duke…

Scientists and crew led by WHOI oceanographer Robert Pickart traveled to the Beaufort Sea in 2011 aboard the U.S. Coast Guard ice breaker Healy. They were carrying out part of a five-year study to assess the state…

A REMUS 100 autonomous underwater vehicle dove through the clear, blue waters of the Mediterranean in September 2011 on a mission to find and survey Bronze Age shipwrecks off the coast of…

Admiral Jonathan Greenert, Chief of Naval Operations, visited WHOI Nov. 6 for face-to-face discussions with scientists and engineers conducting research and building technology with potential to enhance Naval capabilities and…

People who come across sea turtles or other marine animals in distress should immediately contact a local disentanglement hotline. But what happens if you are hundreds of miles from a…

When this hull was first laid on August 9, 1967, it was the fifteenth Auxuliary General-purpose Oceanographic Research ship proposed by the U.S. Navy and so bore the unassuming name…