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Researchers awarded for identifying first evidence of possible language-like communication in dolphins

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and partners take home prestigious award

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Elizabeth Spiers
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Photogrammetric reconstruction of the submarine USS F-1 on the seafloor west of San
Diego, Calif. (Image by Zoe Daheron, ©Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
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An aerial view of Woods Hole, Massachusetts (© Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

Leaders from Cape Cod, including WHOI, gathered in Woods Hole as part of MassCEC’s state-wide road show aimed at growing and strengthening the state’s support for companies developing climate-focused technologies. 

L to R: Diego Huezo, MassCEC; Jillian Appling, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren’s Office; Dr. Peter de Menocal, WHOI; State Representative Thomas Moakley; Mike Jackman, Congressman Bill Keating’s Office; Galen Nelson, MassCEC; Dr. Jennifer Le Blond, MassCEC. (Photo by: Michael Brook/©MassCEC)
Lukas Taenzer (right), first author of the study, and Adrienne Silver, former Postdoc at WHOI, prepare a Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) rosette to be deployed from RV Neil Armstrong to capture the water properties on the US Northeast continental shelf (Photo: Avijit Gangopadhyay/©UMass Dartmouth).
Four long-term resident mother-calf pairs swim off the coast of Sarasota. Three of these mothers benefited from interventions by the Sarasota Dolphin Research Program team: one was disentangled from embedding line encircling her head when she was not even a year old; another  was rescued when it stranded on a beach near where this photo was taken; project veterinarians removed a stingray barb from the head of another. (Photo courtesy of Randy Wells, © Sarasota Dolphin Research Program)
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Julia Guimond (Photo by Brady Clarke © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.)
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A strand of sugar kelp being experimentally farmed in New Castle, NH. Kelp and other seaweeds provide essential micronutrients and bioactive compounds for human health. (Photo by: David Bailey, ©Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
The rig shark is a small species of shark, growing to just about 5 feet in length. Scientists found it made a sound like a crackle of electricity when held. (Photo by © Paul Caiger)
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The seagoing science team, led by WHOI’s Rob Evans, coordinates survey logistics. (Photo ©Paige Koenig)
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When ocean visibility is poor, detecting objects like the underwater munition shown here can be challenging for remotely operated vehicles. (Photo courtesy of SeaTerra)
An aerial view of Woods Hole, Massachusetts (© Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)