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Ocean science into action

From collaborations with fishermen to whale-sensing smart cameras, these five solutions-based stories will give you hope in 2021

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Oceans of Change

Walking on polar ice

Oceans of Change
WHOI scientists learn how the ocean shapes—and is shaped by—global climate

By Madeline Drexler

(Photo by Simon Buchou on Unsplash)

“THE SEA NEVER CHANGES, AND […]

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Underwater robots swarm the ocean

Robot Swarm

Researchers test a new, acoustic-based navigation system to solve a problem that oceanographers have grappled with for years—getting multiple underwater robots to monitor the ocean cooperatively in swarm-like fashion.

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The Ocean’s Role in Climate

Testimony to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation

July 18, 2000

My name is Raymond Schmitt, I am a Senior Scientist in the Department of Physical Oceanography at the Woods […]

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