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Can thermal cameras prevent ship strikes?
Researchers are testing the effectiveness of thermal IR cameras for automated whale detection to help prevent ship strikes in the narrow channels of British Columbia’s Gulf Islands.
Read MoreKing Kelp
To help fuel our future energy needs, researchers are sizing up thousands of blades of sugar kelp—a promising source of biofuels—to breed strains that grow larger, heartier, and more abundantly.
Read MoreGlobal Oceans and the Extinction Crisis
WHOI marine biologists Michael Moore and Andrea Bogomolni weigh in on a new United Nations science report suggesting that over one million species are at risk of extinction.
Read MoreFish with Flashlights
Down in the dark and shadowy ocean twilight zone, countless species—bristlemouths, lanternfishes, jellies, and others—rely on bioluminescence for a variety of important functions, including finding their next meal, outsmarting predators, and looking for mates.
Read MoreScientists investigate global spread of stinging jellyfish
New invasions reported in New England and Sweden, prompting researchers to look at a variety of potential causes including transportation, warmer ocean temperatures, and a resurgence of eelgrass.
Read MoreBringing Light into Darkness
WHOI scientists and engineers tackle the challenge of illuminating life in the sunless waters of the ocean twilight zone
Read MoreVirgin Island Corals in Crisis
A coral disease outbreak that wiped out nearly 80% of stony corals between Florida’s Key Biscayne and Key West during the past two years appears to have spread to the U.S. Virgin Islands (U.S.V.I.), where reefs that were once vibrant and teeming with life are now left skeleton white in the disease’s wake.
Read MoreUntangling Impacts on Right Whales
Whale scientists look for new ways to mitigate whale entanglements in fishing lines
Read MoreImagining new vehicles for exploration
Andy Bowen is the kind of guy who wakes up in the middle of the night unable to go back to sleep, because he’s just too excited about a solution he’s just imagined for a new robotic invention.
Read MoreSeal Spy
Drones helps WHOI scientist measure the body mass of mother and pup seals during lactation
Read MoreNavigating the Changing Arctic
New, fully autonomous glider will collect critical-but-scarce ice thickness measurements from below the surface of the Arctic ocean.
Read MoreWHOI Collaborates on a “Bigger Than Us” Mission for the Ocean at TED2019
WHOI Deep Submergence Laboratory director Andy Bowen and BBC Blue Planet II producer Orla Doherty talk at the Mission:Ocean exhibit…
Read MoreSeeing Green (crabs)
A scientist explores how one of the world’s most resilient invasive species has adapted to new environments
Read MoreWHOI Statement on Recent Wall Street Journal Article
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution takes claims of a possible cybersecurity breach extremely seriously and continues to maintain the highest state…
Read MoreONR’s Young Investigator Program Honors Zitterbart
March 19, 2019 The Naval Research (ONR) recognized 25 awardees of the 2019 Young Investigator Program (YIP), which included Daniel…
Read More2019 Martin Award Honors Charette and Buesseler
March 19, 2019 The Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography presents the John H. Martin Award to one…
Read MoreWHOI and WHOI Advisor James Cameron Participate in UN Ocean Conference
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) joined world leaders and representatives from business, academia, and NGOs this week at United…
Read MoreRenewable Energy Opportunities and Issues on the Outer Continental Shelf
Porter Hoagland, Research Specialist Marine Policy Center Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution April 24, 2007 I have been asked to discuss…
Read MoreFive Years After Deepwater Horizon: Improvements and Challenges in Prevention and Response
April 29, 2015 Christopher M. Reddy, Ph.D., Senior Scientist, Marine Chemistry & Geochemistry, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution April 29, 2014—U.S.…
Read MoreMichael Moore
» Chasing Bayla: Michael Moore’s quest to free a North Atlantic right whale from fishing gear (The Boston Globe, October…
Read MoreAcoustical Society of America Honors William Carey
The Acoustical Society of America has awarded Professor William M. Carey (AME) the “2007 Pioneer of Underwater Acoustics” silver medal…
Read MoreDeep Sea Challenge: Innovative Partnerships in Ocean Observing
Dr. Susan K. Avery, President and Director Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution June 11, 2013 – Written testimony presented to the…
Read MoreNewest Navy Research Vessel Is Named Neil Armstrong
Ship will be operated by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution September 25, 2012 Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced the…
Read MoreWHOI Hosts Public Forum on Climate Change and Global Water Supplies
Drought or Deluge The Ocean and Earth’s Changing Water Cycle Thursday, May 17, 2012 • 7 p.m. Redfield Auditorium at…
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