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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)