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Is underwater noise from construction affecting the American Lobster?

WHOI’s Sensory Ecology Lab investigates whether an industrialized soundscape impacts the health of a New England icon

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The volcanic eruption of Mt. Tambora in Indonesia in 1815 became one of the largest eruptions in recorded history. It was among a series of large tropical volcanic eruptions in the early 19th century that temporarily disrupted the connection between the Indian and Pacific Oceans. (Photo by Jimmy Tandjoeng/Getty Images)
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Cargo ships and tankers sitting at anchor outside a busy commercial port
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Cynthia Becker, MIT-WHOI Joint Program graduate and study co-author, samples the coral reef seawater using a Niskin bottle to support the non-invasive analysis of reef water microbes and metabolites. (Photo by Amy Apprill, ©Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
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Kim Gassett-Schiller and Phil Schiller standing in front of Boston Harbor
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The port bow of Terra Nova shot from video cameras on the human-occupied submersible Alvin. Credit: Canadian Geographic and WHOI
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WHOI imaging specialists monitor real-time images of Shackleton’s Quest wreck on screens aboard R/V Atlantis.
Bosun Oscar Sisson (left) and WHOI engineers Sean Kelley, Mike Skowronski, and Isaac Vandor deploy the autonomous underwater vehicle Sentry 
Audience watches an outdoor film screening at WHOI's Ocean and Climate Outreach Series event.
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Quest was purchased by Shackleton
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Two speakers discussing on stage at The WBUR Festival.
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Plastic waste entangled beneath the Mediterranean's surface, highlighting marine pollution.
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