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The NSF Seafood Engine in New England wins $15M U.S. National Science Foundation award to strengthen fisheries and aquaculture
The Seafood Engine will initially receive an award of $15 million over two years, with the potential to grow up to $160 million over ten years as it works to build an internationally competitive technology and innovation cluster.
Read MoreWHOI Sea Grant supports $1.6 million in critical aquaculture and fisheries research
Over the next two years, these projects will generate new tools and data to support species economically and environmentally important to coastal Massachusetts.
Read MoreNew WHOI study cautions that deep-sea fishing could undermine valuable tuna fisheries
The study shows that large-scale harvesting of mesopelagic fish that live hundreds of meters below the surface could reduce the food available to bigeye tuna
Read MoreCINAR Names Four New Fellows in Quantitative Fisheries and Ecosystems Science
The goal of the fellowship program is to engage early-career scientists in research that supports the training and education in the he assessment and management of living marine resources in the Northeast U.S.
Read MoreWHOI and NOAA Fisheries Release New North Atlantic Right Whale Health Assessment Review
North Atlantic right whales are critically endangered and declining. Climate change, vessel strikes, entanglements and noise engender poor health and reproductive failure, and are major threats to individuals and the species. Trauma reduction measures and applying new tools to assess and enhance their health, are critically important.
Read MoreCINAR Fellows in Quantitative Fisheries and Ecosystems Science Announced
The Cooperative Institute for the North Atlantic Region (CINAR), led by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, and the Northeast Fisheries Science Center are pleased to announce the appointment of five…
Read MoreOcean Acidification May Reduce Sea Scallop Fisheries
Each year, fishermen harvest more than $500 million worth of Atlantic sea scallops from the waters off the east coast of the United States. A new model created by scientists…
Read MoreEnhancing Fisheries Science and Education in the Northeastern U.S.
Under a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration program called Quantitative Ecology and Socioeconomics Training (QUEST), the new partnership will focus on teaching and advising in a graduate fisheries program and developing new technologies to improve assessment and management capabilities.
Read MoreNew Sonar Method Offers Way to Assess Health of Squid Fisheries
California?s $30-million-a-year squid fishery has quadrupled in the past decade, but until now there has been no way to assess the continuing viability of squid stocks. A new sonar technique offers a window onto next year?s potential squid population.
Read MoreNew Imaging Vehicle Maps Coral Reefs to Determine Health of Reef and Fisheries
Deepwater coral reefs in the US Virgin Islands may occupy a much larger area and be in better health than previously thought, based on evidence gathered by a new autonomous underwater vehicle which flies through the sea like a helicopter.
Read MoreWHOI Scientists to Discuss Fisheries Science Issues
WHAT: Scientists will briefly outline the fisheries problem, and some of the outstanding scientific issues that need to be addressed to manage the recovery of stocks, and once recovered, to manage them in a sustainable way. Also discussed will be some important findings so far from current research programs about major oceanographic and environmental factors affecting our nationA?s fisheries, and the possible impacts of those factors on fisheries management. The briefing will close with a description of new efforts between scientists and fishermen to work together to better understand the nature of fisheries and to provide real-time data for models and management tools. A productive question and answer period is anticipated.
Read MoreWoods Hole Oceanographic Institution launches the Schiller Center for Reef Solutions
Transformative, $25 million investment will advance cutting-edge science and scalable solutions to protect coral reefs worldwide
Read MoreBloomberg Philanthropies commits $260 million to help close the ocean protection gap
New work will support efforts to strengthen the role of small coastal and island nations in global ocean negotiations and advance new approaches to restoring degraded coral reefs
Read MoreRetreating glaciers increase iceberg sightings and reshape deep-sea habitats
Stones rain down from the melting icebergs, forming new hard-substrate habitats for marine life on the soft seafloor.
Read MoreMassDEP awards $500,000 to support eelgrass restoration
The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection is supporting a two-year study to quantify carbon storage in both natural and restored eelgrass meadows in coastal waters.
Read MoreNew climate-based tool predicts coral bleaching months in advance, offering critical lead time for reef protection
Researchers demonstrate that coral bleaching on the Caribbean island of Curaçao occurs when three major climate patterns
Read MoreSpring 2026: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution elects a returning Trustee, Life Trustees, and New Corporation Members
At Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s (WHOI’s) Spring Joint Meeting of the Board and Corporation, leadership elected one returning Trustee, two Life Trustees, and sixteen new Corporation Members.
Read MoreIndustrial fishing has been depleting midwater fish for decades, new WHOI study finds
The research focuses on a poorly understood group of larger midwater fishes that the authors call the “dark web,” species, such as pomfrets and snake mackerels.
Read MoreForecasting with Fins: Sharks can improve ocean temperature predictions, new study finds
Research demonstrates how animal-borne sensors can work in tandem with traditional tools to improve ocean predictions
Read MoreNew study highlights private-public partnership advancing coastal resilience in Woods Hole
ResilientWoodsHole outlines a guide for small coastal communities to advance climate resilience
Read MorePreliminary results from the first EPA-permitted ocean alkalinity enhancement (OAE) field trial
LOC-NESS project team shares findings at annual Ocean Sciences Meeting
Read MoreWoods Hole Oceanographic Institution and CMA CGM expand their partnership
CMA CGM, which has long been committed to preserving biodiversity through multiple initiatives in the U.S. and worldwide, will support two key WHOI projects
Read MoreNew study quantifies sargassum’s multi-million dollar impact to U.S. coastal economies
WHOI led the study’s economic modeling and analysis, examining impacts across three sectors central to coastal economies: tourism, recreation, and fisheries.
Read MoreWHOI’s Jennifer Johnson receives Fulbright Specialist Award
Research Associate will complete a project at the National Fisheries and Marine Research Institute in Angola.
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