Media Tip Sheet – July 2025
June 1, 2025
JULY 2025 MEDIA TIP SHEET
Welcome to Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s media tip sheet. Our goal is to provide an advanced or detailed look at stories we believe are impactful or trending and offer WHOI experts if you’re interested in a deeper dive.
WHOI discovered the RMS Titanic’s final resting site 40 years ago. How has ocean research and exploration evolved since then?
On September 1, 1985, an international team led by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and the French oceanographic institution, IFREMER located the ship nearly 12,500 feet below the surface of the North Atlantic using Argo, a towed underwater imaging system developed at WHOI. After days of scanning the seafloor, the crew found and followed a trail of debris, which eventually led them to one of the ship's iconic boilers. The team also used ANGUS, a separate camera system, to capture high-quality photos of the wreck. The discovery was a breakthrough in deep-ocean exploration and demonstrated the power of uncrewed technologies developed for deep-sea research. Since then, WHOI has continued to lead the way for new innovative methods of deep-sea imaging.
Learn about the search for the Titanic and the evolution of deep-sea imaging in the Press Room.
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It’s Shark [Awareness] Day! Ooh ha ha!
July 14th is Shark Awareness Day. With the 50th anniversary of the blockbuster film Jaws taking center stage this summer, all eyes have been on white sharks. However, these fish are much more diverse than Hollywood would lead you to believe. With more than 500 species of sharks, these great, and sometimes small, fish are major contributors to the marine ecosystem by regulating prey and distributing nutrients across the ocean. Researchers from WHOI’s Marine Predators Group recently found that changes in the ocean will fundamentally alter where these species are found and how they survive.
A study published last month tracked more than 100 species of marine megafauna, including sharks. They found most of these important marine animals live outside Marine Protected Areas, highlighting the need for expansion and other conservation strategies.
Learn more about their work in the WHOI Press Room.
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For developing countries, seafood imports are a nutritional bargain
Seafood isn’t just dinner—it’s lifeline nutrition. A new WHOI study shows that developing countries get more nutrition per dollar when it comes to seafood imports. According to researchers’ analysis, wealthier countries pay a price premium for fresher and pre-prepared seafood items. The study’s authors say these findings contradict the idea that lower-cost seafood imports may reflect lower nutritional value– which they say is encouraging from a public health perspective. It also means any disruption to global seafood trade could negatively impact nutrition in developing countries.
Take a bite of the story in the WHOI Press Room.
Other Stories:
Groundbreaking research sheds light on how whales and dolphins use sound
WHOI announces 2025 Ocean & Climate Outreach Series
Ancient groundwater records reveal regional vulnerabilities to climate change
On the July Calendar:
July 9: Yawkey Event Series: Finding Nemo on the Lawn
July 14: Shark Awareness Day
July 21-27: Coral Reef Awareness Week
July 29: Yawkey Event Series: Out of Plain Sight screening and panel
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