WHOI in the News
Research Project Looks to Determine the DNA of Aquaculture
After assembling a team of researchers at Southern Connecticut State, Mr. Heitkamp sent the Martino brothers two probes that are currently floating on a two-acre parcel of ocean next to their farm.
Is Aquaculture the Solution to World Hunger?
features Scott Lindell
Blue Mussels Meet Kelp: Aquaculture Expands in Chilmark
mentions Scott Lindell and WHOI
Aquaculture holds ‘economic potential’ in changing world
mentions Yogesh Girdhar and quotes Hauke Kite-Powell
WHOI Advancing a Seaweed Solution to Develop New Kelp Strains
Aquaculture already supplies more than half of the world’s seafood consumed by humans, with seaweed totaling 27% of annual global aquaculture tonnage.
Woods Hole receives $28 million for oceanographic research center
Among other things, the center will work to explore the effectiveness of ocean-based solutions to climate change identified by the High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy, which include lowering barriers to ocean-based renewable energy, accelerating the conservation of existing coastal ecosystems, and reducing the carbon footprint of the fishing and aquaculture industries.
Panel delves into impact of ocean acidification
The state commission tasked with studying ocean acidification and its regional impact — particularly in relation to the aquaculture industry — held its first meeting Friday in Woods Hole with a sobering presentation on the phenomenon.