WHOI in the News
Changing coastal ocean affects Cape economy
opinion piece by Glen Gawarkiewicz
WHOI Researchers Design and Test Innovative System for Studying Planktonic Larvae in Coastal Ocean Waters
pick up of WHOI news release featuring Annette Govindarajan, Chip Breier and Mike Purcell
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.
Coastal Organizations Receive More Than $1 Million In Federal Grants
The second three grantees are Massachusetts Maritime Academy ($176,581 for the Buzzards Bay Stormwater Collaborative), Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution ($298,598 to test permeable reactive barriers) and Buzzards Bay Coalition ($27,695 to prevent nutrient pollution from composting).
Extreme ice melt in Greenland threatens coastal communities across the world, scientists warn
“We control how much greenhouse gases we put in atmosphere,” said Sarah Das, a scientist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. “If we can slow down emissions, we can slow down sea level rise.”
IIT Bhubaneswar to set up Ocean Observatory
Mentions WHOI’s association with a memorandum of understanding to establish the Bay of Bengal Coastal Ocean observatory in Odisha as a national facility.