WHOI in the News
2018 Alaska Fisheries Science Center Year in Review
Sunken oil tanker threatens fisheries and marine life in East China Sea
quotes Chris Reddy
NOAA: Fisheries science center to stay on Cape
mentions WHOI
Decision On Fisheries Center Move A Long Way Off
quotes Larry Madin and mentions WHOI
Mayor: New Bedford would be great home for fisheries center
mentions WHOI
Falmouth selectmen support keeping fisheries lab in Woods Hole
mentions WHOI
Fisheries Center Might Move Out Of Woods Hole
mentions Susan Avery and WHOI
Arctic Ocean acidifies, threatening food web and major fisheries
mentions study by NOAA, the University of Alaska Fairbanks, and WHOI
New Models Help Scallop Fisheries Adapt to Climate Change
quotes Scott Doney and mentions WHOI
Study offers first definitive proof that Gulf Stream has weakened
Commerce Secretary Raimondo visits Woods Hole
U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo visited Massachusetts on Friday to tour the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (WHOI) and the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Northeast Fisheries Science Center. The former Rhode Island governor, who left state government midterm to join the Biden administration in March, said her work with NOAA started in the Ocean State, as the University of Rhode Island has long collaborated with the federal agency.
State waters remain closed to lobstermen
Also, the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute’s Slocum underwater glider on Sunday acoustically detected the presence of North Atlantic right whales north of Cape Cod and NOAA Fisheries on Monday instituted a voluntary right whale slow zone north of Cape Cod until May 17.
10 Years After Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi Meltdown, I’m Still Worried | Opinion
It’s been encouraging to watch the marine life rebound without the pressure of local fisheries.
Woods Hole Organizations Consider Impact Of Sea Level Rise
WHOI, the Northeast Fisheries Science Center and National Marine Fisheries Services presented the Woods Hole village climate change vulnerability assessment and action plan to the Falmouth Select Board on Monday, November 23.
Long-running plankton study to resume off of Maine
A long-running study of tiny organisms off New England is set to resume due to an agreement between scientific organizations. The survey, which originally ran from 1961 to 2017, will resume because of an agreement between the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Northeast Fisheries Science Center and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Association in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, and the Marine Biological Association in Plymouth, England.
‘The Blob’: Low-oxygen water killing lobsters, fish in Cape Cod Bay.
While it was valuable data for the team of marine fisheries scientists, the Center for Coastal Studies and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution that were trying to solve the mystery of The Blob, it also told fishermen when oxygen levels were low and it was time to move to another spot.
Studies Investigate Marine Heatwaves, Shifting Ocean Currents
Extreme warming events impact fisheries and economies; understanding processes beneath ocean surface is crucial for assessment and management.