WHOI in the News
Why we must protect the ocean’s ‘twilight zone’
The twilight zone can be found 200 to 1,000 meters (about 650 to 3,300 feet) below the ocean surface, at the point where the sun’s rays can no longer reach, according to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (WHOI) in Massachusetts. Because it’s so deep and there’s no sunlight, it’s cold and dark.
The UN should protect the ocean’s twilight zone
Op-ed piece written by Mark Abbott, president and director of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, and Chris Scholin, president and chief executive officer of the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute.
Film Director James Cameron on the Ocean Twilight Zone
Today, the U.S. is a powerhouse of ocean science research and marine engineering, led by organizations such as Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, among others. These are the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Ames Research Center, and Goddard Space Flight Center of ocean exploration.
Ocean Twilight Zone may be key to feeding and protecting life on earth
Fish From the Abyss: Inside the Ocean’s Twilight Zone
Quotes (Andone Lavery, Paul Caiger)
Visitors From the Ocean’s Twilight Zone
Quotes Heidi Sosik, Paul Caiger
What lives in the ocean’s twilight zone? New technologies might finally tell us
Into the deep to explore the twilight zone
Scientists Get Major Gift to Study the Twilight Zone
features an interview with Mark Abbott
When it comes to sucking up carbon emissions, ‘the ocean has been forgiving.’ That might not last
11 epic mysteries scientists totally can’t solve
Scientists are tracking down deep sea creatures with free-floating DNA
Traditional methods, which include trawling and baited cameras, can only offer snapshots of the complex deep-ocean world, says Elizabeth Allan, a postdoctoral investigator at WHOI who works on the Institute’s ocean twilight zone project.