Ocean Life
WHOI multidisciplinary team selected for prestigious National Science Foundation Program
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) has been selected by the U.S National Science Foundation (NSF) for phase one of a two-part Convergence Accelerator Program, a $21 million investment to advance use-inspired solutions addressing national-scale societal challenges. WHOI is one of sixteen teams across the US chosen to participate in Track E: The Networked Blue Economy, which aims to create a smart, integrated, connected, and open ecosystem for ocean innovation, exploration, and sustainable utilization.
Read MoreFive marine living fossils you should know about
After living for millions of years, these species may have mastered evolution in our ocean
Read MoreBiology Department Virtual Seminar: Effects of New Predator Regimes on Arctic Marine Mammal Ecology and Life History Evolution
Greg Breed, University of Alaska, Fairbanks Sponsored by: Biology Department This will be held virtually. Join Zoom Meeting: https://whoi-edu.zoom.us/j/91397884776 Meeting…
Read MoreFor Cynthia Becker, solutions to coral health are in the smallest details
MIT-WHOI Joint Program student Cynthia Becker sits down with Oceanus Magazine to explain why marine microbes may be the key to diagnosing reef health
Read MoreSpeaking in colors
How squid use a dazzling array of colors and body patterns to make friends, fend off enemies, and survive life below the surface.
Read MoreMeasuring the great migration
A bioacoustic mooring will use sound to help estimate life migrating in the ocean’s twilight zone as part of a new long-term observation network in the Atlantic
Read MoreIlluminating the Abyss
Join four leading ocean explorers and advocates for a live conversation about pushing boundaries and seeking solutions to the Earth’s most pressing problems—deep in the ocean’s twilight zone.
Read MoreExplorers, Scientists, and Advocates James Cameron, Ray Dalio, Peter de Menocal, and Dr. Edith Widder to Discuss Ocean Twilight Zone for Public Unveiling of Historic Art Installation
The live conversation will feature insights into pushing the boundaries of discovery and seeking solutions to Earth’s most pressing problems, deep in the ocean’s twilight zone.
Explorers, Scientists, and Advocates James Cameron, Ray Dalio, Peter de Menocal, and Dr. Edith Widder to Discuss Ocean Twilight Zone for Public Unveiling of Historic Art Installation
″ Illuminating the Abyss ” will take place on Tuesday, September 21, at 7:30 PM ET. The event will be hosted by renowned ocean research organization Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and moderated by climate reporter and author Tatiana Schlossberg.
Doctoral Dissertation Defense of Thesis: The Effect of Attenuation from Fish on Long-Range Active and Passive Acoustic Sensing in the Ocean
Daniel Duane, MIT-WHOI Joint Program Sponsored by: Academic Programs Office This will be held virtually. Join Zoom meeting: https://mit.zoom.us/j/97646770849
Read MoreWHOI collaborates to bring video installation to United Nation Headquarters
Vertical Migration by artist group SUPERFLEX will be projected onto the facade of the United Nations’ 505-foot tower in New York, on 21-24 September 2021, coinciding with the 76th General Assembly and Climate Week NYC. The projection seeks to draw global attention to the critical role of the ocean in global climate, a primary focus of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s Ocean Twilight Zone Project.
Read MoreFlipping the “genetic paradox of invasions”
A new study led by Carolyn Tepolt, an associate scientist of biology at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, is investigating the adaptive mechanisms of the green crab along the west coast of North America, where it has shown extensive dispersal in the last decade despite minimal genetic diversity.
Read MoreBiology Department Virtual Seminar: Antarctic Marine Protected Areas: Biodiversity and Diplomacy in the Global Ocean Commons
Cassandra Brooks, University of Colorado, Boulder Sponsored by: Biology Department This will be held virtually. Join Zoom Meeting: https://whoi-edu.zoom.us/j/96893245917 Meeting…
Read MoreSome coral reefs are keeping pace with ocean warming
Some coral communities are becoming more heat tolerant as ocean temperatures rise, offering hope for corals in a changing climate. After a series of marine heatwaves hit the Phoenix Islands Protected Area (PIPA) in the central Pacific Ocean, a new study finds the impact of heat stress on the coral communities lessened over time.
Read MoreThe Right Tools for Right Whales
Lonati’s methodology involves looking for whales, then hovering the university’s dual-gimbal DJI Matrice 210 V2 drone over a whale when it surfaces, capturing high-resolution images using an RGB camera at 20m above the ocean surface, then descending to 10m to capture a reading of the whale’s internal body temperature via its blowhole using an infrared camera. It is worth noting that drones have been deployed by researchers before to gather information about whales.
Mauritius incident was world’s first major spill of very low sulfur fuel oil
“When we analyzed several other Low Sulfur Fuel Oils, we found some contained higher concentrations of toxic components than the oil discharged in the Mauritius spill, so more research will be needed before we can conclude that all the oil types within this new class pose less of a threat to marine ecosystems than heavy fuel oils.”
Reef Solutions Virtual Seminar: Coral Eco-Immunity in a Complicated Disease Landscape
Nikki Traylor-Knowles, University of Miami Sponsored by: Reef Solutions Catalyst Group This will be held virtually. Join Zoom Meeting: https://whoi-edu.zoom.us/j/99455286823…
Read MoreFascinating facts about emperor penguins
We might chuckle at the sight of penguins waddling over ice, but these flightless birds would put Olympic swimmers to shame. Learn more about emperor penguins, the largest penguin in the world and permanent residents of Antarctica.
Read MoreBiology Department Virtual Seminar: Exploring the Evolution of Bacterial Complexity Using Multicellular Magnetotactic Bacteria
George Schaible, Montana State University Sponsored by: Biology Department This will be held virtually. Join Zoom Meeting https://whoi-edu.zoom.us/j/95595588500?pwd=dHZyKzJhcUxrcU5IYW9Ld2l4emtEUT09 Meeting ID:…
Read MorePhysical Oceanography Department Virtual Seminar: Instability-Driven Material Exchange in Flow Through Deformable, Buoyant Seagrass Bed
Guilherme Salvador Vieira, Northeastern University Sponsored by: Physical Oceanography Department This will be held virtually. Join Zoom meeting: https://whoi-edu.zoom.us/j/97073458686?pwd=U01aa2FpRStyVzFFbEREeG9laUF6QT09 Meeting…
Read MoreBiology Department Virtual Seminar: Do Microplastics Accumulate in Food Webs?
Jordan Pitt, MIT-WHOI Joint Program Sponsored by: Biology Department This will be held virtually. Zoom link: https://whoi-edu.zoom.us/j/94122732384?pwd=ZEhqZXZyeDdhMXVVR3d1dmFkYmZIQT09
Read MoreKeeping an ear out for entangled whales
To help mitigate the impacts of illegal fishing off the Sicilian coast, a WHOI scientist and his collaborators are attaching acoustic tags to drift nets so sperm whales can be located and tracked for disentanglement crews.
Read MoreBiology Department Virtual Seminar: Seasonal and Lunar Cycles in Timing of Barnacle Reproduction and Settlement
Jane Bradford Weinstock, MIT-WHOI Joint Program Sponsored by: Biology Department This will be held virtually. Zoom link: https://whoi-edu.zoom.us/j/94122732384?pwd=ZEhqZXZyeDdhMXVVR3d1dmFkYmZIQT09
Read MoreMC&G Department Virtual Seminar: Examining the Biogeochemistry of Phytoplankton Stress from Enzymes to Ecosystems
Julia Diaz, Scripps Institution of Oceanography Sponsored by: MC&G Department This will be held virtually. Join Zoom meeting: https://whoi-edu.zoom.us/j/94496409234
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