Ocean Life
Life at Vents and Seeps
Deep Partner
The submersibles DeepRover2 (pictured) and Nadir survey a field of soft corals and sponges at about 80 meters depth off…
Read MoreCoral Hideaway
WHOI geologist Konrad Hughen took this photo during a 2015 expedition to conduct coral reef surveys and obtain coral core samples…
Read MoreFertile Reef
A spine-cheek anemonefish (Premnas biaculeatus), or maroon clownfish, swims along a coral reef in Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea. As…
Read MoreCoral RATS
WHOI geologist Pat Lohmann and MIT-WHOI Joint Program graduate student Tom DeCarlo deploy the RATS (Robotic Analyzer of the Total…
Read MoreAmy Apprill Featured in Science’s Video Series
Amy Apprill, a microbiologist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), is one of the extraordinary women scientists featured in Science Magazine’s online video series, “XX Files: Extraordinary Science, Extraordinary Women.” The eight-part series, which highlights diverse projects led by a group of impressive female scientists, began in early October. The video featuring Apprill’s work, “The Humpback Microbiome,” debuts on December 15 and is the last in the special series.
Read MoreSpecks in the Spectrometer
Mass spectrometer facilities can be a rite of passage for scientists—as well as for the samples analyzed inside the mass specs.
Read MoreDrag from Fishing Gear Entanglements Quantified
In a paper published online Dec. 9, 2015, in Marine Mammal Science, a research team led by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), has for the first time quantified the amount of drag on entangled whales that is created by towing fishing gear, such as rope, buoys, and lobster and crab traps. The study provides important data for teams evaluating the risks and benefits of whale disentanglements.
Read MoreEpiphany Among the Manta Rays
There’s a great need to collect ocean temperature data. And there are millions of scuba divers out there.
Read MoreWhite Whale
mentions Salvatore Cerchio and WHOI
Necropsy planned for leatherback turtle found off Woods Hole
quotes Kara Dodge and mentions WHOI
Minke whale necropsy performed after Dennis stranding
mentions WHOI
Boo!
A pair of Red Sea anemonefish (Amphiprion bicinctus) take shelter in a pumpkin-colored sea anemone. The image was taken by Simon…
Read MoreForecasting the Future of Fish
How can we weigh all the interrelated factors involved in managing a critical ocean resource? Oceanus magazine experiments with a graphic article to help explain a complex issue.
Read MoreStudy on Phoenix Islands Coral Reefs
mentions WHOI
Meet the rare whales you didn’t know existed
quotes Salvatore Cerchio and mentions WHOI
How drones can help us better understand whales
quotes Michael Moore and mentions WHOI
Rare Omura’s Whale Recorded In First-Ever Field Observation
quotes Salvatore Cerchio and mentions WHOI
New Study Provides First Field Observations of Rare Omura’s Whales
In a paper published October 14, 2015, in the Royal Society Open Science journal, the researchers describe the whales’ foraging and vocal behaviors, and habitat preferences in the shallow waters of coastal Madagascar.
Read MoreNew study provides first field observations of rare Omura’s whales
quotes Salvatore Cerchio and mentions WHOI
reprint of WHOI news release
Funky Fish: Is Ciguatera Fish Poisoning on the Rise?
mentions WHOI
NMU professor contributes to first field description of whale species
mentions Salvatore Cerchio and WHOI
Coral Clockworks
Corals put down growth layers, similar to tree rings, that record the environmental conditions they grew in. Using core samples,…
Read MoreWhat are those phytoplankton up to? Genetics holds some clues
quotes Harriet Alexander and mentions WHOI
