Ocean Life
A win for lobstermen and right whales
A study from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution found a win for New England’s historic lobster fishery and for endangered right whales. Researchers Hannah Myers and Michael Moore show that even with less gear and a shorter season, fishers in Canada, Maine and Massachusetts caught about the same number of lobsters with much less effort. A change in regulations could protect whales and make the lobster fishery more profitable in the long term.
Read MoreThe Ocean’s Carbon Cycle is Controlled by…Tiny Plankton?
The ocean plays a major role in the global carbon cycle. The driving force comes from tiny plankton that produce organic carbon through photosynthesis, like plants on land.
North Atlantic right whales ‘could be extinct within 20 years’ as krill they eat migrate away due to climate change and commercial fishing impacts their habitat
A comprehensive new study of North Atlantic right whales has found the species is significantly smaller and less healthy than southern right whales and could be wiped out in the next 20 years without intervention.
Plankton-seeking oceanographic probe plunges to the inky depths
Developed by a team from MIT and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, the device is known as the EcoCTD.
The Long-Lasting Legacy of Deep-Sea
Mining for rare metals can involve a good amount of detective work. It can take time and skill to find the most abundant sources. But in the deep ocean, metallic deposits sit atop the seafloor in full view—a tantalizing sight for those interested in harvesting polymetallic nodules.
Lab shutdowns enable speedier investigation of coral disease
Despite labs shutting down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, WHOI microbiologists are working fast to solve a different kind of outbreak—one travelling below the ocean’s surface and ravaging coral reefs from Florida to the Caribbean.
Read MoreNOAA Webinar: Blue Blood, Green Eggs, and Red Knots: The Amazing Story of the Horseshoe Crab
Chris Petrone, NOAA’s Delaware Sea Grant Sponsored by: NOAA About 20 million years ago, the horseshoe crab, as we know…
Read MorePhysical Oceanography Virtual Seminar: Baby Coral Versus the Raging Sea: Larval Behaviour, Dispersal, and Population Connectivity in the Deep Sea
Stefan Gary, Bowdoin College Sponsored by: Physical Oceanography Department Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83763738130?pwd=VkdGZ1BldHpGUmJ6YU9NemtkVnQ0QT09 Meeting ID: 837 6373 8130 Password: 862953
Read MoreThe Last Place on Earth We’d Ever Expect to Find Life
Microbial life, almost unbelievably resilient, abides in boiling hot springs and bone-dry deserts, in pools of acid and polar ice, kilometers up into the sky and kilometers below the ocean floor.
Ocean Twilight Zone Art
Learn how to draw and paint the marvelous creatures of the ocean twilight zone and pick up some fun facts about their anatomy and behavior along the way!
Read MoreOcean Encounters: Sharks!
Sharks are one of the most iconic, and feared, groups of animals in our wild ocean. Like other apex predators, they play a crucial role in the ecosystem they call home. Join us to learn about sharks and their behavior and role in a healthy ocean with shark biologist Greg Skomal, Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries, and WHOI ocean ecologist Simon Thorrold.
Read MoreNOAA Webinar: Following ‘Ō‘io: The Life of Hawaiian Bonefishes
Keith Kamikawa, NOAA Sponsored by: NOAA With Keith Kamikawa, NOAA Fisheries Pacific Islands Regional Office in Honolulu, HI It’s easy…
Read MoreA seabird symposium: emperor penguins
WHOI seabird biologist Stephanie Jenouvrier gives a virtual symposium at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography about her work to model and predict the fate of emperor penguins in Antarctica during a time of rapid change
Read MoreSpecial WHOI Webinar: Sharks! New Insights into an Iconic Ocean Predator
Simon Thorrold, WHOI & Greg Skomal, Mass Division of Marine Fisheries Sponsored by: WHOI Sharks are one of the most iconic,…
Read MoreEndangered North Atlantic right whales return to Canadian waters
For North Atlantic right whales as individuals, and as a species, things are going terribly wrong,” said Michael Moore from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
In another significant ruling for right whales, a federal judge rules that Massachusetts is violating the Endangered Species Act
Michael Moore, director of the Marine Mammal Center at WHOI, lauded the ruling, saying the “judge understands the simple truth that if there is rope in the water column, and whales come and go in the region, entanglement risk is real, and significant in terms of mortality and morbidity, especially for reproductive success.”
NOAA Webinar: What’s in that Mouthful of Seawater: Introducing the Ocean’s Microscopic World
Vera Trainer, NOAA’s Northwest Fisheries Science Center Sponsored by: NOAA With Vera Trainer, NOAA’s Northwest Fisheries Science Center in Seattle,…
Read MoreNOAA Webinar: Dive in and Explore Coral Reef Ecosystems
Dana Wusinich-Mendez, NOAA’s Coral Reef Conservation Program Sponsored by: NOAA To register, please visit: https://register.gotowebinar.com/rt/2586095735301690123
Read MoreNorth Atlantic right whales are in much poorer condition than their Southern counterparts
New research by an international team of scientists reveals that endangered North Atlantic right whales are in much poorer body condition than their counterparts in the southern hemisphere.
Read MoreWHOI joins effort to accelerate marine life protection technology
WHOI has teamed up with Greentown Labs and Vineyard Wind to launch the Offshore Wind Challenge. The program, which is also partnering with New England Aquarium, calls on entrepreneurs to submit proposals to collect, transmit, and analyze marine mammal monitoring data using remote technologies, such as underwater vehicles, drones, and offshore buoys.
Read MoreNOAA Webinar: Sharks Make Sense
Sponsored by: NOAA To register, please visit: https://register.gotowebinar.com/rt/379755633828857934
Read MoreWebinar: Swimming Upstream with Alewife
Abigail Archer, NOAA’s Woods Hole Sea Grant and Cape Cod Cooperative Extension in Barnstable, MA Most fish live only in freshwater or only…
Read MoreVirtual Event: A Window into the Twilight Zone Exploring the least known Habitat on Earth
This Earth Day, join us for the YouTube premiere of A Window into the Twilight Zone, (26 minutes), a film…
Read MoreWhat did scientists learn from Deepwater Horizon?
Ten years after the Deepwater Horizon explosion caused the largest accidental marine oil spill in history, WHOI marine geochemists Elizabeth Kujawinski and Christopher Reddy review what they— and their science colleagues from around the world—have learned.
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