Sharks & Other Fish

February 6, 2019

Fish are aquatic, swimming animals that were among the first vertebrates to evolve on Earth.

Shark Facts

What are they? Sharks are elasmobranchs, a group of animals that includes rays and skates, whose members have a skeleton…

Flounder Now Tumor-free in Boston Harbor

November 28, 2018

In the late 1980s, more than three-quarters of the winter flounder caught in Boston Harbor – one of the most polluted harbors in America – showed signs of liver disease, many of them with cancerous tumors. But now, a scientist at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) has documented a dramatic rebound in flounder health spurred by decades of remediation efforts, including a $3.8 billion project to construct a sewage treatment plant and a 9.5-mile discharge tunnel with a 6,600-foot-long outfall diffuser. The findings appear in the Nov. 20, 2018 issue of the journal Diseases of Aquatic Organisms.

The Secret Tuna Nursery

November 20, 2018

WHOI biologists and physical oceanographers combine expertise to reveal a place in the ocean where some tuna are born.

Sharks Take ‘Tunnels’ into the Depths

July 23, 2018

By tagging sharks, WHOI scientists have revealed their surprising behavior.

Mission to the Ocean Twilight Zone

April 17, 2018

The twilight zone is a part of the ocean 660 to 3,300 feet below the surface, where little sunlight can reach. It is deep and dark and cold, and the pressures there are enormous. Despite these challenging conditions, the twilight zone teems with life that helps support the ocean’s food web and is intertwined with Earth’s climate. Some countries are gearing up to exploit twilight zone fisheries, with unknown impacts for marine ecosystems and global climate. Scientists and engineers at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution are poised to explore and investigate this hidden frontier.

On the Trail of Sea Life with an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle

January 23, 2018

Earthzine

quotes Amy Kukulya, Kara Dodge

The Marine Reserve Goldilocks Problem

December 1, 2017

To protect coral reefs, governments and conservationists are looking to establish networks of marine reserves, where fishing is prohibited. But…

Study: Great white sharks are swimming farther and deeper

October 6, 2017

Associated Press

mentions WHOI
picked up by other major news outlets: The Washington Post, ABC News, CBS Boston

When the Hunter Became the Hunted

June 1, 2017

In waters off Mexico’s Guadalupe Island, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) engineers deployed the REMUS SharkCam, a torpedo-shaped robotic vehicle…

Great white shark GPS tag recovered along NC coast

April 19, 2017

WITN TV

mentions WHOI

A Big Decline of River Herring

February 14, 2017

River herring used to run up coastal streams in great numbers in springtime, returning from the ocean to spawn in fresh water. But their populations have plummeted. WHOI biologist Joel Llopiz is investigating critical gaps in understanding river herring’s larval stage just after they hatch.