Sharks & Other Fish
Study: Great white sharks are swimming farther and deeper
mentions WHOI
picked up by other major news outlets: The Washington Post, ABC News, CBS Boston
When the Hunter Became the Hunted
In waters off Mexico’s Guadalupe Island, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) engineers deployed the REMUS SharkCam, a torpedo-shaped robotic vehicle…
Read MoreGreat white shark GPS tag recovered along NC coast
mentions WHOI
A Big Decline of River Herring
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.
Read MoreTOTEM Project
By Lonny Lippsett :: Originally published online October 18, 2013
Read MoreWhale sharks draw attention of researchers
quotes Simon Thorrold and mentions WHOI
Oceanography: Shark Shakedown
quotes Simon Thorrold and mentions WHOI
Great White Shark Passing By Bermuda Again
quotes Simon Thorrold and mentions WHOI
A 400-year-old shark? Greenland shark could be Earth’s longest-lived vertebrate
quotes Simon Thorrold
Greenland sharks could be the world’s longest-living vertebrates
quotes Simon Thorrold
Mysterious Greenland Shark May Live Hundreds of Years, Scientists Say
quotes Simon Thorrold
At 400-years old, could this shark be the oldest vertebrate on the planet?
quotes Simon Thorrold
Yes, Some Greenland Sharks Are Old, but 400 Years Old?!
quotes Simon Thorrold
No Stone Unturned
No Stone Unturned
WHOI iologist Joel Llopiz is taking advantage of information stored in the tiny “ear stones” of larval and juvenile river herring to learn more about why the once-ubiquitous species is having difficulty re-populating lakes and streams in New England.
Read MoreSharkCam Lost and Found
At the end of their December 2015 expedition to the shark-filled waters off Guadalupe Island, the SharkCam team lost contact…
Read MoreReturn of SharkCam: Into the Dark
SharkCam returned to Guadalupe Island, Mexico, to follow great white sharks deeper and into the night to give researchers never-before-seen…
Read MoreInside SharkCam
Learn how REMUS SharkCam is able to take you into the world of the great white shark to give you…
Read MoreSwansea University Professor Receives Prestigious Fulbright Award to Study at WHOI
David Lamb, a professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at Swansea University in Wales, will conduct research at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) as part of an All Disciplines Scholar Fulbright AwardâÃÂÃÂone of the most prestigious and selective scholarship programs operating worldwide.
Read MoreSharkCam Tracks Great Whites into the Deep
On the first trip to study great white sharks in the wild off Guadalupe Island in 2013, the REMUS SharkCam team returned with an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) tattooed with bite marks and some of the most dramatic footage ever seen on Discovery Channel’s Shark Week: large great white sharks attacking the underwater robot, revealing previously unknown details about strategies sharks use to hunt and interact with their prey.
Read MoreWoods Hole researchers interested in shark of a different color
features Camrin Braun and mentions WHOI
Shark Tales
Sharks are some of the largest fish in the ocean, but their movements and behavior have remained largely hidden from people.
Read MoreThe R/V Neil Armstrong Arrives In Woods Hole
quotes Mark Abbott, Rob Munier, Chris Reddy, and Annamarie Behring
Study: Shark strikes on drone help understand behavior
features great white research, REMUS, and quotes Amy Kukulya and Roger Stokey
