Shellfish
Aquaculture Site Prospecting: Using Ocean Observing, Remote Sensing, and Numerical Models to Inform Sustainable Ecological Aquaculture Expansion
Damian Brady, University of Maine Sponsored by: Biology Department
Read MoreMicroplastics in the Ocean – Separating Fact from Fiction
WHOI scientists weigh in on the state of marine microplastics science.
Read MoreNew Techniques Open Window into Anatomy of Mollusks
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) scientists are using advanced medical imaging techniques and diagnostic tools to reveal the internal structures…
Read MoreShellfish
An aquatic animal, such as a mollusk or crustacean, that has a shell or shell-like exoskeleton.
Read MoreVibrio parahaemolyticus
(Adapted from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Vibrio parahaemolyticus (V. parahaemolyticus or Vibrio p.) is a bacterium in…
Read MoreDo Microplastics in the Ocean Affect Scallops?
WHOI scientist Scott Gallager is making field observations and conducting lab experiments to explore the possible effects of microplastics in the ocean on marine organisms.
Read MoreJunk Food
An estimated eight million tons of plastics enter our oceans each year, yet only one percent can be seen floating…
Read MoreFeeling the Heat in the NW Atlantic
Rising temperatures along the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean will force American lobsters (H. americanus) farther offshore and into more northern waters, according to a new study led by researchers at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI).
Read MoreCan Clams and Oysters Help Clean Up Waterways?
Towns in Cape Cod are looking to shellfish not only as culinary treats, but as a way to help clean…
Read MoreAnimal Sex: How Lobsters Do It
quotes Jelle Atema
Ocean Acidification Bill Gains Traction At State House
quotes Hauke Kite-Powell
Waterways Remain Closed To Shellfishing
quotes Hauke Kite-Powell and mentions WHOI
Crabs Swarm on the Seafloor
Expeditions to the tropics and Antarctica have turned up crab populations—for better or worse—in unexpected parts of the globe. At…
Read MoreHannibal Bank Seamount Expedition
In April 2015, a research team studying biodiversity at the Hannibal Bank Seamount off the coast of Panama captured something…
Read MoreScientists stunned by undersea swarm of crabs
mentions WHOI
Uncovering a Deep-Sea Swarm of Zombie Crabs
quotes Jesus Pineda
Woods Hole researchers surprised by giant swarm of crabs
quotes Jesús Pineda and mentions WHOI
Scientists discover crab swarm lurking in murky ocean depths
quotes Jesús Pineda and mentions WHOI
Red Crabs Swarm Like Insects in Incredible Underwater Video
pick up of Live Science article
featuring Jesús Pineda and mentioning WHOI
Video: WHOI scientists capture incredible crab swarm
quotes Jesús Pineda and mentions WHOI
Is it safe to dump Fukushima waste into the sea?
quotes Ken Buesseler and mentions WHOI
SMAST scallop researcher rejected for NOAA funding for first time since 1999
mentions WHOI
VIDEO: Scientists find incredible swarm of red crabs in Pacific Ocean
quotes Jesús Pineda and mentions WHOI
Red Crabs Swarm ‘Like Insects’ Above Ocean Floor (Video)
quotes Jesús Pineda and mentions WHOI