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Study Estimates Economic Impacts of Harmful Algal Blooms on Razor Clam–dependent Community

December 13, 2022

A Rusting Oil Tanker Off the Coast of Yemen Is an Environmental Catastrophe Waiting to Happen. Can Anyone Prevent It?

May 14, 2021

Viviane Menezes, a marine scientist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute in Massachusetts, has described the Red Sea as being like a “big lagoon” with “everything connected.” An oil spill at any time of year would be disastrous, she says, but seasonally variable weather and tidal patterns make contingency planning difficult. In the summer, Red Sea currents would drag an oil slick south, threatening Eritrea and Djibouti, and potentially entering the Gulf of Aden. In winter, circular currents would swirl more of the oil north.

Right Camera Could Protect Endangered Whales

January 8, 2021

Scientist hopes his smart system can reduce ship collisions with North Atlantic right whales. A new technology on the horizon may help to reduce one of those threats, however.

Science is the way forward

November 30, 2020

By definition, science seeks to avoid bias, remain independent, refute falsehoods, and seek answers based on evidence, reason, and consensus. An editorial writen by Peter de Menocal and Richard W. Murray.

United States Contributions to Global Ocean Plastic Waste

October 25, 2020

MPC Research Specialist, Hauke Kite-Powell, has recently been appointed to a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine committee to study U.S. contributions to global ocean plastic waste.

Oceanus Magazine

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The case for preserving deep-sea biodiversity

November 7, 2024

WHOI biologist Annette Govindarajan offers her takeaways from the COP16 UN Convention on Biological Diversity in Colombia

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An economist’s quest to “reel in” illegal fishing

July 3, 2024

WHOI’s Yaqin Liu explains the challenges and opportunities of safeguarding global fisheries

As illegal fishing rages on, is there any hope on the horizon?

August 9, 2023

WHOI economist Yaqin Liu weighs in on the scourge of illegal fishing and what can be done to catch offenders

Measuring the great migration

September 23, 2021

A bioacoustic mooring will use sound to help estimate life migrating in the ocean’s twilight zone as part of a new long-term observation network in the Atlantic

Uncharted Water

Uncharted Waters

July 16, 2020

Our global ocean will change dramatically over the next few decades. What might it look like, and how will humans adapt?

News Releases

For developing countries, seafood imports are a nutritional bargain

July 1, 2025

Developing countries pay less for the nutrition in seafood imports than developed countries

WHOI presents Centennial Medal to His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco

June 11, 2025

Award takes place at United Nations Ocean Conference, underscoring the need for global action in the protection of our oceans

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution partners with Massachusetts Clean Energy Center to bolster state’s Blue Economy

May 20, 2025

Woods Hole is stop on state-wide climate innovation road show

New study highlights the correlation between live corals and fishing yields

December 19, 2024

Research led by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution predicts lower fishing yields as corals struggle to survive

Ocean leaders renew focus on the sea ahead of UN summit

October 24, 2024

WHOI and partners pen Baku Declaration, emphasizing the need for ocean observatories to meet climate and biodiversity goals at COP29

News & Insights

Shells

Ocean acidification gets a watchful eye in New England aquaculture ‘hot spot’

December 5, 2019

Shellfish aquaculture is thriving in New England, but future growth in the industry could be stunted as coastal waters in the region become more acidic. Researchers at WHOI have developed a way to link nutrient load reductions to improvements in the health of Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, which may an important step toward cleaner and less acidic harbors in the Baystate.

Hauke Kite-Powell

Public Talk: Shellfish Aquaculture–Food and Economic Development in East Africa

August 1, 2019

To feed a growing population, the world needs more healthy protein from the sea. Nowhere is this more evident than in coastal communities of East Africa.

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