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Atlantic sea scallops are a $500 million annual industry, but WHOI scientists believe they may be in danger. A new model developed by WHOI researcher Jennie Rheuban suggests that as human-induced […]

Loligo pealii, the ordinary squid, is a kind of floating buffet that feeds fish, birds, seals, dolphins, many whales, and even humans. Despite this, scientists know remarkably little about how […]

Four WHOI employees who are alumni of the Sea Education Association’s SEA Semester, found themselves aboard the R/V New Horizon in 2012. From left, mooring technician Meghan Donohue, […]

Each summer, undergraduates from around the world come to WHOI to learn about ocean science. The summer fellowship, which started in 1959, gives visiting students the opportunity to get […]

Children match colors on a chart to the color of water containing a dye to indicating the pH, or acid/alkaline levels, of the water to learn about the widespread […]

These tiny marine snails are called pteropods (“wing-foot”), or sometimes “sea butterflies,” because of their winglike swimming appendages. Pteropods are plankton that drift in the ocean, providing food for […]

An anemone fish finds refuge in its namesake location–an anemone. This pair were photographed in the Phoenix Islands Protected Area (PIPA), a place that has drawn attention from […]

These marine snails are called pteropods (from the Greek words meaning “wing foot”) or “sea butterflies” because of their winglike swimming appendages. Masses of pteropods drift with currents in the […]

WHOI Geology and Geophysics Chair Dan McCorkle spoke to a group of more than 100 WHOI Associates at the annual Afternoon of Science in July. McCorkle […]

For years WHOI researchers have been studying ocean acidification and its impacts on marine life. In 2009, WHOI postdoctoral scholar Justin Ries (now at Northeastern University) with WHOI […]