‘Fishial’ recognition: Neural network identifies coral reef sounds
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Published: 11 March 2025
WHOI researchers developed a neural network that rapidly identifies fish sounds in coral reefs, speeding up acoustic analysis over 25x faster than humans—supporting real-time monitoring for reef conservation.
Keywords: coral reefs, fish sounds, neural network, acoustic monitoring, WHOI, marine conservation, real-time analysis
New study calls for uplisting emperor penguins to threatened on IUCN Red List
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Published: 25 March 2025
A WHOI-led study using advanced multi-model projections shows emperor penguins face higher extinction risk than previously thought, warranting uplisting on the IUCN Red List and urgent conservation actions.
Keywords: emperor penguins, extinction risk, WHOI, IUCN Red List, climate change, conservation, Antarctic, MMLE, species protection
WHOI oceanographers investigate southern Brazil’s catastrophic flooding
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Published: 31 March 2025
WHOI scientists used NASA SWOT satellite data to analyze Brazil's May 2024 floods, revealing record-breaking water volumes and major social impacts, aiding future flood response and infrastructure planning.
Keywords: Brazil floods, WHOI, NASA SWOT, Rio Grande do Sul, flood volume, satellite data
