WHOI collaborates with CMA CGM to increase protections for marine mammals
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Published: 10 March 2022
New acoustic buoys off Norfolk and Savannah will detect North Atlantic right whales in real time, helping alert mariners and reduce ship strikes. This WHOI-CMA CGM collaboration aims to protect one of the world's most endangered whale species.
Keywords: right whales, acoustic buoys, WHOI, ship strikes, marine conservation, CMA CGM
Scientists report complete collapse of East Antarctica’s Conger Ice Shelf
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Published: 25 March 2022
The Conger Ice Shelf in East Antarctica, roughly the size of Manhattan, collapsed amid record heat, surprising scientists. WHOI glaciologist Catherine Walker calls it a warning sign of future ice loss and sea level rise.
Keywords: Antarctica, ice shelf collapse, WHOI, climate change, sea level rise
Fluid Flow Stimulates Chemosynthesis in a Greek Salad of Hydrothermal Microbes
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Published: 22 April 2022
WHOI researchers studied shallow-water hydrothermal vents in Milos, Greece, revealing high microbial productivity driven by fluid flow. These chemosynthetic microbes rapidly adapt, highlighting their key role in carbon cycling and ecosystem health.
Keywords: WHOI, hydrothermal vents, chemosynthesis, microbes, Milos, carbon fixation
