How marine predators find food hot spots in open ocean “deserts”
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Published: 7 September 2022
WHOI study shows ocean eddies act as moving feeding hotspots for predators like tuna and sharks in the North Pacific Gyre. Anticyclonic eddies hold deep-ocean prey, linking predator foraging to ocean physics and impacting fisheries management.
Keywords: ocean eddies, predator foraging, North Pacific Gyre, WHOI, tuna, deep-ocean prey
The bolder bird gets (and keeps) the girl
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Published: 14 September 2022
A WHOI study links personality to divorce rates in wandering albatross for the first time in animals. Bold males are more likely to keep mates during “forced divorce” events, offering insight into animal behavior and long-term pair bonding dynamics.
Keywords: albatross, personality, divorce, WHOI, animal behavior, mating
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution receives Seagriculture Innovation Awards
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Published: 5 October 2022
WHOI-led teams won Gold and Silver Innovation Awards for seaweed research, including sporeless kelp breeding and a seed-string deployment device. These innovations aim to expand sustainable kelp farming and reduce regulatory and labor barriers.
Keywords: WHOI, kelp farming, sporeless breeding, seaweed innovation, aquaculture, sustainability
