NASA Makes Dual Investment in Ocean Worlds Research at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Published: 21 June 2019
NASA funds a five-year $7.6M project, Exploring Ocean Worlds (ExOW), led by WHOI to study life-supporting potential on icy ocean worlds like Europa and Enceladus and launches the new Network for Ocean Worlds (NOW).
Keywords: NASA, ocean worlds, astrobiology, WHOI, Europa, Enceladus
SharkCam reveals secret lives of basking sharks in UK
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Published: 6 August 2019
The REMUS SharkCam was used for the first time in the UK to study basking sharks in Scotland’s Inner Hebrides. The AUV captured rare footage to aid conservation and support the proposed Sea of the Hebrides Marine Protected Area.
Keywords: SharkCam, basking sharks, REMUS, WHOI, conservation, Scotland
Blue sharks use eddies for fast track to food
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Published: 7 August 2019
Blue sharks use warm-water eddies to dive into the ocean twilight zone for food, avoiding cold temperatures. This behavior highlights the zone’s ecological importance and the species' vulnerability to overfishing.
Keywords: blue sharks, eddies, twilight zone, WHOI, deep diving
