Fukushima Site Still Leaking After Five Years, Research Shows
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Published: 7 March 2016
Ken Buesseler of WHOI leads efforts to monitor Fukushima-related ocean radioactivity. While cesium and strontium levels off Japan remain elevated, U.S. West Coast waters show only trace cesium. Continued leaks from Fukushima raise long-term concerns.
Keywords: radioactive isotopes, Our Radioactive Ocean, Pacific Ocean, marine radiochemistry, seafood safety, nuclear accident
Can animals thrive without oxygen?
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Published: 28 January 2018
A WHOI-led study challenges claims that multicellular animals live in permanently anoxic seafloor brine pools. Researchers found no evidence of living metazoans in the deepest zones, suggesting earlier findings may have mistaken bacteria for living animals.
Keywords: Mediterranean Sea, metazoans, extremophiles, deep sea, marine biology, BMC Biology, microbial colonization
Robotic Vehicles Offer a New Tool in Study of Shark Behavior
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Published: 8 January 2016
WHOI’s REMUS SharkCam provided the first autonomous, in-depth footage of great white shark behavior in the open ocean. The AUV revealed predatory behavior at depth, advancing shark research and conservation efforts with groundbreaking underwater tracking.
Keywords: predatory behavior, marine research, Amy Kukulya, deep-sea behavior, Shark Week, underwater vehicle, oceanography, shark conservation
