WHOI scientists aim to improve the study of marine heatwaves
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Published: 28 February 2025
WHOI and SDSU researchers urge region-specific approaches to studying marine heatwaves, citing that standardized methods can overlook key local drivers and impacts. Their commentary in Nature Climate Change calls for more tailored assessments.
Keywords: marine heatwaves, ocean warming, regional impacts, WHOI, SDSU, fisheries, Gulf of Maine, ocean temperature, ecosystem disruption
‘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
