The Sound of a Healthy Reef
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Published: 26 August 2016
WHOI scientists found that reef sounds likely don’t travel far enough for marine larvae to detect from open ocean. Measuring particle motion, not just pressure waves, revealed low sound levels beyond a few meters—shifting ideas on how larvae find reefs.
Keywords: reef acoustics, particle motion, sound propagation, oceanography, Max Kaplan, Aran Mooney, reef conservation
Moore Foundation Supports WHOI Effort to Revolutionize Ocean Research
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Published: 22 August 2016
With $250,000 from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, WHOI will explore agile software/hardware innovation for ocean research. The project focuses on open platforms and AUVs to lower barriers and accelerate tech for climate and ecosystem studies.
Keywords: ocean technology, agile development, autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), ocean engineering, innovation, open platforms, marine research, ecosystem health
Scientists Now Listening for Whales in New York Waters With Real-time Acoustic Buoy
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Published: 27 June 2016
WHOI and WCS have deployed a real-time acoustic buoy in New York Bight to monitor endangered whales like humpbacks and right whales. The buoy detects whale sounds and transmits data to aid conservation in busy shipping lanes near New York Harbor.
Keywords: marine mammals, real-time monitoring, hydrophone, humpback whale, North Atlantic right whale, ocean noise, New York Aquarium.
