Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI)
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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is the world's largest independent oceanographic research institution.
Woods Hole, Mass.
Joined March 2013
What do manatees and flesh-eating bacteria have in common? They’ve made unexpected appearances in Massachusetts waters this summer! #WHOI scientist Glen Gawarkiewicz explains to @wbz that warming oceans are changing where marine life shows up: https://t.co/V6qywqHDVV
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🎉Congratulations to #WHOI marine acoustics researcher Jennifer Johnson, a recent @FulbrightPrgm awardee! Johnson will collaborate w/ scientists at Angola’s National Fisheries and Marine Research Institute to improve fisheries surveys w/ acoustics. 👉 https://t.co/jmVfnuK7e9
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Mercury pollution from artisanal gold mining in Colombia’s Amazon is contaminating land, water, fish, and crops that Indigenous communities rely on. Trace this toxic chemical through the food web with #WHOI chemist Laura Motta in Oceanus: https://t.co/UiBjjrvGI4
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🌊🌏 Don't miss your chance to make waves in climate negotiations! Join #WHOI and @Scripps_Ocean at @COP30nobrasil! 🇧🇷 We're accepting proposals for #OceanPavilion programming thru 8/29 Want in? 📲Learn more: https://t.co/h6VGsIdivF
#ForOurBluePlanet
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In Florida, the ocean means business. And like any successful business, it thrives on knowledge, planning and investment. Florida native, WHOI Chief Scientist Dennis McGillicuddy, explains how #oceanresearch fuels the state’s $40 billion marine economy: https://t.co/YwXEdCbm65
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How can you collect a precious deep-sea sample if you can't see?! 🤔 #WHOI scientists are developing a robotic arm that fuses visual + sonar data to help #ROV pilots see, even in the murkiest conditions 🦾 📲Learn more from Oceanus: https://t.co/4lfcdlMhVz
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🌊🌏 Don't miss your chance to make waves in climate negotiations! Join #WHOI and @Scripps_Ocean at @cop30nobrasill! 🇧🇷 Though Aug. 29, we're accepting proposals for #OceanPavilion programming. 📲Learn more & submit your proposals: https://t.co/2uzkpJUt6j
#ForOurBluePlanet
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Ever wondered what #dolphins talk about? 🐬 So does #WHOI biologist Laela Sayigh. Thanks to new funding from the Avatar Alliance, her team is closer to finding out! 📲Find out what this research reveals about our impacts on marine mammals: https://t.co/HddqM6dfrD
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📣 Congratulations to #WHOI marine chemist @Chris__Reddy, who was recently named an @AmerChemSociety Fellow 🎉 The ACS recognized Reddy's pioneering marine pollution research & #scicomms, both of which have shaped society's disaster response. 📲Details:
whoi.edu
Reddy is being honored for his outstanding contributions to analyzing environmental contaminants in the ocean.
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WHOI President @PdeMenocal & Chief Sci Dennis McGillicuddy welcomed @SenMarkey this week, hosting a meeting with #CapeCod’s #marinescience community to discuss the region’s leadership and impact in #oceanresearch & #innovation. 🌊 #TogetherForScience
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Imagine if your car were powered by…seaweed 🌿 #Kelp farming is a rapidly growing industry, promising not only the uptake of carbon but also potential #biofuel. 📲Learn how #WHOI scientists are helping to scale kelp production in the US & beyond: https://t.co/G70CM1ZYUT
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That's a wrap on the Woods Hole Science Stroll! Thank you to everyone who spent last Saturday sharing and learning about research and innovation—for our ocean, our planet, and our future! #TogetherforScience
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NUWC Newport Great news for the #WHOI-developed REMUS 620! @NUWCNewport & @WeAreHII recently completed successful tests to launch & dock in submarine torpedo tubes, improving intel & safety for service members. 📲Learn more from @thedefensepost: https://t.co/GbSM3P9psH
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🌊Looking to make waves at @Cop30noBrasil? With @Scripps_Ocean, we're now accepting partnership and session proposals for the #OceanPavilion in Belém! Submit your ocean-centered ideas, projects, and solutions by 8/29: https://t.co/2uzkpJUt6j
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From the air, purse seines—a large net that encircles schooling fish—float like jellyfish along #Vietnam’s coast. Photographer Thien Nguyen Ngoc takes to the air to showcase the unseen beauty of this time-honored tradition: https://t.co/avY6PngciW
#OceanMatters
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We can learn a lot from whale poop. 💩 New #WHOI research shows rising levels of #toxicalgae in bowhead whale feces—evidence of warming Arctic seas & growing risks for communities that rely on marine mammals for food. 📲 Learn more from @DiscoverMag: https://t.co/bRnpfRAQ32
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#WoodsHoleScienceStroll is on! Join us from 10am-3pm today in celebration of world-class #science in #WoodsHole! New at #WHOI this year: @NASAJPL's Europa Clipper exhibit, a book talk with @Chris__Reddy, and the @BostonBallet's ÜNI Dome! 📲 https://t.co/QCDKhkrkro
#VisitWHOI
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A documentary featuring @ucsantabarbara + #WHOI scientists who uncover widespread #DDT dumping off the #SoCal coast won a Directors' Choice Award at this year’s @WHFF! Kudos to all for #scicomms excellence! 📲Details in @capecodtimes: https://t.co/lO6CqWBFdD
@Chris__Reddy
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What can 20,000 year-old water tell us about the future? 🤔 A new #WHOI-led study shows aquifers in the southwestern U.S. responded dramatically to past climate shifts—and likely will again. 📲See the future of this arid region via @LiveScience: https://t.co/5HzIkgRdLb
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In partnership with WHOI, Marine Biological Laboratory, NOAA Fisheries New England, and several local non-profits, Woods Hole will become a giant science open house! The day will be filled with all kinds of interactive science demos and exhibits. https://t.co/reLNODDcK1
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