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2000-2002 Projects
Augmenting the Lobster Catch: Oyster Aquaculture in Modified Lobster Traps Dale F. Leavitt, Southeastern Massachusetts Aquaculture Center (SEMAC)/WHOI Sea Grant and Cape Cod Cooperative Extension, and Joseph K. Buttner, Salem State College Collaboration between extension, academia, and industry is widely recognized as an effective means to identify and resolve problems. This study will draw upon…
Read MoreSediment Cores Hold Clues to Past Climate
June 1 marked the start of the Atlantic hurricane season. After last year’s extremely active and costly hurricane season, many are asking whether ocean warming, sea-level rise, and climate disruption are signaling a new, more intense hurricane regime. Should we in the Northeast do more to prepare for powerful hurricanes? To know what to expect,…
Read MoreRecent Peer-reviewed journal articles
Peer-reviewed journal articles acknowledging Woods Hole Sea Grant funding (2015 – 2017): Wheeler, J. D., Luo, E., Helfrich, K. R., Anderson, E. J., Starczak, V. R., & Mullineaux, L. S. (2017). Light stimulates swimming behavior of larval eastern oysters Crassostrea virginica in turbulent flow. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 571, 109-120. doi: 10.3354/meps12106 Sullivan, L.…
Read More2002-2004 Projects
Developmental Effects of Contaminants on Salinity Preference and Seawater Survival for Atlantic Salmon: Integrating Physiology and Behavior Stephen D. McCormick, Darren T. Lerner, and Emily Monosson, University of Massachusetts, Amherst Over the last 20 years populations of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in northern New England have decreased ten-fold, resulting in their recent listing as an…
Read MoreWHOI-Q-05-003 Portfolio-Estuarine and Coas
WHOI-Q-05-003 Portfolio-Estuarine and Coas
Read MoreTo Insure or Not to Insure: How homeowners perceive flood risk
To Insure or Not to Insure: How homeowners perceive flood risk Principal Investigators Di Jin, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Michael Weir, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Abstract While threats from sea level rise, hurricanes, and winter storms are increasing in coastal communities, Massachusetts flood insurance enrollments are not. In fact, participation in flood insurance policies has declined…
Read MoreFemale Reproductive Output in the Squid Loligo pealed: Multiple Egg Clutches and Implications for a Spawning Strategy
Female Reproductive Output in the Squid Loligo pealed: Multiple Egg Clutches and Implications for a Spawning Strategy Maxwell, M.R. and R.T. Hanlon Marine Ecology Progress Series, Vol. 199, pp. 159-170, 2000 WHOI-R-00-014
Read More2004-2006 Projects
Fish Otoliths Contain Clues to Larval Distribution Mystery How do you track a moving target? It depends on the size of the target. WHOI fish ecologist Simon Thorrold and research associate Jennifer FitzGerald are taking aim at a very small target: larval Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua). Like most marine fish, cod have a pelagic larval phase,…
Read MorePost 3: First Drifter Recoveries
We’ve had an exciting few weeks tracking our drifters! As of November 12 two drifters – yellow “Sofia” and teal “Sophia” – have reached shore! Keep reading to find out where they came ashore and who found them. The other two – purple “Maddie” and red “Athvika” – are still drifting but have exited Cape…
Read MoreThe Ocean Enterprise Concept: A National Strategy for Resource Development
The Ocean Enterprise Concept: A National Strategy for Resource Development Ross, D.A., C.E. McLain, and J.E. Dailey Sea Technology, pp. 15-20, 1989 WHOI-R-89-019 In the late 1980’s less than 1% of the annual resources consumed in the United States comes from the sea. Yet the March 1983 Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) Proclamation by President Ronald…
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