Seagrass Meadows – Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Seagrass Meadows Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is the world's leading non-profit oceanographic research organization Our mission is to explore and understand the ocean and to educate scientists, students, decision-makers, and the public
Oil Spills - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution The systematic study of oil in the ocean is relatively new to science, but since the late 1960s it has grown to encompass almost every area of oceanography
Ocean Plants - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Ocean plants are critical to marine life—they are an important food source, they provide oxygen to surrounding marine life, and they supply refuge and nursery grounds
The 10,000-foot view - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution The wind whipping off of Massachusetts Bay in mid-February is hardly daunted by the jagged, ice-encrusted rocks exposed along the low-tide shoreline But Tom Bell is not deterred as he removes a quadcopter-style drone outfitted with an advanced imaging system from its black case “It’s under 25 miles per hour, so we’re good to fly,” he remarks, sending the drone up and away over the
Coastal Ecosystems - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution The narrow region where land and ocean meet is among the most dynamic and complex collection of physical and biological systems on Earth These can include seagrass meadows, salt marshes, mangroves, wetlands, estuaries, reefs, and bays often linked in an intricate network of physical, chemical, and biological interchanges above and below the water They are often highly productive, highly
Ocean Life - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Ocean Plants Ocean plants are critical to marine life—they are an important food source, they provide oxygen to surrounding marine life, and they supply refuge and nursery grounds Phytoplankton Seagrass Meadows