What is the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, and what kind of work do you do there?
WHOI is a nonprofit institution dedicated to understanding marine science and engineering, and dedicated to gaining the best understanding about how the ocean works. At WHOI, we think of the ocean as a big manufacturing plant and we figure out what goes on in the plant. We’ve been around since 1930, and we have 150 scientists that work on different projects. We’re trying to figure out what happens to the ocean. 2. What is the greatest threat to the ocean around New York and the eastern seaboard now? It’s question of scale and time. If you’re in Long Island, the biggest threat in the short term might be algal bloom, or it may be these places where there’s no oxygen in the ocean and fish can’t breathe. A brown tide (algal bloom) near Long Island; the blue water is Block Island Sound. ( photo by L.
