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Coral reefs are in crisis.

WHOI Reef Solutions Initiative
is here to help.

Coral reefs are in crisis.

WHOI Reef Solutions Initiative
is here to help.

We are working to protect and reverse the global decline of reef ecosystems with rigorous science, advanced tools and innovative solutions.

Coral reefs support more than 25% of marine animals and one billion people worldwide. But today, reefs everywhere are in decline and face a wide range of challenges.

PBS Nova Building Stuff: Change It!

December 4, 2024

The Reef Solutions team and their work in USVI took center stage in a recent episode of the PBS Nova series “Building Stuff.” Learn more about how we’re working to turn back the tide on reef declines with some unique and powerful tools. Watch now

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New funding will boost vital reef restoration work

October 4, 2024

Woods Hole, Mass. (Oct. 2, 2024) –  Researchers from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), along with partners, have received a grant totaling $1.5 million to advance innovative solutions that can protect the future of corals in the face of climate change and other environmental challenges. WHOI’s Aran Mooney, associate scientist in the Biology Department, and Weifeng “Gordon”…

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WHOI and the University of the Virgin Islands extend Partnership

July 23, 2024

WHOI and the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) extending their working partnership in the exploration, study, and protection of the world’s oceans. READ MORE

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New study from Woods Hole scientists suggests sound could help restore coral reefs (WCAI)

March 19, 2024

Purring fish and snapping shrimp. Croaks and pulses from a chorus of fish. Those are some of the noises that make up the soundscape of a healthy coral reef. Local scientists at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) have been studying if these sounds could be a tool to help restore damaged reefs. Read more

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There’s a difference between the sound of a healthy coral reef and a degraded reef (NPR)

March 18, 2024

Scientists working off the U.S. Virgin Islands found that the sounds of a healthy coral reef, played on underwater speakers, could encourage a degraded reef to regenerate. Listen now

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