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title: Ocean Insights February 13, 2025
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This week, we're looking at the unique ways marine species win over their partners. Plus, “Fitbits” for seals and the mission to bring a lost manatee home.

| View in browser February 13, 2025 GIVE EXPLORE SHOP Hello Friend! This week, we're looking at the unique ways marine species win over their partners. Plus, “Fitbits” for seals and the mission to bring a lost manatee home. News & Insights Five courtship tips from ocean lovers Looking for new ways to woo your Valentine? Take a lesson from beneath the waves!  Popular Science Woods Hole researchers fit seals with heart monitors Fitbit-like devices are helping scientists on a remote island track pup development Video A manatee rescue mission A current diverted him thousands of miles from home. Now, WHOI and a Brazilian NGO are working to bring Tico home. WHOI in the News BBC Wildlife Rare and moving footage of whale mother and calf National Geographic Why do earthquakes keep shaking the island of Santorini? Provincetown Independent WHOI resets ocean de-acidification test for this summer Environmental News Network Scientists from WHOI identify heat-resistant kelp strain What will your legacy be? Support future ocean science! Name WHOI as a beneficiary in your will, trust, or retirement plan GIVE EXPLORE SHOP Follow us #WHOI                     Copyright © 2025  Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.  All rights reserved. 266 Woods Hole Road, Woods Hole, MA, 02543-1050, U.S.A. General Information: information@whoi.edu or  (508) 548-1400  Privacy Policy Unsubscribe \| Manage Preferences   |
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