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title: Ocean Insights March 13, 2025
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Today, we're asking how long plastic lasts in the sea and the ocean's role in producing O2. But first, could AI help prevent collisions between ships and whales?

| View in browser March 13, 2025 GIVE EXPLORE SHOP Hello Friend! Today, we're exploring how long plastic lasts in the sea and the ocean's role in producing O2. But first, could AI help prevent collisions between ships and whales? Press Room Ping, you've got whale A new AI-powered detection system is giving ship captains real-time alerts when a whale is in their path Oceanus How long does plastic persist in the ocean? WHOI marine chemist Collin Ward weighs in on the lifespan of plastics and innovations to address this pollution Video How does the ocean produce oxygen? Forests aren't the planet's only lungs. Find out how the ocean produces over half of the oxygen on Earth! WHOI in the News oceanographic Magazine Coral acoustics: AI trained to detect fish sounds faster than humans Eos Two ROVs to Join the U.S. Academic Research Fleet Popular Science 100 years of deep-sea filmmaking and ocean exploration Northeastern Global News Aboard Alvin, NEU student maps hot springs 2,500 meters deep Dive into Women's History Learn how WHOI oceanography legend Mary Sears broughts the U.S. Navy to victories in 'Lethal Tides' 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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