Posts by ctepolt
Workplace feature in the Boston Globe
Carolyn took a reporter from the Boston Globe out to field to get a taste of a marine biologist’s workday. Read the feature here.
Two whales in one

Illustration by Natalie Renier, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Congratulations to Dr. Amy Van Cise on her recent Molecular Ecology paper! Amy determined that the short-finned pilot whale comprises two subspecies, one of which contains a further population-level division. Understanding group boundaries has important implications for whale conservation, and Amy has been getting some well-deserved press for her discovery.
Read more about it here:
Green crabs, accomplished invaders
Carolyn wrote about some of the work we’re doing on rapid adaptation in green crabs. You can read it here:
Ocean Science Cafe: Invasion of the Body-Snatchers
Carolyn gave a public talk on biological invasions and body-snatching parasites at the Tavern on the Wharf in Plymouth, MA. Quite a few brave souls came out to a seafood restaurant to learn about crab parasites. It was recorded for posterity, and you can see it here:
Green crabs in the Cape Cod Times
The Cape Cod Times did a nice feature on green crabs and their impact on the Cape. Carolyn was interviewed, and one of the lab crabs made an appearance as the cover model!
Ocean Science Journalists visit
WHOI’s Ocean Science Journalism Fellows visited the lab – and the beach – to learn more about our local invasive crabs.