The Cooperative Institute for Climate, Ocean, and Ecosystem Studies

The Man Who Learned to Follow Whales: An Argos Profile of Alex Zerbini

By the Argos Team

How a Childhood Encounter Inspired a Marine Biologist
In the sheltered bays of Península Valdés, on the Atlantic coast of Argentina, a southern right whale rolls at the surface and vents a plume of mist into the cold air. 

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Video Story: Jiaxu Zhang Discusses Drone Testing

 

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UW College of the Environment recognizes Fred Averick with Distinguished Staff Member Award

The UW College of the Environment’s Spring Celebration on May 26 honored this year’s College award recipients. 

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Retiree profile: Kevin O’Brien

by Carol Pérez, with support from Joe Selmont
We celebrate the remarkable career of Kevin O’Brien, who retired after nearly 35 years of service at CICOES. 

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Intern experience in Nome, Alaska

by Anjali Shah
In 2024, Anjali Shah (Brown ‘25) spent 9 weeks at the NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) as a NOAA Hollings Scholar working with the EcoFOCI program. 

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A summer of Fishyplots: A new tool for making cross-border fisheries data accessible and easy to understand

by Zoe Khan and Callie Murakami
Do you like fish? And statistics? Read on!
Government agencies like NOAA in the US and Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) conduct surveys to assess the status of marine ecosystems. 

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An autonomous ballet in the open ocean

by Joe Selmont, UW CICOES
On November 22, 2024, two Saildrones rendezvoused with three Wirewalkers and a Seaglider along the equator in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, about 1,700 miles southeast of Hawai‘i. 

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From cod to communities: Expanding climate risk research across Alaska’s fishing communities

by Sarah Stone and Lorenzo Cianelli, Oregon State University
Eastern Being Sea changes
Climate warming is driving major shifts in Alaska’s marine ecosystems, including changing the abundance and location of important fish and crab species. 

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Molecular clues in a frozen ocean: How eDNA illuminates Arctic change

by Shannon Brown, UW CICOES, with support from Sam Setta, UW CICOES, and collaborators from NOAA Ecosystem & Fisheries-Oceanography Coordinated Investigations
When winter arrives in the Arctic, this region transforms into one of the most extreme and inaccessible environments on Earth. 

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Postdoc experience: Uncovering the drivers of recent Southern Ocean cooling

by Dave Bonan and Matt Luong, UW CICOES Postdoctoral Scholars
A challenging region
The Southern Ocean plays a central role in regulating Earth’s climate under global change. 

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