About Mark Abbott’s Episode

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is the world’s leading, independent non-profit organization dedicated to ocean research, exploration, and education. Their scientists and engineers push the boundaries of knowledge about the ocean to reveal its impacts on our planet and our lives.

Mark Abbott, President and Director of the Wood’s Hole Oceanographic Institution, sits down with colleague Dr. Greg Stone to talk about the institution’s role as one of the world’s largest private organizations in ocean research. Mark leads the conversation with how WHOI has adapted their mission to address the issues that are affecting today’s critical climate crisis. From the fragility of the Gulf Stream to the Institution’s exploration of the ocean’s Twilight Zone, Mark provides us with amazing insight on why WHOI is leading the world in tracking and sampling changes in the world’s oceans.