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Mysteries of 9° North
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4:00pm

Dive into the mysteries of the deep ocean, through the lens of an international science team, as they face day-to-day choices and challenges exploring fields of active deep-sea volcanoes, venturing to newly discovered hydrothermal vents where the Alvin submersible has never been before, and investigating how life forms in extreme environments.

 

This work-in-progress screening was co-created with student independent researchers, and welcomes audience feedback. Reception with featured scientists Costa Vetriani and Dan Fornari, lead Alvin pilot Bruce Strickrott, and filmmakers to follow.


Learn more about this incredible film and its creators here.


For questions, please email Jessica Costello at jessica.costello@whoi.edu.

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2026 WHOI Ocean and Climate Outreach Series presented by the Yawkey Foundation

Mysteries of 9° North 


Join us for a film screening and panel discussion with filmmaker Rosanna Xia, WHOI scientist Dr. Chris Reddy, and UC San Diego Professor David Valentine



Saturday, October 10, 2026 | 2:00pm

Redfield Auditorium

Join us for a free film screening! 

From Director Dena Seidel and the Rutgers Science Storytelling Lab, this Science-in-Action™ documentary invites you to experience the exciting day-to-day choices and challenges of scientists studying life at active deep-sea volcanoes.

June 
16 
2022
 
12:00pm 
A luncheon hosted by X and Y
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North Atlantic Right Whale Spindle and her calf.
NOAA NMFS #21371


Join us for a free film screening and reception featuring Rutgers scientist Costa Vetriani, WHOI scientist Dan Fornari, and lead Alvin pilot Bruce Strickrott.

Dive into the mysteries of the deep ocean, through the lens of an international science team, as they face day-to-day choices and challenges exploring fields of active deep-sea volcanoes, venturing to newly discovered hydrothermal vents where the Alvin submersible has never been before, and investigating how life forms in extreme environments.

 

This work-in-progress screening was co-created with student independent researchers, and welcomes audience feedback. Reception with featured scientists Costa Vetriani and Dan Fornari, lead Alvin pilot Bruce Strickrott, and filmmakers to follow.


Learn more about this incredible film and its creators here.


For questions, please email Jessica Costello at jessica.costello@whoi.edu.

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Location 

Redfield Auditorium

45 Water St.

Woods Hole, MA 02543


2:00pm | Film Screening

4:00pm | Reception



Panel discussion to follow the film screening, moderated by filmmaker Rosanna Xia, and featuring WHOI scientists Dr. Chris Reddy and Dr. Dana Yoerger.



July 
17
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July 
18
, 
2024
7:00pm 

5:00pm | Presentation, Redfield Auditorium 

 

6:00pm | Reception and demo of on-demand (rope-less) fishing gear, Redfield Lobby and Dyer's Dock (across the street)

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Michael J. Moore

WHOI marine scientist, author, and veterinarian


Michael J. Moore, Vet. M.B., Ph.D., has a veterinary degree from the University of Cambridge in the UK, and a Ph.D. from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the USA. He has been based at WHOI since 1986, and is now a Senior Scientist in the Biology Department. He is the Director of the WHOI Marine Mammal Center, and consults with the International Fund for Animal Welfare, supporting their conservation of large whales and stranded marine mammals on Cape Cod.

Peter de Menocal

WHOI President

and Director 

Peter is WHOI’s eleventh President and Director. He is an oceanographer and paleoclimatologist. Prior to joining WHOI, Peter founded Columbia University’s Center For Climate And Life – a research accelerator that supports and trains the next generation of Earth scientists.

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Véronique LaCapra

WHOI Director of

Special Projects

Véronique is a writer, editor, and event host who manages, plans, and executes projects that range from ghost-writing for senior leadership to hosting WHOI’s online public event series “Ocean Encounters.” She is a former public radio science reporter and holds a Ph.D. in biogeochemistry.

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5:00pm | Presentation

 

6:00pm | Reception and demo of on-demand (rope-less) fishing gear demonstration off Dyer’s Dock, across the street


Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

45 Water Street, Woods Hole, MA 02543

 

This event is free and open to the public

 


For more events in this series

visit whoi.edu/yawkey-series

Questions?

contact Dana Mock-Muñoz de Luna

508-289-2997 or dmock@whoi.edu

The Rutgers University Immersive Learning through Science Storytelling Lab has secured a sterling reputation for developing science film leaders whose projects seek to raise awareness of environmental issues and increase public trust in science and, to that end, the faculty and staff have fostered strong partnerships between student filmmakers and university scientists, thus facilitating a welcoming space in which young people are empowered do explore their creative abilities.

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is the world’s leading independent nonprofit dedicated to ocean research, exploration, and education, advancing ocean knowledge and accelerating the search for solutions to benefit humanity and our ocean planet.

The Woods Hole Film Festival is held annually from the last Saturday of July through the first Saturday of August and is the oldest independent film festival on Cape Cod and the Islands. Yankee Magazine designated the Woods Hole Film Festival as one of the Top 10 Events in Massachusetts for Summer 2017 and Summer 2018.

Saturday, October 10, 2026 • 2:00pm

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Redfield Auditorium

45 Water Street

Woods Hole, MA 02543


Questions? Email Jessica Costello at jessica.costello@whoi.edu 

 

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