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Northeast US Shelf LTER

@nes-lter.bsky.social
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The NES-LTER project integrates observations, experiments, and models to understand and predict how planktonic food webs are changing in the region, and how those changes may impact the productivity of higher trophic levels. Since 2017

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Northeast US Shelf LTER @nes-lter.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
The OOI network (and Pioneer/MAB site in particular) is a critical part of our work and it's broadscale data collection is such a necessary part of our global systems understanding. Please weigh in! @uslter.bsky.social @whoi.edu @urigso.bsky.social
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Ocean Carbon & Biogeochemistry (OCB) @usocb.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
OOI is looking for new members on its Data Systems Committee - apply by 10 September - an opp to evaluate and recommend improvements to the data services, policies, and practices of the NSF OOI Facility for more efficient + effective scientific use of NSF OOI data. ooifb.org/news/call-fo...
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Call for Applications to fill two, open DSC membership positions – Ocean Observatories Initiative Facility Board – OOIFB
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Northeast US Shelf LTER @nes-lter.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Not to mention the temporary tattoos! @uslter.bsky.social @whoi.edu
Child painting a fish with a food-chain tattoo on his arm.
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Northeast US Shelf LTER @nes-lter.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Outreach about our research happens when you put up spot of shade, add a table with activities to attract children (dead fish, paint, and a matching game), and throw in a banner of images about our work. WH Science Stroll 2026 @whoi.edu @uslter.bsky.social
Tent on WHOI dock with NES banner and drying fish prints at outreach event
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George Matsumoto @georgeimatsumoto.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
🧪📍🌊 🦑🍎 Although the funding seems to have gone away, @globaloceanbgc.bsky.social still has some floats to deploy that need adopters - www.go-bgc.org/outreach/ado... Work with real data in the classroom, lesson plans available...
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Adopt-a-Float | GO-BGC
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Northeast US Shelf LTER @nes-lter.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Journal article: Seasonal variability of the microzooplankton biomass and community composition on the Northeast US Shelf. Lopez, Marrec, & Menden-Deuer. 2026. Journal of Plankton Research 48 (2). doi.org/10.1093/plan... @uslter.bsky.social @urigso.bsky.social
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Seasonal variability of the microzooplankton biomass and community composition on the Northeast US Shelf
Abstract. Grazing on phytoplankton by microzooplankton is a critical process in making energy available to higher trophic levels, shaping marine food webs,
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Northeast US Shelf LTER @nes-lter.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Journal article: A nonequilibrium framework for community responses to pulse perturbations, Medeiros, Neubert, Sosik, & Munch. 2026. Ecology Letters 29(1). doi.org/10.1111/ele.... @uslter.bsky.social @whoi.edu
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A Nonequilibrium Framework for Community Responses to Pulse Perturbations
Understanding responses of communities to shocks that displace species abundances has been an important challenge in ecology. We introduce mathematical metrics that quantify how perturbed abundances ...
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Northeast US Shelf LTER @nes-lter.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Journal article: Seasonal trophic controls drive population variability in a foundational marine copepod, Honda, I. et al, 2025, Scientific Reports 15(1) doi.org/10.1038/s415... @uslter.bsky.social @whoi.edu
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Seasonal trophic controls drive population variability in a foundational marine copepod - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Seasonal trophic controls drive population variability in a foundational marine copepod
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Northeast US Shelf LTER @nes-lter.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Journal article: Biological characterization of a mid-water salinity maximum intrusion over the Northeast U.S. Shelf, Pham, A. et al, 2026, Limnology and Oceanography 71(5) doi.org/10.1002/lno....
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Biological characterization of a mid‐water salinity maximum intrusion over the Northeast US Shelf
Salinity maximum intrusions, subsurface layers of anomalously salty and warm continental slope water moving onto the continental shelf along the thermocline, are recurring features over the Northeast...
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Northeast US Shelf LTER @nes-lter.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
When we dig into all of the data our team has collected since 2017, we have a lot of great stories to tell. Recent publication links and references to follow! @uslter.bsky.social
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Northeast US Shelf LTER @nes-lter.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Published data: Dissolved inorganic nutrients from NES-LTER Transect cruises, including 4 macro-nutrients from water column bottle samples, ongoing since 2017, Sosik, Crockford, & Peacock, 2026 doi.org/10.6073/PAST...
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Northeast US Shelf LTER @nes-lter.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Published data: Phytoplankton growth and microzooplankton grazing rates from NES-LTER transect cruises, ongoing since 2018. Menden-Deuer, Lopez, & Marrec 2026 doi.org/10.6073/PAST...
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Northeast US Shelf LTER @nes-lter.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Published data: Size-fractionated chlorophyll from water column bottle samples collected during NES-LTER Transect cruises, ongoing since 2017. Sosik et al. 2026 doi.org/10.6073/PAST...
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Northeast US Shelf LTER @nes-lter.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Published data: Dissolved Organic Carbon (DOC) and Dissolved Total Nitrogen (DTN) from Northeast U.S. Shelf Long Term Ecological Research (NES-LTER) Transect cruises, ongoing since 2022, Sosik, Crockford, Peacock 2026 doi.org/10.6073/PAST...
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Northeast US Shelf LTER @nes-lter.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Published data: Size-fractionated chlorophyll from the Martha’s Vineyard Coastal Observatory (MVCO), ongoing since 2003 (NES-LTER since 2017), Sosik, Crockford, Peacock, & Ferguson 2026 doi.org/10.6073/PAST...
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Northeast US Shelf LTER @nes-lter.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Published data: Microzooplankton biomass on the Northeast US Shelf LTER Transect, ongoing since 2018, Lopez, Marrec, & Menden-Deuer 2026 doi.org/10.6073/PAST...
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Northeast US Shelf LTER @nes-lter.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Since the start of 2026, the NES-LTER team has published 7 more data packages in the EDI Repository, from grazing rates, DOC, DIN, Chl, to Microzoop biomass. Details to follow! @uslter.bsky.social @whoi.edu @urigso.bsky.social @wellesley.edu
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Northeast US Shelf LTER @nes-lter.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Thank your for speaking out!
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Northeast US Shelf LTER @nes-lter.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Long term data is key to understanding, following, and predicting change. OOI has been an incredible asset. This is not ok.
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Northeast US Shelf LTER @nes-lter.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
As part of their NES-LTER Data Jam creative project, these 6th graders from Newton MA wrote a song about Right Whales and held a bake sale to raise money for Whale and Dolphin Conservation. That's singing and dancing with data! @uslter.bsky.social @whoi.edu @urigso.bsky.social @wellesley.edu #nsf
4 young students hosting a bake sale
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Northeast US Shelf LTER @nes-lter.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
NES-LTER Data Jam 2026 projects are rolling in! We love student creativity describing patterns and reasoning about data. Pictured: Scratch game designed by 5th graders at Morse Pond School in Falmouth MA, based on NMFS trawl data. tinyurl.com/NES-LTERData... @uslter.bsky.social @whoi.edu
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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution @whoi.edu · 18/05/2026
This week, our scientists are out on R/V Neil Armstrong for the Future Fishery Alliance's inaugural research cruise! They're gathering data from the Gulf of Maine, a traditionally rich fishing ground that's warming faster than most of the world ocean 🎣 Learn more: go.whoi.edu/fisheryalliance
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URI Graduate School of Oceanography @urigso.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
🌊 #URIGSO's Long-Term Plankton Time Series is one of the most valuable continuous records of ocean ecosystem change in the world. Each week, researchers head out on Narragansett Bay to collect samples that track shifts in plankton communities, nutrient cycles, & the health of our changing ocean. 🦑🧪
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Northeast US Shelf LTER @nes-lter.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Yes, we're interested!
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Northeast US Shelf LTER @nes-lter.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Diana did her PhD research with NES and we're so proud of her Knauss work and her next adventures! @uslter.bsky.social
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Northeast US Shelf LTER @nes-lter.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
After a short delay, our research team headed out for the spring transect cruise on the R/V Hugh R. Sharp. With room for only 14 scientists, no special guests on board like last spring, but we will get it all done! @whoi.edu @urigso.bsky.social @wellesley.edu @uslter.bsky.social Thank you #nsf !
RV Sharp from University of Delaware, UNOLS fleet
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Northeast US Shelf LTER @nes-lter.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Hey, that's our PI, Heidi Sosik! And she's just one amongst so many other women on our project making waves in ocean science and engineering! @uslter.bsky.social @urigso.bsky.social #nsf
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Northeast US Shelf LTER @nes-lter.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Super interesting work by our Post-Doc, Lucas Medeiros: A Nonequilibrium Framework for Community Responses to Pulse Perturbations - Medeiros - 2026 - Ecology Letters - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @whoi.edu @uslter.bsky.social #nsffunded
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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution @whoi.edu · 15/01/2026
🧑🏽‍🔬🌊🤖 Hey undergrads! Get paid, hands-on experience in ocean science or engineering as a WHOI Summer Student Fellow! Applications are due on February 1—so start yours today! 📲Find program details and potential projects for summer 2026: whoi.edu/summerfellow
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Northeast US Shelf LTER @nes-lter.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Our winter transect cruise is underway on the RV Armstrong. Our team will spend 5 days stitching a line across the Northeast US Shelf sampling the winter ecosystem. Fair wind & seas with mild temps for the crew! @whoi.edu @urigso.bsky.social @wellesley.edu @smast @uslter.bsky.social Thank you #nsf
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Northeast US Shelf LTER @nes-lter.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
It's winter transect cruise time on the Northeast US Shelf and we're lucky to be heading out on the RV Neil Armstrong next week. Understanding the valuable ecosystem on the shelf and how it responds to change over the long term is such critical work. Funded by NSF. @uslter.bsky.social @whoi.edu
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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution @whoi.edu · 31/12/2025
🎉 It’s been a big year for ocean science here at WHOI!⁠ ⁠ Celebrate with us! Check out what made the ocean world go round in 2025: whoi.edu/best-of-2025
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Northeast US Shelf LTER @nes-lter.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
When you invite a member of the @whoi.edu Comms group to come on a research cruise, you get great video interviews! Check out our latest NES-LTER Team Member Stories on our YouTube channel www.youtube.com/@nes-lter530... @uslter.bsky.social
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Northeast US Shelf LTER @nes-lter.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Students participating in the NES-LTER Data Jam (sites.google.com/view/nes-lte...) are learning to think with data and make data moves AND communicate the story they see in the data. Thanks, Tim, for this great break down!
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Data Jam
Making data sing so everyone can dance and tell the stories. We believe that the skills of understanding, interpreting, and presenting data are essential in a world where our ability to collect data ...
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URI Graduate School of Oceanography @urigso.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
🌉 🌊 The Bridge to Ocean Exploration (B2OE) program connects CCRI students with #URIGSO labs and NOAA OECI mentors, where they spend 6–8 hours a week working on ocean-science projects—everything from engineering long-deployment camera hardware to building data tools used by our researchers.
 Melendez on the R/V Endeavor for BRUV buoyancy tests Melendez on the R/V Endeavor for BRUV buoyancy tests
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Northeast US Shelf LTER @nes-lter.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Check out "The Little Big Picture" in the latest issue of Oceanus magazine, in which Lead PI, Heidi Sosik, talks about the value of LONG TERM research. cloud.3dissue.com/2331/3058/67...
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Northeast US Shelf LTER @nes-lter.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Following a great PR event @whoi.edu on Friday, our research team boarded the RV Armstrong for our fall transect cruise. When the weather is rough, go long first! #nsf @uslter.bsky.social @urigso.bsky.social @wellesley.edu #umassd Follow their work with the tracker: www.whoi.edu/what-we-do/e...
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Where is the Neil Armstrong Now? - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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Northeast US Shelf LTER @nes-lter.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Where can we find the explanation of the data and how it's represented in this visual? I'd love to share this with students who participate in our Data Jam!
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Northeast US Shelf LTER @nes-lter.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Our Lead PI, Heidi Sosik, talks about the importance of long term study in regions such as the Northeast US Shelf.
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Northeast US Shelf LTER @nes-lter.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Thank you to the #RVEndeavor crew for your service, from the shipboard to the maintenance, you served our project graciously. We will miss you!
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Northeast US Shelf LTER @nes-lter.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Learning to analyze, interpet, and manage data is an absolutely essential skill, not only in science, but across the board. Excited to see this resource for educator!
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Northeast US Shelf LTER @nes-lter.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Hey, good idea! Calling all NES LTER photographers! The contest is on! ; )
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Northeast US Shelf LTER @nes-lter.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
Our summer transect cruise has safely returned. Although, this "mixing event" would be interesting to survey...
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Northeast US Shelf LTER @nes-lter.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
Our summer transect cruise is on track! We can't wait to see all of the data and wave photos. Any unusual Hemiaulus blooms? Nice to get it all done before Erin "goes safely out to sea". #nsf @uslter.bsky.social @whoi.edu @urigso.bsky.social @wellesley.edu @noaa.gov
map image showing a transect line followed by the RV Neil Armstrong south of Martha's Vineyard to the edge of the continental shelf. https://www.whoi.edu/what-we-do/explore/ships/ships-neil-armstrong/neil-armstrong-tracker/
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Northeast US Shelf LTER @nes-lter.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
We'll be there!
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Scripps Institution of Oceanography @scrippsocean.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
🌊 Investing in ocean science positions the U.S. as a leader in resilience and national security. Scripps' Margaret Leinen joins @whoi.edu's @pdemenocal.bsky.social & retired Navy admiral John Richardson to advocate for funding @noaa.gov, NSF & US Navy Research. Read the @washingtonpost.com Op-Ed. ⬇️
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Opinion | Why U.S. dominance at sea is shrinking
The U.S. still has an advantage on the waves, but ocean science needs more — not less — investment.
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URI Graduate School of Oceanography @urigso.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
🧪 The activity is now part of GSO’s Biological Oceanography Lab course (OCG561), helping train future researchers in "open, transparent, accessible, inclusive, and reproducible science."
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URI Graduate School of Oceanography @urigso.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Based on Amanda Herbst’s 2021 #SURFO project, the activity helps students become acquainted with key procedures in oceanographic data acquisition, processing, validation, and management using real NES-LTER data from six #RVEndeavor cruises. 🔗 Read the paper: buff.ly/tp4WLSj
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Hands-On Post-Calibration of In Vivo Fluorescence Using Open Access Data: A Guided Journey from Fluorescence to Phytoplankton Biomass | Oceanography
View Issue TOC Volume 38, No. 2 Pages 73 - 82
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URI Graduate School of Oceanography @urigso.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
🌊 Recently published in Oceanography's Ocean Education section, this new hands-on activity co-authored by #URIGSO's Pierre Marrec and Susanne Menden-Deuer guides students through the process of turning raw fluorescence into reliable, post-calibrated chlorophyll a data using open-access resources. 🧪
📸 Deployment and recovery of the CTD-Rosette used on the R/V Endeavor to collect water samples through the water column for this activity. Photos by Jason Schaedler 📸 Deployment and recovery of the CTD-Rosette used on the R/V Endeavor to collect water samples through the water column for this activity. Photos by Jason Schaedler
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Northeast US Shelf LTER @nes-lter.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Data Jam 2025 projects are in and they are fabulous! This year we had students Grade 5 - 12 sharing their work, practicing making sense of data and communicating the story they see. Students are creative and clever. @uslter.bsky.social @whoi.edu #nsffunded
A graph of monthly sea surface temperature from 2000-2023 made with mini cupcakes
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