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42-518: Woodwell Climate conducts research on the causes and impacts of climate change throughout the tropics, the Arctic, and North America. The Center designs all of its work to inform policy or answer policy questions and is composed of five core units: Arctic, Carbon, Risk, Tropics, and Water. The Woods Hole Research Center was established in 1985 in Woods Hole , Massachusetts by George Woodwell . WHRC

84-489: A strait named Woods Hole , which separates Cape Cod from the Elizabeth Islands (specifically, Uncatena Island and Nonamesset Island ) and which boats, yachts, and small ferries can use to travel between Vineyard Sound and Buzzards Bay . The strait is known for its extremely strong current, approaching four knots . It is one of four straits allowing maritime passage between Buzzards Bay and Vineyard Sound;

126-605: A facility on South Street in Fairhaven, Massachusetts . This list includes earlier vessels that were operated by private companies, many of which were incorporated into the modern Steamship Authority. In 2007, it was reported that Steamship Authority and Hy-Line ferries were dumping sewage into Nantucket Sound. The process was legal as ferries are permitted to release waste once 3 miles (4.8 km) offshore. The authority later announced it would pump sewage off ferries at its terminals, which it did so beginning in 2011. During

168-566: A fixed schedule posted on the side of the bridge. Nobska Light , a lighthouse at Nobska Point , is operated by the United States Coast Guard , and the accompanying house is the home of the commander of the Coast Guard base at Little Harbor. The local landmark The Knob is a rocky outcropping that overlooks Buzzards Bay and Quisset Harbor. It is a part of the privately owned Salt Pond bird sanctuaries. According to

210-602: A partner in J. P. Morgan and Company ; Joseph Lee, a partner in Lee, Higginson & Co. ; and Franklin A. Park, an executive of Singer Sewing Machine . Other notable businessmen established homes on Gansett Point, Nobska Point, and at Quissett Harbor, further from the village center. Irving Langmuir , the scientist, also lived in Woods Hole and died there on August 16, 1957. Before 1898, the Woods Hole Yacht Club

252-502: Is Dr. Robert Max Holmes, an earth scientist who has co-founded and led multiple large river research networks, including Global Rivers Observatory, Arctic Great Rivers Observatory, Cape Cod Rivers Observatory, and Science on the Fly, an initiative that unites the fly-fishing and science communities to study and protect rivers around the world. Woodwell Climate has about 120 staff members. The Center's Gilman Ordway Campus, located on Cape Cod in

294-438: Is Edward Anthes-Washburn of New Bedford. The Steamship Authority currently operates ten vessels. Six passenger ferries are predominantly used for transporting passengers and personal cargo, five of which also accept cars and trucks. The remaining four ferries are open-top and primarily used for larger trucks and freight, although ordinary passengers and automobiles are usually allowed, space permitting. Vessels are maintained at

336-554: Is governed by a five-person board composed of one resident from Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard, Falmouth , Barnstable , and New Bedford, with each resident confirmed by the appropriate local government entity. The board's current chair is James Malkin of Martha's Vineyard. The authority also has an advisory board known as the Port Council, composed of one resident from Barnstable, Fairhaven , Falmouth, Nantucket, New Bedford, Oak Bluffs, and Tisbury . The current chair of this board

378-531: Is operated to Nantucket from the mainland terminal in Hyannis, Massachusetts . Sailing time to Nantucket takes approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes. A one-hour, passenger only catamaran service, is operated with the MV ; Iyanough from mid April through late December from Hyannis to Nantucket. From 2000 to 2007, this service was operated with the MV  Flying Cloud . In addition providing ferry service,

420-447: Is the statutory regulatory body for all ferry operations between mainland Massachusetts and the islands of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket , as well an operator of ferry services between the mainland and the islands. It is the only ferry operator to carry automobiles to and from the islands. The Authority also operates several freight vessels, thus serving as the main link for shipping any commercial goods that are not transported using

462-664: The Island Home (1855-1890), the Sankaty (1911-1924), and the Gay Head (1891-1924). Frequent passenger and auto ferry service is operated to the Martha's Vineyard towns of Vineyard Haven year round, and to Oak Bluffs from the third week of May to the third week of October from the mainland terminal in Woods Hole , Massachusetts. Sailing time is approximately 45 minutes to both Vineyard Haven and Oak Bluffs. In early 2001,

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504-690: The Nantucket and Cape Cod Steamboat Company . The company's two vessels, Telegraph and Massachusetts , now began to only serve Hyannis, rather than making the longer trip to Woods Hole and New Bedford. In 1855, the steamships were replaced by the Island Home , the company's first vessel specifically engineered for the Nantucket Sound . Following the opening of the Hyannis terminal, the New Bedford, Vineyard and Nantucket Steamboat Company

546-745: The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad (NYNHH). The NYNHH, realizing financial troubles, sold the ferry services known at the time as the New England Steamship Company to Massachusetts Steamship Lines on December 31, 1945. In 1948, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts announced its intent to consolidate the private ferry services into a state-owned entity. This created the New Bedford, Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority , which began in 1949. The Massachusetts legislature dropped "New Bedford" from

588-678: The United States Census Bureau , the Woods Hole CDP has a total area of 3.9 square miles (10.1 km ), of which 2.1 square miles (5.5 km ) is land and 1.8 square miles (4.6 km ) (45.24%) is water. The annual Falmouth Road Race brings thousands of runners to Woods Hole in August each year. The route of the 7-mile (11 km) race starts outside the front door of the Captain Kidd tavern and follows

630-738: The Woods Hole Science Aquarium , a USGS coastal and marine geology center, and the home campus of the Sea Education Association . Woods Hole is also the site of United States Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England (formerly USCG Group Woods Hole), the Nobska Light lighthouse, and the terminus of the Steamship Authority ferry route between Cape Cod and the island of Martha's Vineyard. Historically, Woods Hole included one of

672-501: The census of 2000, there were 925 people, 459 households, and 212 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 165.3/km (427.9/mi ). There were 942 housing units at an average density of 168.4/km (435.8/mi ). The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.70% White , 1.62% African American , 0.54% Native American , 1.84% Asian , 0.22% from other races , and 1.08% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.97% of

714-581: The Pacific Ocean, the Caribbean, and the coast of South Carolina . After the firm went bankrupt in 1889, Long Neck – the peninsula on which their factory was located – was renamed Penzance Point and was developed with shingle-style summer homes for bankers and lawyers from New York and Boston. Notable property owners on Penzance Point at the beginning of the twentieth century included Seward Prosser of New York's Bankers Trust Company; Francis Bartow,

756-633: The Pied Piper Edgartown Ferry (Falmouth to Edgartown ). Services established prior to May 1973, which include Hy-Line Cruises (Hyannis, Nantucket, and Oak Bluffs) and the Island Queen (Falmouth to Oak Bluffs), are allowed to provide certain services as grandfathered carriers due to their existence prior to current regulations. However, any additional new services must be licensed by the Authority. The Steamship Authority

798-592: The SSA purchased the 130-foot (40 m) MV Schamonchi , along with the New Bedford-Martha's Vineyard route. She provided passenger-only service on this route until 2003, generating operating losses of about $ 800,000 per year. The vessel has since been sold, and a year-round high-speed catamaran service is now operated between New Bedford and Vineyard Haven (and seasonally to Oak Bluffs) by Seastreak. Year round passenger and auto ferry, as well as freight service

840-589: The Steamship Authority (hence the name) regulates the many commercial aspects of ferry operations to and from the Islands (those that are not regulated by the US Coast Guard ). All scheduled passenger ferry operations carrying over 40 people to and from the Islands must, by law, be approved by the Steamship Authority. This generally precludes any ferry service that would directly compete with

882-412: The Steamship Authority, essentially giving it a legal monopoly on all auto ferry service to the Islands. However, approval has been granted to other companies to operate smaller passenger ferry operations to the islands, including Freedom Cruises ( Harwich Port to Nantucket), Seastreak ( New Bedford to Oak Bluffs and Nantucket), Rhode Island Fast Ferry ( North Kingstown, Rhode Island to Oak Bluffs,

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924-466: The airports on Nantucket or Martha's Vineyard . The Steamship Authority's roots trace back to the 1833-established Nantucket Steamboat Company . Demand for regular steamship service between Cape Cod and Nantucket increased following the opening of the Cape Cod Railroad 's Hyannisport station in 1854. The same year, the company built a terminal near the rail station and renamed itself

966-400: The average family size was 2.58. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 13.5% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 26.4% from 45 to 64, and 27.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females, there are 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.7 males. The median income for a household in the CDP

1008-445: The cancellations found mismanagement with "penny wise, pound foolish" investments and competing factions within the organization. On the night of June 16, 2017, Iyanough crashed into a jetty in Hyannis harbor, injuring fifteen of the fifty-seven people aboard. The Steamship Authority was the victim of a ransomware attack on June 2, 2021, which affected the ticketing and reservation system. The Steamship Authority did not pay

1050-647: The company's name in 1960. The last steamship in regular service was the Nobska , which ran the Woods Hole–Nantucket route until 1973. Several current vessels utilize names that have been a part of Island culture for many years. The "Nantucket" name has existed across four ships: the current MV  Nantucket (1974-), the SS ; Nantucket (1957-1987, renamed Naushon in 1974), the steamboat Nobska (1925-1973, known as Nantucket from 1925 to 1958), and

1092-557: The director and he continued to lead the organization until he was appointed as President Obama's science advisor in 2009. Holdren returned to WHRC as a senior advisor in 2017 after President Obama left office. In 2020, the Center was renamed to the Woodwell Climate Research Center to emphasize the scientific focus on climate change and honor the founder, George Woodwell. The organization's current president

1134-606: The extreme southwestern corner of Cape Cod , near Martha's Vineyard and the Elizabeth Islands . The population was 781 at the 2010 census . It is the site of several marine science institutions, including Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution , the Marine Biological Laboratory , the Woodwell Climate Research Center , NOAA's Northeast Fisheries Science Center (which started the Woods Hole scientific community in 1871),

1176-486: The few good harbors (along with Hyannis ) on the southern side of Cape Cod (i.e. Great Harbor, contained by Penzance Point). The community became a center for whaling, shipping, and fishing, prior to its dominance today by tourism and marine research. At the end of the nineteenth century, Woods Hole was the home of the Pacific Guano Company , which produced fertilizer from guano imported from islands in

1218-663: The fictional character Matt Hooper. Hooper is described as a marine biologist , focusing on the study of sharks. Coincidentally, a great white shark was spotted some years later near Woods Hole in September 2004. Woods Hole is part of the Falmouth public school district, served by Mullen-Hall Elementary, Morse Pond Middle School, Lawrence Junior High School , and Falmouth High School . Woods Hole students also often attend Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical High School , Sturgis Charter Public School , and Falmouth Academy . As of

1260-497: The first four months of 2018, 549 ferry trips were cancelled between Martha's Vineyard and Falmouth due to mechanical problems on the ferry boats. The majority of the mechanical problems occurred on the Woods Hole-Vineyard Haven route. The rate of cancellations in 2018 was approximately 15 times the yearly average of breakdowns and cancellations. A private consultant brought in to find the underlying cause behind

1302-482: The original Nantucket , the which saw service from 1886 to 1910. Similarly, "Martha's Vineyard" has seen service on three vessels: the current MV  Martha's Vineyard (1993-), the SS  Martha's Vineyard (1923-1956, known as SS Islander until 1928), as well as the steamboat Martha's Vineyard (1871-1910). Additionally the MV  Island Home (2007-), MV  Sankaty (1994-), and MV  Gay Head (1989-) have all seen service on older steamships,

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1344-504: The others are Canapitsit Channel , Quick's Hole and Robinson's Hole . Published yearly is the Eldridge Tide and Pilot Book , which has a detailed reference section showing the complex pattern of tides and currents. Ferries operated by The Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority run regularly between Woods Hole and Martha's Vineyard. The present Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority

1386-406: The population. There were 459 households, out of which 14.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.7% were married couples living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 53.6% were non-families. 40.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.94 and

1428-687: The shore of Vineyard Sound through Falmouth to Shipwrecked (historically, the British Beer Company, which closed due to COVID-19), another tavern, in Falmouth Heights. The Woods Hole School is the home of the Children's School of Science. Founded in 1913, this institution (locally known as "CSS" and "Science School") provides science classes for students between seven and 16 years old that focus on scientific investigation by observation. Students regularly visit ecosystems around

1470-646: The town of Falmouth , was completed in 2003. The 19,300 sq ft (1,790 m) building is composed of a renovated summer estate (ca. 1877) and a new wing. The campus is energy neutral , with renewable power generated by a 100 kW wind turbine, as well as rooftop photo-voltaic power systems. In 2023, Woodwell received a $ 5 million grant and fellowship from Google.org , the philanthropic arm of Google, to develop an open-access resource that will use satellite data and artificial intelligence in order to track Arctic permafrost thaw in near real-time. The International Center for Climate Governance has named Woodwell as

1512-588: The village to study the organisms in their natural environments, such as the Sippewissett Salt Marsh . The Children's School of Science draws upon the talent brought to the village by the research institutions but also educates the children of both scientists and locals. Some mention of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is made in the 1975 blockbuster film Jaws as having been the center of research for

1554-543: The world's top climate change think tank for four years in a row—2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016. The award is based on quantitative and analytical data, including activities, publications and dissemination. 41°32′58″N 70°38′37″W  /  41.5495°N 70.6435°W  / 41.5495; -70.6435 Woods Hole Woods Hole is a census-designated place in the town of Falmouth in Barnstable County , Massachusetts , United States. It lies at

1596-527: Was $ 47,604, and the median income for a family was $ 57,969. Males had a median income of $ 31,964 versus $ 31,875 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $ 30,752. None of the families and 5.3% of the population were living below the poverty line , including no under 18 and 6.4% of those over 64. The Woods Hole, Martha%27s Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority The Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority , doing business as The Steamship Authority ( SSA ),

1638-467: Was formed from the New Bedford, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket Steamboat Company, which in turn was a consolidation of earlier companies dating to the early 19th century, just before the railroad arrived. Much of Woods Hole centers around the enclosed harbor of Eel Pond. The Eel Pond Bridge, a bascule drawbridge at the mouth of the harbor, allows boats to enter and exit the harbor according to

1680-493: Was formed in 1854 to provide service with the Eagle's Wing between the namesake destinations and Woods Hole. When the competing Island Home service began in 1885, though, Eagle's Wing ceased serving Nantucket (as well as New Bedford) due to low ridership. The railroad station at Woods Hole , which opened in 1872, had a similar effect on steamship demand. Both the railroad and early steamboat services were at one point owned by

1722-614: Was formed. In 1899, the Woods Hole Golf course was started. Around 1919, it was expanded to 18 holes. In 1976, The Woods Hole Foundation was created. The eminent Hungarian born biochemist and Nobel prize laureate, Albert Imre Szent-Györgyi de Nagyrápolt died in Woods Hole in 1986. Woods Hole is located at the southwestern tip of the town of Falmouth (and of Cape Cod) at 41°31′36″N 70°39′47″W  /  41.52667°N 70.66306°W  / 41.52667; -70.66306 (41.526730, -70.663184). The term "Woods Hole" refers to

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1764-576: Was one of the first organizations dedicated to fighting global climate change, and Woodwell testified to Congress in 1986 about the dangers of sea level rise and global warming. The plan for developing the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change was drafted at the Woods Hole Research Center in the late 1980s by Woodwell and Kilaparti Ramakrishna. In 2005, Dr. John P. Holdren became

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