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Woods Hole
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Woods Hole, uninc. village (1990 pop. 1,080) and seaport in the town of Falmouth, Barnstable co., SE Mass., at the southwestern extremity of Cape Cod. It is the departure point for nearby island resorts (Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket). Woods Hole is the site of an important marine biology laboratory and of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, at Woods Hole, Mass.; est. 1930. In addition to oceanographic research, it conducts important work in meteorology, biology, geology, and geophysics.
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. A fish hatchery and aquarium and a U.S. Coast Guard station are also there.


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According to Michael Fogarty, who heads the Ecosystem Assessment Program at the Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) of NOAA's Fisheries Service in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, his team's report highlights the need to understand natural and human-related changes in this region and to develop effective management and mitigation strategies.
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