sentences:  Established in 1930 in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, it is the largest independent oceanographic research institution in the U.S., with staff and students numbering about 1,400.The Institution is organized into six departments, the Cooperative Institute for Climate and Ocean Research, and a marine policy center.Its shore-based facilities are located in the village of Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States and a mile and a half away on the Quissett Campus.