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Blushing Star Coral, Florida Keys, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, Corals, Coral Reefs
September 23, 2024
Using genomic DNA analyses, Ñý°®Ö±²¥ Harbor Branch researchers have uncovered vital links between coral populations at different depths. Deeper corals may help replenish declining shallow reefs in the Florida Keys.
Brian Lapointe, Ph.D., Caloosahatchee River Estuary, Harmful Algal Blooms
September 10, 2024
Ñý°®Ö±²¥ Harbor Branch researchers have conducted the first comprehensive sampling of the Lake Okeechobee Waterway and its estuaries. Findings mark a groundbreaking step in preserving this crucial ecosystem.
Manatee, Sea Cow
August 21, 2024
Ñý°®Ö±²¥ engineering will lead a project designed to cost-effectively identify and track wildlife using artificial intelligence, funded by the National Science Foundation and the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation.
sea turtle, hatchling, belly up
June 17, 2024
Three internationally renowned Ñý°®Ö±²¥ researchers provide "best practices" and answer some of the most frequently asked questions to help protect Florida's nesting sea turtles and their hatchlings.
Megan Davis, Queen Conch, Bahamas
June 11, 2024
eConch is a free, experiential online learning program that provides step-by-step instructions and expert advice to grow queen conch, the most important molluscan fishery in the Caribbean region.
Hurricanes, Hurricane Season, Atlantic
May 23, 2024
Forecasts indicate a highly active 2024 Atlantic hurricane season. Several Ñý°®Ö±²¥ faculty experts are available to discuss various issues surrounding hurricane preparedness, evacuation and aftermath.
Cownose Ray
May 20, 2024
Using citizen science and morphological and genetic data, Ñý°®Ö±²¥ Harbor Branch researchers are the first to provide evidence that the Atlantic cownose ray has recently made a new home in Bermuda.
Four people standing side-by-side smiling. The third person from the left, a woman, is holding a wooden award plaque.
April 18, 2024
Amy Wright, Ph.D., research professor at Ñý°®Ö±²¥ Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, received the Paul J. Scheuer Award in Marine Natural Products, considered the foremost accolade in the field.
Sargassum, Seaweed, Researcher
April 10, 2024
Ñý°®Ö±²¥ Harbor Branch researchers will assess if it is better to harvest Sargassum in water as opposed to on the beach to better plan for removing vast amounts of seaweed from beaches and preventing aggregations.
Scuba divers, Coral Reef Sponges, U.S. Virgin Islands
March 26, 2024
A study by Ñý°®Ö±²¥ researchers and colleagues is the first to evaluate substrate recolonization by sponges in the U.S. Virgin Islands after two catastrophic storms using genetic analyses.
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