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¼ø»Æʦapp Engineering to Lead $1.3M Collaborative Conservation Project

By | August 21, 2024

¼ø»Æʦapp 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.

¼ø»Æʦapp Sea Turtle Experts Provide 'Best Practices' During Nesting Season

By | June 17, 2024

Three internationally renowned ¼ø»Æʦapp researchers provide "best practices" and answer some of the most frequently asked questions to help protect Florida's nesting sea turtles and their hatchlings.

¼ø»Æʦapp Harbor Branch Launches 'eConch' to Grow, Conserve the Queen Conch

By | 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.

¼ø»Æʦapp Experts for the 2024 Hurricane Season

By | May 23, 2024

Forecasts indicate a highly active 2024 Atlantic hurricane season. Several ¼ø»Æʦapp faculty experts are available to discuss various issues surrounding hurricane preparedness, evacuation and aftermath.

After Hundreds of Years, Study Confirms Bermuda Home to Cownose Rays

By | May 20, 2024

Using citizen science and morphological and genetic data, ¼ø»Æʦapp Harbor Branch researchers are the first to provide evidence that the Atlantic cownose ray has recently made a new home in Bermuda.

¼ø»Æʦapp Researcher Earns Top Award for Marine Natural Products

By | April 18, 2024

Amy Wright, Ph.D., research professor at ¼ø»Æʦapp Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, received the Paul J. Scheuer Award in Marine Natural Products, considered the foremost accolade in the field.

¼ø»Æʦapp Lands $1.3 Million Grant to Clean Up Stinky Seaweed in Florida

By | April 10, 2024

¼ø»Æʦapp 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.

Study Explores Severe Hurricanes and Coral Reef Sponge Recolonization

By | March 26, 2024

A study by ¼ø»Æʦapp 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.

¼ø»Æʦapp Seeks Participants for Harmful Algal Blooms Study in Cape Coral

By | March 18, 2024

¼ø»Æʦapp researchers are asking residents of Cape Coral and surrounding communities to consider participating in a study to help evaluate the potential impacts of exposure to harmful algal blooms (HABs).

Study Details Toxic Elements Found in Stranded Whales and Dolphins

By | February 21, 2024

Researchers from ¼ø»Æʦapp Harbor Branch and collaborators analyzed tissue and fecal samples from 90 stranded whales and dolphins in Florida and Georgia over 15 years from 2007 to 2021.

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