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¼ø»Æʦapp HARBOR BRANCH ANNOUNCES THE JOHN & BARBARA FERRERA 2021 WINTER OCEAN SCIENCE LECTURE SERIES SCHEDULE
¼ø»Æʦapp HARBOR BRANCH ANNOUNCES THE JOHN & BARBARA FERRERA 2021 WINTER OCEAN SCIENCE LECTURE SERIES SCHEDULE
December 16, 2020
¼ø»Æʦapp’s Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute in Fort Pierce will kick off the 2021 Winter John & Barbara Ferrara Ocean Science Lecture Series on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021 at 4 p.m., with bi-weekly...
COLLABORATIVE STUDY OF GREEN TURTLE HEALTH IN LAKE WORTH LAGOON
COLLABORATIVE STUDY OF GREEN TURTLE HEALTH IN LAKE WORTH LAGOON
December 14, 2020
¼ø»Æʦapp's Harbor Branch Annie Page, Ph.D., and collaborators at ¼ø»Æʦapp’s Department of Biological Sciences, Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Inwater Research Group, and East Coast Biologists, Inc. were awarded a grant for their project...
Harmful Algal Blooms, Health, Grant, Florida Department of Health, COVID-19, Red Tide, Blue Green Algae, Florida, Cape Coral, Clewiston, Stuart, Study Population
¼ø»Æʦapp Receives Grant to Study Health Effects of Harmful Algal Blooms
December 10, 2020
A Florida Department of Health grant will help ¼ø»Æʦapp researchers to evaluate health effects of exposure to harmful algal blooms in Florida and possible increased susceptibility in those infected with COVID-19.
Research, Grants, First Quarter, Fiscal Year, Federal, State, Private Agencies, Research Funding, Research Performance, Division of Research, Research Awards
¼ø»Æʦapp Shatters Research Funding Record for First Quarter of Fiscal Year
December 08, 2020
¼ø»Æʦapp saw a whopping 92 percent increase in research funding in the first three months of fiscal year 2020-2021 compared to the same timeframe in 2019-2020.
Bonefish, Bonefish Spawning, Acoustic Telemetery, Sonar Data, Drone, Abyss, The Bahamas, Abaco, 450 Feet Deep, Fish Behavior, Conservation
Stunning Discovery Finds Bonefish Dive 'Deep' into the Abyss to Spawn
December 07, 2020
Using active acoustic telemetry and sonar data, ¼ø»Æʦapp Harbor Branch scientists and collaborators are the first to track a shallow water fish diving 450 feet deep to spawn and provide detailed documentation.
Smalltooth Sawfish, Endangered Species, Indian River Lagoon, St. Lucie River, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, FWC, Ecology, Conservation, Florida, Acoustic Tag
Endangered Juvenile Smalltooth Sawfish Found in St. Lucie River
November 19, 2020
¼ø»Æʦapp Harbor Branch and FWC scientists successfully caught, tagged and released a juvenile smalltooth sawfish in the Indian River Lagoon - a major step for sawfish research and recovery efforts in Florida.
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It's Not Too Late to Cast Your Vote...For Best ¼ø»Æʦapp Research Images
November 12, 2020
¼ø»Æʦapp is giving everyone the chance to cast their votes (again), but this time for the best images captured by its researchers in a contest that highlights work from across all of ¼ø»Æʦapp's 10 colleges.
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FLORIDA’S INDIAN RIVER LAGOON: EXPLORATION EDUCATION IN YOUR BACKYARD
November 06, 2020
¼ø»Æʦapp’s Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute is searching for mates that can help steer a vital program back on course and preserve our oceans’ health by inspiring and educating our youth. With...
Songbird, Zebra Finch, Cognition, Performance, Gut Microbiome, Foraging Task, Brain, Gut, Bacteria
Study First to Show Relationship between a Bird's Gut and its Brain
November 04, 2020
¼ø»Æʦapp scientists studied songbirds' gut microbiome and have identified potentially critical bacteria affecting cognition and performance.
DEEP-SEA CORALS WIN PROTECTION IN THE GULF OF MEXICO
DEEP-SEA CORALS WIN PROTECTION IN THE GULF OF MEXICO
October 29, 2020
Gulf of Mexico deep-sea corals will soon be protected as part of a first-of-its-kind plan to safeguard some of the region's important coral hotspots and restrict damaging fishing gear in most of the areas. The Gulf of Mexico...
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