×ó°®ÊÓƵ Publishes Initial Annual Report: Florida Office of Ocean Economy
Housed at ×ó°®ÊÓƵ, the Florida Office of Ocean Economy was created to position the state as a global leader in ocean-linked industries and to build the foundation for a thriving ocean economy.
Spying on Stingrays: First-ever Tags Show Elusive Behaviors, Habitats
×ó°®ÊÓƵ Harbor Branch researchers are the first to successfully develop and field-test a multi-sensor biologging tag on the elusive whitespotted eagle ray, providing vital insights into their behavior.
×ó°®ÊÓƵ Receives $1M Grant to Study Gulf's Mesophotic Coral Habitats
×ó°®ÊÓƵ Harbor Branch researchers and collaborators will study how ocean currents and river nutrients affect deep coral ecosystems on the West Florida Shelf - one of the gulf's largest and least-studied habitats.
Chef José Andrés' Longer Tables Fund Will Expand ×ó°®ÊÓƵ Queen Conch Lab
The grant awarded to ×ó°®ÊÓƵ Harbor Branch supports the expansion of its queen conch aquaculture lab and is part of a global philanthropic effort to tackle urgent challenges through the power of food.
Green Seaweed Replaces Seagrass, But Sea Slugs Pose New Threats
×ó°®ÊÓƵ Harbor Branch researchers found that Caulerpa prolifera has taken over seagrass in the Indian River Lagoon, reducing biodiversity, and recently raising concerns over rising numbers of sap-sucking sea slugs.
×ó°®ÊÓƵ Experts for the 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season
Several ×ó°®ÊÓƵ faculty experts are available to discuss a range of hurricane-related topics such as preparedness, evacuation planning, storm impacts and post-disaster recovery.
Fewer Parasites in Indian River Lagoon Signal Big Ecosystem Problems
×ó°®ÊÓƵ Harbor Branch researchers used parasite data to assess the ecological health of Florida's Indian River Lagoon, which has suffered from pollution and algal blooms, damaging habitats like seagrass beds.
Toxic Blooms in Motion: Study Maps Algae Patterns in Lake Okeechobee
×ó°®ÊÓƵ Harbor Branch researchers used an advanced physical-biogeochemical model to track daily movements of harmful algal blooms in Florida's largest freshwater lake, vital to the region's hydrological balance.
Drone Captures Narwhals Using Their Tusks to Explore, Forage and Play
×ó°®ÊÓƵ Harbor Branch and collaborators provide the first evidence of this 'unicorn of the sea' using their tusks in the wild, revealing behaviors of this Arctic whale never seen before.
×ó°®ÊÓƵ Engineering Gets Micro-CT Scanning System to Transform Research
With a grant from the U.S. Department of Defense, ×ó°®ÊÓƵ has acquired an advanced micro-CT system that will greatly enhance research across various fields including ocean science, materials, biology and medicine.