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Study Takes a 'Bite' Out of Shark Depredation Using Citizen Science

By | February 11, 2025

Shark depredation is a rising issue in recreational fishing, especially in Florida. Now, ×ó°®ÊÓÆµ Harbor Branch researchers have identified Florida's ocean 'bandits' and the most common depredated species.

Cameron G. Duncan, Ph.D., Named Dean of ×ó°®ÊÓÆµ Lynn College of Nursing

By | January 27, 2025

×ó°®ÊÓÆµ has named Cameron G. Duncan, Ph.D., as the new Holli Rockwell Trubinsky Eminent Dean of the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing. Duncan is the fourth dean in the college's 45-year history.

×ó°®ÊÓÆµ Harbor Branch Announces 2025 Ocean Science Lecture Series

By | December 18, 2024

×ó°®ÊÓÆµ's Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute announced the lineup for its annual "John & Barbara Ferrera Ocean Science Lecture Series."

×ó°®ÊÓÆµ Receives Gift to Support Next Generation of Environmental Stewards

By | December 9, 2024

The School of Environmental, Coastal, and Ocean Sustainability, ×ó°®ÊÓÆµ's collaborative hub for programs focused on environmental sustainability, received a significant gift from Wayne and Lucretia Weiner.

×ó°®ÊÓÆµ Awarded DOE Grant to Test Offshore Ocean Current Energy

By | October 29, 2024

×ó°®ÊÓÆµ's Southeast National Marine Renewable Energy Center has received an $800,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to advance ocean energy technologies with a test facility offshore Palm Beach County.

Iliamna Lake Harbor Seals Genetically Isolated from Pacific Ocean

By | October 16, 2024

A new genetic study led by ×ó°®ÊÓÆµ Harbor Branch researchers indicates that Alaska's Iliamna Lake harbor seals may represent a unique, endemic form of harbor seal.

Deeper Corals May Help Shallow Reefs Recover in the Florida Keys

By | September 23, 2024

Using genomic DNA analyses, ×ó°®ÊÓÆµ 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.

What's Really 'Fueling' Harmful Algae in Florida's Lake Okeechobee?

By | September 10, 2024

×ó°®ÊÓÆµ 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.

×ó°®ÊÓÆµ Engineering to Lead $1.3M Collaborative Conservation Project

By | August 21, 2024

×ó°®ÊÓÆµ 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.

×ó°®ÊÓÆµ Sea Turtle Experts Provide 'Best Practices' During Nesting Season

By | June 17, 2024

Three internationally renowned ×ó°®ÊÓÆµ researchers provide "best practices" and answer some of the most frequently asked questions to help protect Florida's nesting sea turtles and their hatchlings.

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