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Grand Bahama, Queen Conch, Queen Conch Hatchery, Gift
March 14, 2023
FAU's Harbor Branch has received a $2.8 million gift to establish a queen conch hatchery in Grand Bahama. The project is built on a network of collaborators to secure local support and collaboration.
Whitespotted Eagle Ray, Marine Rays, Hard Clams, Clamming Industry, Anti-predator Materials
March 07, 2023
Marine rays like to "crunch" on clams, which can sometimes take a big bite out of clammers' profits. FAU Harbor Branch researchers assessed the efficacy of anti-predator materials on whitespotted eagle rays.
FAU Harbor Branch, Field Trip, Indian River Lagoon, Boat, Pontoon, Discovery
February 24, 2023
FAU Harbor Branch has received a $399,963 grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) South Florida Initiative Program to support a new Indian River Lagoon field trip program.
Andia Chaves Fonnegra, NSF CAREER Award, Coral Reefs, Diving, Florida, Caribbean
February 13, 2023
With a five-year, $974,100 NSF grant, Andia Chaves Fonnegra, Ph.D., will develop fundamental ecological research to understand the functional ecology and biodiversity patterns in sponge-dominated coral reefs.
Eel, Teleost Fish, Elopomorpha Species, Moray Eel
February 10, 2023
FAU Harbor Branch's Sahar Mejri, Ph.D., is among a team of scientists to use genome mapping to demonstrate sister groups from a common evolutionary ancestor.
hands holding a pompano fish
December 19, 2022
This workshop will showcase findings from three years of Florida Sea Grant-funded research focused on overcoming the hurdles to commercialization of Florida pompano aquaculture in U.S.
Florida Pompano, Larvae, Microscope, Aquaculture, Juvenile Fish
December 05, 2022
FAU Harbor Branch researchers are the first to conduct a low salinity study on Florida pompano to determine the optimal salinity required to culture juvenile fish from hatch to weaning under on-farm conditions.
FAU, Florida Atlantic University, University, Entrance
November 28, 2022
Four FAU researchers representing engineering, medicine, science and Harbor Branch will be inducted into the FAU Chapter of the National Academy of Inventors®.
Florida, Indian River Lagoon, Bull Shark, Environment, Pollution, Harmful Algal Blooms, Toxins
November 17, 2022
FAU Harbor Branch researchers are the first to measure multiple baseline concentrations of phycotoxins from harmful algal blooms in bull sharks from Florida's Indian River Lagoon.
Research, Equipment, Electron Microscopy, Grant, Department of Defense, Nanoscale Structures, Imaging, High Resolution
November 01, 2022
Researchers have received a $599,503 grant from the United States Department of Defense for a powerful high resolution imaging technique that can reveal nanoscale structures.
Additional Information
Florida Atlantic's Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute engages with the community through the Ocean Discovery Visitors Center and the Ocean Science Lecture Series. Harbor Branch’s research and outreach programs translate marine science in order to provide solutions that improve economies and quality of life for coastal communities.
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Florida Atlantic University
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Fort Pierce, FL 34946