The Christmas tree worm is a species of polychaete marine worm that is most commonly associated with hard corals in shallow tropical coral reefs around the world.
Gina Clementi is a marine scientist who specializes in the ecology and conservation of marine predators. Her research uses non-invasive methods such as baited remote underwater videos, environmental DNA and active acoustics.
Students and teachers from Jupiter Environmental Research and Field Studies Academy worked side-by-side with Florida International University scientists onboard R/V ANGARI for a day of shark research in the Lake Worth Lagoon.
Researchers from Florida International University came aboard R/V ANGARI to investigate marine life such as sharks, eels and rays in the Lake Worth Lagoon using BRUVS.
Dr. Duncan Irschick is the co-founder and director of Digital Life and a professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He is telling us about his research on evolution and ecology of animal athletics, and how biological form informs synthetic design.
Nate Formel, a research assistant at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, tells us about his research on acoustic tracking and conserving coral reefs.