Activities/Lessons Archives

Sawfish Research & Conservation

10/14/2024
Amanda Waite

Dr. Grubbs discusses research aiming to designate Critical Habitat for endangered smalltooth sawfish in the U.S. and The Bahamas and provide managers with mechanisms to decrease sawfish bycatch in commercial fisheries.

Ocean Expert Exchange Graphic For Dr. Mike Heithaus

The Ecological Importance of Sharks

06/19/2024
Amanda Waite

Dr. Heithaus brings the world of sharks to life as he discusses decades of cutting-edge research to unravel how sharks influence ecosystems and why they are important parts of oceans.

Dr. Savanna Barry Ocean Expert Exchange Branded Graphic

Florida Horseshoe Crab Watch

02/07/2024
Amanda Waite

Dr. Savanna Barry discusses the importance of horseshoe crabs and how the Florida Horseshoe Crab Watch citizen science program is helping to improve understanding of regional crab populations.

Nicole Besemer Ocean Expert Exchange Branded Graphic

Climate Monitoring & Coral Bleaching in the Florida Keys

12/11/2023
Amanda Waite

Nicole Besemer talks about climate monitoring and updates from the 2023 coral bleaching event in the Florida Keys and Dry Tortugas, as well as how researchers are working to study it.

Ocean Expert Exchange With Valeria Pizarro

Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease in the Caribbean

02/15/2023
Amanda Waite

Dr. Pizarro introduces stony coral tissue loss disease, how it is affecting Caribbean coral reefs and what researchers and managers are doing throughout the Caribbean to save the reefs.

Ocean Expert Exchange With Candace Fields

Globally Abundant to Critically Endangered: The Conservation Story of the Oceanic Whitetip Shark

01/17/2023
Amanda Waite

Candace Fields shares how her work plays a part in the conservation of critically endangered oceanic whitetip sharks.

RENDERING THE REEF – Photogrammetry & 3D Modeling Lab

09/15/2022
Amanda Waite

AUTHORS - Nik Varley (ANGARI Foundation)

Engineering with Nature for Climate Adaptation

08/26/2022
Amanda Waite

Dr. Kelly Kibler discusses how she applies ecohydraulics research to the design of natural coastal infrastructure, such as mangrove forests and oyster reefs.

Engineering Solutions for Coral Reef Research

08/10/2022
Amanda Waite

Nate Formel shares how he has used the open source movement to expand and improve on tools for marine research, including that on ocean acidification in the Florida Keys.

Day in the Life of Great Hammerhead Sharks

06/24/2022
Amanda Waite

Erin Spencer shares how she uses "shark FitBits" to study the movement and behavior of great hammerheads.