Aquaculture for Marine Restoration
Dr. Patterson talks about the interesting ways that aquaculture, or farming aquatic plants and animals, might be used as a tool to improve habitat quality or enhance target species populations.
Caribbean Reef Octopus (Octopus briareus)
A master of disguise, Caribbean reef octopuses are found in warm waters around coral reefs and grassy and rocky seabeds.
Elkhorn Coral (Acropora palmata)
Elkhorn coral is a species of fast growing, reef-building, hard coral found throughout reefs in The Bahamas, the Caribbean and Florida.
Climate Monitoring & Coral Bleaching in the Florida Keys
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.
Scientist Brian Lapointe
Dr. Brian Lapointe is a Research Professor and Marine Scientist at Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute at FAU studying nutrient pollution and harmful algal blooms.
Regal Sea Goddess Nudibranch (Felimare picta)
The regal sea goddess nudibranch is a marine gastropod found in the Gulf of Mexico and can be identified by the extremely colorful patterns.
Queen Triggerfish (Balistes vetula)
The queen triggerfish is a beautiful species of fish commonly found on rocky sea floors or coral reef in the western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico.
Caribbean Sharpnose Puffer (Canthigaster rostrata)
The Caribbean sharpnose puffer is a fish species found off the coast of South Carolina down to the Caribbean Sea and in the Gulf of Mexico.
Red Cushion Sea Star (Oreaster reticulatus)
Red cushion sea stars are invertebrates with studded, colorful skin and found in the shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico and throughout the Bahamas.
Scientist Valeria Pizarro
Dr. Valeria Pizarro is a marine scientist at Perry Institute for Marine Science telling us about her research on Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease that is affecting Caribbean corals.