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.
Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease in the Caribbean
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.
Christmas Tree Worm (Spirobranchus giganteus)
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.
Scientist Nate Formel
Nate Formel, a research assistant at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, tells us about his research on acoustic tracking and conserving coral reefs.
Engineering Solutions for Coral Reef Research
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.