Scientist Sarah Rider
Sarah Rider is a marine ecologist that research focuses on understanding how environmental conditions affect invertebrate and fish communities on coral reefs.
Cryptic Creatures of Caribbean Coral Reefs
Sarah shares how she is investigating the impact of coral restoration on invertebrates and fish in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary and Bonaire National Marine Park.
Expedition 121: Mission Iconic Reefs
Scientists from Clemson University worked from onboard R/V ANGARI to conduct reef surveys and establish cryptofauna monitoring sites throughout the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.
Common Sea Fan (Gorgonia ventalina)
Common sea fans are commonly found on coral reefs and can be identified by their purple tissue.
Woolpert’s Florida Seafloor Mapping Initiative Award
Rick Householder shares how his Woolpert team used topobathy lidar and sonar to map ~45,000 square kilometers of the seafloor for the State of Florida's Florida Seafloor Mapping Initiative project.
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.