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Drifter or Homebody? Study Reveals Where Whitespotted Eagle Rays Roam

By | February 23, 2021

Researchers from °®åú´«Ã½'s Harbor Branch and collaborators conducted the first multiyear study of large-scale movements of whitespotted eagle rays in U.S. waters using acoustic telemetry networks.

Crunch! 'Shell-crushing' Sounds Revealed in a Large Marine Predator

By | January 26, 2021

°®åú´«Ã½ Harbor Branch scientists and collaborators are the first to quantify "shell-crushing" consumption noises in a large marine predator using the whitespotted eagle ray.

'Hail to the Queen' - Saving the Caribbean Queen Conch

By | January 7, 2021

The world's leading expert on queen conch aquaculture who is a scientist at °®åú´«Ã½'s Harbor Branch has published a comprehensive, step-by-step manual to culture and restore the revered Caribbean queen conch.

°®åú´«Ã½ Receives Grant to Study Health Effects of Harmful Algal Blooms

By | December 10, 2020

A Florida Department of Health grant will help °®åú´«Ã½ researchers to evaluate health effects of exposure to harmful algal blooms in Florida and possible increased susceptibility in those infected with COVID-19.

°®åú´«Ã½ Shatters Research Funding Record for First Quarter of Fiscal Year

By | December 8, 2020

°®åú´«Ã½ saw a whopping 92 percent increase in research funding in the first three months of fiscal year 2020-2021 compared to the same timeframe in 2019-2020.

Stunning Discovery Finds Bonefish Dive 'Deep' into the Abyss to Spawn

By | December 7, 2020

Using active acoustic telemetry and sonar data, °®åú´«Ã½ Harbor Branch scientists and collaborators are the first to track a shallow water fish diving 450 feet deep to spawn and provide detailed documentation.

Endangered Juvenile Smalltooth Sawfish Found in St. Lucie River

By | November 19, 2020

°®åú´«Ã½ Harbor Branch and FWC scientists successfully caught, tagged and released a juvenile smalltooth sawfish in the Indian River Lagoon - a major step for sawfish research and recovery efforts in Florida.

It's Not Too Late to Cast Your Vote...For Best °®åú´«Ã½ Research Images

By | November 12, 2020

°®åú´«Ã½ is giving everyone the chance to cast their votes (again), but this time for the best images captured by its researchers in a contest that highlights work from across all of °®åú´«Ã½'s 10 colleges.

Study First to Show Relationship between a Bird's Gut and its Brain

By | November 4, 2020

°®åú´«Ã½ scientists studied songbirds' gut microbiome and have identified potentially critical bacteria affecting cognition and performance.

Scientists are First in the World to Spawn Bonefish in Captivity

By | October 20, 2020

°®åú´«Ã½ Harbor Branch and Bonefish & Tarpon Trust have reached a groundbreaking milestone in fish reproduction research by successfully inducing captive bonefish to spawn in aquaculture tanks.

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