Month: December 2020

Human activities are resetting which species hold the most sway over ecosystem behavior, says Christine Angelini, principal investigator for the study. Because of overfishing and climate change, purple marsh crabs are “wreaking havoc everywhere” across their range

“The pines, oaks, cedars and palms have this orderly trajectory of death based on who can hack it in a saline environment and who can’t” – David Kaplan, CCS.

The manager is responsible for overseeing implementation of coastal habitat conservation initiatives in the New England and mid-Atlantic states, and leading work with managers and stakeholders to establish an ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management in federal waters of the region.

Deadline: Feb 12. Under the guidance of a faculty mentor, interns work in a research-intensive atmosphere on a topic in chemical, physical, or biological oceanography or marine biology/geology/ biogeochemistry. The program includes weekly research seminars, professional development presentations, and field trips to nearby coastal marine systems. Interns will also present written and oral reports at […]

Project lead Todd Osborne is looking for additional funders and is lining up more than 20 commercial organizations interested in farming and harvesting “super clams” that seem to be thriving despite the increased pollution levels in Indian River Lagoon.

Myoseon Jang and Dail Laughinghouse have combined efforts to research and develop a device to measure how much brevetoxin, the neurotoxic compound found in red tide, is in the air during a bloom and detect how long it survives.

Is Tallahassee changing? Depending on who’s talking, the last Florida legislative session was either a reason for optimism or for continued skepticism. Rodríguez and Aloupis earned unanimous support for the sea level rise study law, but other climate-related bills flopped. 

Deadline: December 31, 2020. Work on project management for coastal grant funding program (land acquisition, construction, research projects, etc.). Includes involvement in high-level policy and planning, which can include activities such as sediment management and living shorelines. 

Deadline: December 30, 2020. Stonewall, Manitoba. Ducks Unlimited Canada’s (DUC’s) Institute for Wetland and Waterfowl Research (IWWR) is seeking a Research Scientist to conduct original research on ecosystem services and biodiversity and their application to DUC’s conservation programs for one of Canada’s oldest and most respected conservation organizations. DUC conserves, restores and manages wetlands and […]

This project will take advantage of the unique opportunity to integrate multiple longterm (30-40 years) datasets into ecosystem models that project changes in estuarine ecosystems in response to acute weather events, long-term climate change, restoration, coastal development, recreational and commercial fisheries, and hatchery scenarios. Potential data sources include long-term surveys (30-40 years) of fish and […]