This project synthesizes portions of six projects that deal in diverse but complimentary aspects of sediments in Florida Bay, aiming at the development of a sediment budget for the lagoon/estuary system. The synthesis is process oriented, describing the mechanisms by ...

Two research projects will investigate the relationship between fresh water input and fish community structure in the Suwannee River estuary. The first project is focused on juvenile fish of selected taxa in the estuary. Statistical models will be constructed to ...

Principal Investigator
Steven Murawski -- University of South Florida, College of Marine Science

Abstract

Understanding the full ecological consequences of the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) event, determining best long-term mitigation strategies, and preparing for the next spill, requires a systems-level approach ...

Executive Summary

Coastal and marine planners and managers are faced with a complex environment in which to make difficult decisions about habitat conservation and resource management. Given this complexity and recognizing the vastness of the marine environment for which the ...

Seagrass habitat is essential for the early life history of commercially important marine species, providing refugia, nutrients and protection from severe hydrological mechanisms. Epibenthic and infaunal organisms inhabiting seagrass beds represent an important food source for the larvae and juveniles ...

Specific objectives of this project included estimation of size structure, age/growth and reproductive parameters for flounder populations in St. Andrews Bay and adjacent offshore reefs using trammel-net samples and diver surveys. Two fishery-independent methods for assessing size and age structure ...

Project Objectives:

1. Assemble existing fish and sea turtle habitat mapping information as well as any high-resolution multibeam bathymetry for the West Florida Shelf
2. Consult with stakeholders to determine mapping priorities
3. Conduct field mapping of priority areas
4. Ground-truth priority areas using ...

This project will complete a survey and inventory of the fishes of the Gulf of Mexico. The first half of the survey is complete and has been published in book form. About 80 percent of the second and final volume ...

A cell line (a naturally reproduced, direct, multigenerational line of oyster cells produced in vitro with exactly the same genetic composition) is a research tool to study disease and growth of a species. Results of such studies can assist scientists ...