FAU Harbor Branch Scientists Take Part in NOAA Cruise

Several FAU Harbor Branch scientists are taking part in the Coral Ecosystem Connectivity 2014: From Pulley Ridge to the Florida Keys expedition, funded by NOAA's National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science and Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, in partnership with NOAA's Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, National Marine Fisheries Service's Southeast Regional Office and Gulf of Mexico Regional Collaboration Team. HBOI scientists Dr. Dennis Hanisak, John Reed and Stephanie Farrington are among the group of researchers aboard two-week cruise, which departed on August 15. The project is a collaborative effort between 11 universities where more than 35 scientists pool their expertise to investigate the role that the relatively healthy deep mesophotic reefs of Pulley Ridge (off the southwest coast of Florida) may play in replenishing key species of fish and other organisms in reefs downstream. Click here for the latest information on the cruise.