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You can now follow along in real-time as researchers track potential harmful algal blooms (HABs) in Lake Okeechobee. Scientists at Florida Atlantic University's Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute (FAU Harbor Branch) are...

Researchers from FAU'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.

Florida Atlantic University’s Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute will host the 2021 Indian River Lagoon (IRL) Symposium on Thursday, Feb. 18 and Friday, Feb. 19. “IRL Research During the Pandemic” will provide a...

FAU Harbor Branch scientists and collaborators are the first to quantify "shell-crushing" consumption noises in a large marine predator using the whitespotted eagle ray.

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

When he’s not braving freezing temperatures and polar bears to study wild beluga whales in the Arctic or processing genetic samples in the lab, Greg O’Corry Crowe, Ph.D., a research scientist at Florida Atlantic University’s...

Every night, the planet’s largest migration happens as animals travel from the depths of the ocean to feed at the surface. As the sun rises, they return back to the water column’s middle region, called the mesopelagic...

Greg O’Corry-Crowe, a biologist at FAU’s Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, is no stranger to life on the edge, much like the animals he has dedicated his life to studying — beluga whales. He’s endured remote...

Florida Atlantic University’s Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute scientists are at the forefront of unraveling the mystery of what causes harmful algal blooms (HABs) in Lake Okeechobee. These toxic blooms wreak havoc...

Florida Atlantic University’s Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute in Fort Pierce will kick off the 2021 Winter John & Barbara Ferrara Ocean Science Lecture Series on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021 at 4 p.m., with bi-weekly...