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On a warm, sunny day, you snorkel through a lush bed of seagrass. Fish swim between the leaves and crabs crawl across the sediment. Swimming along, you start to notice the seagrass becoming more patchy–almost as if someone has mowed a section away in some spots. There are not as many fish darting out of … Continue reading
The NOAA RESTORE Science Program is leveraging cutting-edge technologies and collaboration to deepen understanding of the Gulf of America’s (formerly Gulf of Mexico) complex ecosystem, providing vital data to natural resource managers. Across a diverse portfolio of projects funded by the Science Program, project teams are using artificial intelligence, genetic tools, submersibles, drones, and satellite … Continue reading
The NOAA RESTORE Science Program has partnered with researchers from Florida State University and the RESTORE Act Center of Excellence for Louisiana to propose a special collection on co-production and coastal resilience in the journal Estuaries and Coasts. We are excited to announce that the submission window for the collection is now open through August … Continue reading
With just a brief glance at Dr. Shayna Sura’s website, you get the sense that she is a high achieving researcher who is always ready for a new challenge. Since college, she has lived all across the country and held a variety of research positions looking at everything from grasshoppers and brine shrimp to seagrass … Continue reading
The Gulf Ecosystem Initiative’s third Call for Proposals for synthesis science projects in the Gulf of Mexico and applications for post-doctoral researchers is now open. Proposals are due March 14, 2025. The Gulf Ecosystem Initiative is a $3.5 million partnership between the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) and the NOAA RESTORE Science … Continue reading
Building long-term capacity: Small business improves stock assessments for Gulf of Mexico fisheries October 10, 2024 by Benny Adler and Julien Lartigue Photos credit: Caitlin Langwiser It was a gamble, or as Dr. Nathan Vaughan said in his Australian English, “a big punt,” when he started his own research company – Vaughan Analytics. Vaughan came … Continue reading
Image 1: Cobia (Rachycentron canadum); Image 2: Fishing boats in Destin, Florida. Photo by Nicolas Henderson; Image 3: A cluster of oyster reef balls, commonly used in restoration practices, near St. Petersburg, Florida. Photo courtesy of the Tampa Bay Estuary Program.; Image 4: Restoration work at the Robinson Preserve in Florida. Photo courtesy of the … Continue reading
Examine each step of the co-production process when you visit our new Co-Production Examples and Tools web page! The Science Program is working to build a community of researchers, resource managers, and other resource users to support the sustainability of the Gulf of Mexico ecosystem. To support applied ecosystem science and incentivize these communities to … Continue reading
To help bridge the gap between researchers, resource managers, and other end users, the NOAA RESTORE Science Program, Florida RESTORE Act Centers of Excellence Program, the NOAA National Estuarine Research Reserve System Science Collaborative, Florida Sea Grant, and the University of Florida’s Natural Resource Leadership Institute partnered together to host a two-day workshop in St. Petersburg, Florida in May of this year. The workshop gathered individuals from across the state to learn about science co-production and discuss best practices to improve science for natural resource management in Florida.
By Miranda Madrid On a sunny day out in Charlotte Harbor, a team of researchers catch adult fish and large juveniles as part of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI) fisheries-independent monitoring program. The researchers identify, count, and measure fish and invertebrates in an effort to inform … Continue reading