Posts Tagged ‘marine lab’
RECON Weather Stations Back Online After Ian
All three of the SCCF Marine Lab’s River, Estuary, and Coastal Observing Network (RECON) weather stations dismantled by Hurricane Ian are now back online following the installation last week of…
Read MoreSip & Slurp Success! On Island Holds Event to Support Oyster Restoration
A HUGE thank you to On Island for hosting a “Sip & Slurp” fundraiser on Feb. 28 at Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grille on Sanibel. All proceeds from this…
Read MoreHow Calibration Ensures Accurate Water Quality Science
The SCCF Marine Lab measures three key parameters to assess and discuss Southwest Florida’s water quality: chlorophyll a, colored dissolved organic matter (CDOM), and phycocyanin. The instrument used to measure…
Read MoreRed Tide Bloom May Have Run its Course
The red tide bloom off Sanibel and Captiva may be in decline based on lower counts as well as a shift in satellite imagery that shows it moving to the…
Read MoreHigh Concentrations of Red Tide on Sanibel
Onshore winds pushed a red tide bloom that has been offshore the islands for the last few months onto shore earlier this week. On Sunday evening and Monday morning, SCCF…
Read MoreRed Tide Detected Offshore of Sanibel
Recent sampling from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has detected medium to high concentrations of Karenia brevis, the dinoflagellate that forms red tide, offshore of Sanibel. Elevated K.…
Read MoreAmy Oxton Joins Marine Lab as Research Associate
A Fort Myers Beach native, Amy has always been enthralled by the coastal ecosystems that surrounded her. She holds a B.S. in Natural Resource Conservation and an M.S. in Fisheries…
Read MoreNew Water Level Sensors Installed
You may have noticed some strange-looking contraptions on the side of the road adjacent to the Sanibel Slough recently. These are new water level monitoring stations the SCCF Marine Lab…
Read MoreSurprising Diversity of Phytoplankton Found in Caloosahatchee
A study that started in 2018 to characterize phytoplankton and identify toxic blooms has revealed a surprising diversity in a water body designed to convey water quickly to the estuary.…
Read MoreMeet AJ Carothers, Our New Coastal Watch/ Marine Lab Intern
Meet AJ I am a recent graduate from the University of Washington with a B.S. in Oceanography and experience with oceanographic and conservation genetics research. I am excited to be…
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