Posts Tagged ‘marine lab’
Red 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…
Read MoreRachel Wynn Joins SCCF Marine Lab as Research Assistant
As SCCF Marine Lab’s new Research Assistant, Rachel Wynn brings a life-long passion for marine science to her work. Growing up in and around the waters of North Carolina, Rachel…
Read MoreNew Dock & Lift Completed at Marine Lab
The SCCF Marine Lab started using its new dock and lift this month, marking a much more streamlined approach to research efforts. “The dock, being located directly behind the Marine…
Read MoreNOAA Satellite Scientists Explore Collaboration with SCCF
Scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) visited the Marine Lab in July to explore potential collaborations with SCCF on a variety of coastal hazards and observations using…
Read MoreNew Study Highlights Need for Integrated Nutrient Monitoring
A sensor on SCCF’s River, Estuary, and Coastal Observing Network (RECON) Shell Point monitoring platform played a key role in a pilot study for the development of a nutrient monitoring…
Read MoreLocal Water Temperatures Top 90°F
In the past 10 days, maximum recorded temperatures topped 90°F at multiple SCCF RECON sites located in the Caloosahatchee Estuary and Gulf of Mexico.
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