 C. Klepac and M. Williams collect coral samples.  St. Lucie Estuary discharge meets with seawater. | The St. Lucie Reef project was recently profiled in TC Palm newspapers by reporter Eve Samples. In an interview with Ms. Samples, Dr. Voss noted the importance of the project and highlighted some preliminary results indicating coral stress. The project will soon be expanded through a Florida Sea Grant awarded to Dr. Voss and partner Jeff Beal from FWC. Detailed monitoring and ex situ experiments will assess the potential impacts of Lake Okeechobee on the St. Lucie corals. A link to the article is below: http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2013/sep/08/eve-samples-what-are-lake-o-discharges-doing-to/ |
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Graduate students Michael Studivan and Courtney Klepac made training dives with FAU Harbor Branch Diving & Boating Safety Officer Jimmy Nelson to upgrade their depth certification as AAUS scientific divers to 100'. Diving on two shipwrecks out of Jupiter, FL, they completed a count of goliath grouper (Epinephelus itajara). Goliath grouper can grow to more than eight feet in length and 800 pounds. From July through September, they converge at certain locations to spawn. Mike also removed two invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans) from the dive site, probably thankful they do not grow as large as goliath grouper. (Text and video by HBOI Video Production Specialist Brian Cousin)
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