Institution |
Facility type |
Location |
Affiliation |
Sample of Institution's Research |
University of California, Santa Cruz, Bio Dept, Earth and Marine Sciences |
university research site |
Santa Cruz, CA |
State of CA |
35+ studies, such as: physiology and biodiversity, molecular ecology and fish evolution, ecology/evolution of marine organisms, metal toxicity on organisms, etc. |
Florida Institute of Technology, Dept of Marine and Environmental Systems |
university research site |
Melbourne, FL |
Private Institution, National Science Foundation (NSF) |
5 studies on management of marine environmental resources, e.g.: beach nourishment and rock habitats, larval injection of clam stock, macroalgae/ seagrass interactions, etc. |
University of Florida, Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience |
university research site |
St. Augustine, FL |
State of FL with NERR |
ecology and productivity of coastal marine systems, survey of juvenile fish stocks, hydronamic model of NERR estuary, sources/levels of bacteria in estuary |
Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) |
government research site |
Miami, FL |
NMFS: National Marine Fisheries Service |
marine mammal/turtle assessment surveys, stock assessment for conservation of protected species/habitats; with Protected Species and Biodiversity Branch |
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS) |
government research site |
Marathon, FL |
NOS: National Ocean Service |
projects in largest coral reef marine protected area in US |
Guana, Tolomato and Matazanas National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR) |
government research site |
St. Augustine, FL |
NMFS: National Marine Fisheries Service |
via UF Whitney Lab; assessment of ecosystem health, baseline studies of reserve’s plant and animal communities, aquatic-meteorological-tidal long-term ecological monitoring, human use of natural resources |
Atlantic Oceanographic Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) |
government research site |
Miami, FL |
OAR: Oceanic and Atmospheric Research |
marine molecular biological assays/red tide, marine biogeochemistry in microorganisms, biological and chemical sample analysis, and satellite data analysis |
MacArthur Agro-Ecological Research Center (MAERC) at Archbold Biological Station |
research site |
Lake Placid, FL |
John and Catherine MacArthur Foundation |
on Kissimmee-Okeechobee-Everglades system, e.g.: examining effects of cattle and water management on nutrient loads in surface runoff, wetland restoration, etc. |
Broward County Dep. of Planning and Environmental Protection, Environmental Monitoring Division |
research site |
Ft. Lauderdale, FL |
State of FL |
collection of water samples and sample processing related to US EPA National Pollution Discharge Elimination Program, for Everglades restoration |
