Shortfin makos are the fastest sharks in the sea, but they are failing to outpace the scale of overfishing which is driving them to extinction. Global demand for their meat and lucrative fins has placed this animal on the International…… Continue Reading
Nova Southeastern University (NSU), along with 10 other South Florida partners, were awarded a four-year, $16 million grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to support a collaborative program to develop and scale up new approaches to increase the climate resilience of Florida’s restored coral reefs. Continue Reading
Protecting sea turtle nesting habitats is no walk in the park, says Sierra Ciciarelli, outreach and assistant field manager of Broward County who oversees the Broward County Sea Turtle Conservation Program. Ciciarelli has been working with NSU teams to monitor…… Continue Reading
Nova Southeastern University’s Halmos College of Arts and Sciences was featured on Saturday, Nov. 9, in a CBS News feature about coastal resilience. CBS interviewed NSU coral reef specialist Wendy Wood-Derrer, who explained how NSU’s Oceanographic Campus is home to…… Continue Reading
Through a joint effort by Nova Southeastern University (NSU) and Texas A&M University (TAMU), about 300 corals from NSU’s coral nursery will be transferred to the Texas State Aquarium for research and restoration. Continue Reading