Coral Restoration
Implementing sexually propagated coral recruits into outplanting efforts
Project Lead: Joseph Henry
Collaborators: The Florida Aquarium
Funding: Cynthia A. Melnick Endowment
Seagrass Restoration
Testing propeller scar restoration techniques on Florida’s Nature Coast
Project Lead: Shelby Thomas
Collaborators: Nature Coast Biological Station, Florida Sea Grant, Big Bend Seagrasses Aquatic Preserve
Funding: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Sponge Restoration
Testing shallow water sponge restoration strategies in the Florida Keys.
Project Lead: Shelly Krueger
Collaborators: Simi Sponge Company, Florida Sea Grant, FWC
Funding: Florida Sea Grant, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Diadema Sea Urchins
Developing aquaculture of an important coral reef herbivore
Project Lead: Aaron Pilnick
Collaborators: The Florida Aquarium, FWC, Martin Moe
Funding: The Florida Aquarium, University of Florida, Florida Sea Grant
Bay Scallop Restoration
Evaluating scallop hatchery genetics and larval releases in Tampa Bay
Project Lead: Shelby Thomas
Collaborators: FWC
Funding: Tampa Bay Environmental Restoration Fund