HARBOR BRANCH FEATURE STORIES

[ OCULINA BANKS - PROTECTING A NATIONAL TREASURE ]

Based in part on the results of a recent research expedition co-led by HARBOR BRANCH marine scientist John Reed, the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council voted in June to extend indefinitely a bottom fishing and trawling ban on a portion of the Oculina Banks deepwater coral reefs...>>>

[ INVASION OF THE GREEN TIDES ]

One and a half years after the invasive seaweed Caulerpa brachypus was first discovered on Palm Beach County reefs, new research by marine ecologist Dr. Brian Lapointe and postdoctoral fellow Dr. Peter Barile has revealed that as much as 85% of some reefs is covered by the species...>>>

[ BIOMEDICAL DRUG DISCOVERY ]

Working with extracts from a sponge found in the Indian Ocean, Harbor Branch researchers have discovered unique chemical compounds that could lead to new treatment for fungal infections that threaten the lives of AIDS and cancer patients... >>>

[ FIVE-YEAR AQUACULTURE R&D PROGRAM RECEIVES FEDERAL FUNDING ]

The Aquaculture Division of Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution (HBOI) is teaming with the US Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (USDA/ARS) and Florida State University (FSU) on an ambitious five-year aquaculture R & D project...>>>

[ QUEEN CONCH AQUACULTURE BREAKTHROUGH ]

In the first reported event of its kind, researchers from Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution's Aquaculture Division have determined that female queen conch (Strombus gigas) can lay egg masses in captivity... >>>

[ VIRUS THREATENS FLORIDA MANATEES ]

Three years ago, Dr. Greg Bossart, VMD, Ph.D. Director of Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution's Division of Marine Mammal Research and Conservation and colleagues from the University of Miami School of Medicine described the first viral disease in manatees... >>>

[ HARBOR BRANCH IN THE MEDIA ]

Blue Planet is the product of a six-year collaboration between The Discovery Channel and The British Broadcasting Corporation. Airing in January 2002, the first four of this eight-part series narrated by Sir David Attenborough...>>>

[ HBOI VET ASSISTS IN MANATEE AIRLIFT ]

On Thursday August 30, Harbor Branch's Director of Marine Mammal Research and Conservation, Dr. Greg Bossart, served as supervising marine mammal veterinarian on a precedent-setting mission to airlift four endangered manatees from Villahermosa...>>>

[ EXPEDITION: ISLANDS IN THE STREAM - SOUTH ATLANTIC BIGHT ]

From August 29 to September 30, 2001, the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries will be conducting the Islands in the Stream-South Atlantic Bight mission in collaboration with the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution (HBOI)...>>>

[ HBOI STAFF CONDUCT MANATEE RELEASE IN BELIZE ]

For Gregory D. Bossart of Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution, a journey this week to a tropical rain forest in Belize was one part house call and one part conservation outreach effort...>>>

[ HBOI PRODUCER RECEIVES "SILVER REEL" AWARD ]

Brian Cousin, HARBOR BRANCH Oceanographic Institution's video producer, received the coveted "Silver Reel" award at the Media Communications Association (formerly the International Television Association)... >>>

[ DOLPHIN PHILLIPE (C-6) - RESCUE, RECOVERY, RELEASE ]

Read the incredible story of the Harbor Branch Marine Mammal Research and Conservation Divisions's rescue, rehabilitation, and ultimate release of the dolphin Phillipe (C-6) after he suffered a near fatal shark attack in the Indian River Lagoon... >>>

[ MONITOR EXPEDITION 2002 ]

On Aug 5, 2002 the revolving gun turret of the Civil War ironclad, U.S.S. Monitor was successfully raised. Read more about HARBOR BRANCH's 25-year involvement with this historic vessel...>>>