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In the News

Florida’s plan to protect manatees and restore habitats, Florida Political Review, 1 November 2021

Save the manatees: Researchers seeking ways to restore, enhance warm water habitats in Florida, Naples Daily News, 6 October 2021

Tulane scientist to lead research project on sustainability of Gulf of Mexico ecosystem, Tulane News, 29 September 2021

USM prof, Water Institute work to restore Chandeleur Islands, AP News, 18 September 2021

NOAA RESTORE Science Program awards USM professor with funding for Chandeleur Islands restoration planning, University of Southern Mississippi News, 17 September 2021 

UNO-led research team lands $121,000 grant to help restore resilient seagrass beds in northern Gulf of Mexico, University of New Orleans News, 17 September 2021

FAU receives NOAA grant to assess shark interactions with fishing, Florida Atlantic University News Desk, 16 September 2021

Surge in nitrogen has turned sargassum into the world’s largest harmful algal bloom, National Science Foundation, 16 June 2021

How nature can help SWFL fight back against sea-level rise, NBC-2, 25 May 2021

What or who is most likely to blame for the bounty of sargassum that keeps coming?, Palm Beach Post, 25 May 2021

Excess nitrogen has made sargassum the world’s largest harmful algal bloom, UPI, 24 May 2021

Tool helps prepare for sea level rise, coastal flooding in Collier County, WINK News, 28 April 2021

Harte Research Institute aims to create Gulf of Mexico ‘Report Card’, Corpus Christi Caller Times, 26 January 2016

UM Researchers Awarded Grants From Federal RESTORE Act Science Program, Ocean News & Technology, 23 September 2015

Changes in Mississippi River can impact Gulf of Mexico, Times Union, 21 September 2015

Research to study how changes in the Mississippi River can impact the Gulf of Mexico, The Advocate, 19 September 2015