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Did someone say “giddyup”? 🤠 This sea urchin cowgirl chooses both functionality and fashion! Sea urchins are herbivores of the coral reef ecosystem. They feed on algae and keep it from overgrowing and out-competing coral for space on the reef. 🪸🐠 Sea urchins use tube feet to

Wow! Check out these coral babies in various stages of development🪸. You can see the progression from free swimming larvae, to newly settled early-stage coral! The pictures and timelapse are Colpophyllia natans (Boulder Brain Coral) larvae and settlers being used in a hydrogel

Reunion time!👏 Andrew Baker (Andrew Baker) regroups with former students Ross Cunning (PhD 2013) (Ross Cunning), Rachel Silverstein (PhD 2012) Miami Waterkeeper and Xaymara Serrano (PhD 2013) on Shedd Aquarium's research vessel for coral surveys and sampling in anticipation of

We had some very exciting visitors last week! Antal Borcsok and Alejandra Thompson, co-founders of research aquarium @tela_marine, flew in from Honduras to tour our facilities at @miamirosenstiel. Tela Marine Research Center hosted us on our recent research trip to Tela,

Last week lab members, alumni, and collaborators attended the 2024 Reef Florida Symposium at Frost Science. 👏🪸 ReeFLorida unites researchers, conservationists, educators and managers to share innovative strategies and research in coral restoration. We can’t wait to see what

3 part 🧵: We are pleased to announce the Coral Reef Futures Lab lab and partners have received a $16 million, 4-year grant from NOAA Habitat to lead an ambitious program to implement and scale-up new approaches to increase the climate resilience of Florida’s restored coral reefs. 🪸

Part 2: The collaborative effort is designed to translate new research into transformative restoration action and will unite University of Miami Rosenstiel School Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium Coral Reef Restoration, Assessment, & Monitoring The Florida Aquarium Frost Science SmithsonianMarineStn The Reef Institute Reef Renewal USA SECORE International

Part 3: Biscayne NP & AECOM to form a network that shares new knowledge, resources, and best practices to maximize the ability of newly restored corals to survive climate change impacts. Read more: bit.ly/4fIkCHD

Happy Valentine's Day from The Coral Reef Futures Lab! 🩷🪸 Sending love from our baby cupid Colpophyllia natans from The Florida Aquarium! 🫶 📷: Allie Fargo

Lab Spotlight! 🌟 Meet Julia Cafiero! Julia (Julia Cafiero) is part of our dedicated land-based coral nursery team and began as an intern two years ago. She has risen to become an essential part of the team that cares for our coral; from monitoring their health daily to training