CLIMATE CHANGE, POLLUTION & OCEANOGRAPHY

JUNE 5TH | CLIMATE CHANGE, POLLUTION & OCEANOGRAPHY

Florida Keys Water Quality and Climate Monitoring to inform Lower Keys Reef Restoration

Emily Hall

9:00AM

Assessing the Impact of Ocean Warming and Deoxygenation on Fisheries Species in the Wider Caribbean

Fabio Quesada-Perez

9:15AM

THE EFFECTS OF TEMPERATURE AND DISSOVLED OXYGEN ON MARINE SPONGE FILTRATION IN THE FLORIDA KEYS

John Kerigan

9:30AM

 Tracking long-term change in Caribbean coral reef water quality using historical data

Katie Cramer

9:45AM

Runaway climate across the Wider Caribbean and Eastern Tropical Pacific in the Anthropocene: Threats to coral reef conservation, restoration, and social-ecological resilience

Edwin A. Hernandez-Delgado

10AM

Assessing circulation patterns of microplastic pollution in Biscayne Bay using the BBLAST Model

Henry O. BriceNo 

10:45AM

Use of Radon as a Tracer of Submarine Groundwater Discharge in Kingston Harbour, Jamaica 

Debbie-Ann D.S. Gordon Smith

11:00AM

Species-Specific Filtration Capacities of Common Inshore Caribbean Sponges: Implications for Targeted Restoration Efforts

Evan Worden

11:15AM

Variations of Fecal Indicator Bacteria Pollution in the water at Isla Verde Marine Reef Reserve

Laura I. Santiago-PErez

11:30AM

Coral Reef Acidification Lower (CoRAL) Keys: SeapHOx deployment to monitor long-term seafloor pH

Megan Gannon

11:45AM

Establishing an autonomous underwater vehicle artificial intelligence system for early detection of the invasive octocoral Xenia in USVI

Dr. Casey  Whalen

11:50AM

Space Sourced Debris Poses Danger to the Caribbean

Dr. Kristal Ambrose

11:55AM

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