tuesday, june 3
PLENARY SPEAKER: Ellen Prager & Dave Jones– Ball Room- 8:00 am- 9:00 am
MARINE EDUCATION, OUTREACH & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT- Ball Room
Scaling up science-based, management-relevant coral recovery efforts in Caribbean marine protected areas
9:00AM
Participatory Science in 2024: Tackling Challenges in Coral Reef Conservation
9:15AM
Community participation within restoration and conservation efforts with Grupo V.I.D.A.S
9:30AM
Regreening – a private sector initiative for the conservation and enhancement of biodiversity in coastal ecosystems
9:45AM
Engage, Empower, Educate: A Hybrid High School Coral Reef Curriculum Assessing Student Attitudes Toward Science, STEM Careers, and Environmental Change
10:00AM
[Concurrent- Ball Room ] CORAL REEF ECOLOGY: RESILIENCE & RESTORATION
El Eco a Sentinel from indigenous Time to the Present
10:45AM
Coral Reef Community Shifts in Curaçao from 2015 to 2023
11:00AM
Assessing a Decade of Change in the Veracruz Reef System National Park, Mexico
11:15AM
Higher susceptibility to bleaching and mortality in the coral Acropora cervicornis linked to zones of high wave energy
11:30AM
[Concurrent-Aria Room (Small Room)] MARINE EDUCATION, OUTREACH & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Training the Next Generation of Conch Farmers in Bahamian Communities
10:45AM
Public-Private Community Driven Nature-based Solutions for Enhancing Environmental and Community Resilience on Jamaica’s North Coast
11:00AM
Restauración de Dunas Costeras: Una Solución Basada en la Naturaleza para el Turismo Sostenible y la Conservación de Ecosistemas
11:15AM
The immeasurable value of plankton to humanity
GOA-ON Caribbean Hub
Save the Corals: Integrated Strategies for Conservation and Restoration of Caribbean Reefs
[Concurrent- Ball Room] CORAL REEF ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION: PHYSIOLOGY & REPRODUCTION
Experimental core healing in Orbicella faveolata as an indicator of colony health across multiple gradients
1:30PM
Too much to handle: sediment loads on Florida’s reefs reduce coral larval settlement and recruit survivorship
1:45PM
The effects of phosphate concentration and grow-out orientation on the survival and growth of Caribbean coral juveniles
2:00PM
Optimizing coral sexual propagation ex situ: synergistic effects of multiple cues on the larval settlement of Caribbean corals
2:15PM
Identification of Crustose Coralline Algae species and their impacts on coral settlement in South Florida
2:30PM
Flow Matters: How Coral Can Divert Currents and Suffocate Corals Nearby
2:45PM
[Concurrent- Aria Room (Small Room)] MEGAFAUNA & MACROFAUNA
The solar-powered sea slug Elysia crispata feeds on more species of reef algae than previously understood
1:30PM
Balance of size and respiratory surface: a morphometric analysis of two decapod crustaceans
1:45PM
Mapping Nesting Success to Identify Key Conservation Zones for Sea Turtles in Puerto Rico
Population genomics of the short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) in the Caribbean Sea: Implications for conservation
2:15PM
Passive sampling of contaminants of emerging concern in a Caribbean urban estuary of Puerto Rico
2:30PM
[Concurrent- Ball Room] CORAL REEF ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION: OTHER REEF ORGANISMS
Recent developments in the culture and restocking of the the herbivorous sea urchin Diadema antillarum
3:30PM
Exploring the Potential of Three Native Sea Urchins as Ex-Situ Coral Propagation Allies
3:45PM
Creating a community of practice for long spined sea urchin, Diadema antillarum, culture and stocking
4:00PM
Influence of the 2022 Diadema antillarum die-off on coral reef energy flow and community trophic niche dynamics of food web
4:15PM
Shifts in benthic community structure following the 2022 Diadema antillarum mortality event
4:30PM
Composition and spatiotemporal dynamics of long sediment-laden algal turfs (LSAT) on Florida‚ Äôs Coral Reef
4:45PM
A Baseline Study of Sun Coral (Tubastraea Spp) Distribution and Abundance in Barbados, West Indies
5:00PM
Spatiotemporal variation reveals resilience in Gorgonia ventalina on Florida’s Coral Reef
5:15PM
[Concurrent- Aria Room (Small room)] MANGROVES, SEAGRASSES, SARGASSUM
Evaluating seagrass and benthic community changes following stormwater improvements in Sarasota Bay, Florida
3:30PM
Sediment addition to marsh-mangrove ecotones shifts species dominance with implications for restoration through thin-layer placement
3:45PM
The arrival of pelagic Sargassum in the Central American Caribbean through community monitoring
4:00PM
Seagrass organic carbon stocks are not correlated with seagrass abundance at local scale, but loss of seagrasses does lead to decrease in surficial sediment organic carbon at the seascape scale in Bermuda
4:15PM
Global and regional seagrass issues examined in the Virgin Islands through a best evidence synthesis
4:30PM
Mapping the extent of the 2024 large-scale Caulerpa racemosa macroalgae bloom on the southeast Florida reefs
4:45PM
The effects of salinity on leaf litter decomposition rates and Nutrient content of the white mangrove Laguncularia racemosa
5:00PM
Restoring Seagrass Habitats in Puerto Rico: A Successful Plug Propagation Approach
Forage selection by Florida manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris) in response to the decline of seagrass meadows in the Indian River Lagoon
Poster session
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