Every year on 8 June, we take a moment to celebrate the ecosystems which cover 71% of our planet’s surface – the oceans. In 2008, the United Nations designated this day as World Oceans Day to raise awareness about issues facing this critical system and what it’s conservation means for our continued prosperity. Among others,Continue reading “What can you do to help the world’s oceans?”
Author Archives: Ware Research
Project Update: Wave Exposure of Sea Turtle Nests
Identifying inundation and erosion hot-spots in the Florida Panhandle Inundation and nest erosion from wave exposure, storm surge, and sea level rise are major threats to sea turtle nests – causing localized mortality of eggs, as well as potential changes in hatchling size, morphology, locomotor function, and sex. Nesting females use several environmental cues suchContinue reading “Project Update: Wave Exposure of Sea Turtle Nests”
Funding Alert! New project investigating sea turtle wave exposure and inundation
A BIG thank you goes out to the Sea Turtle Conservancy (https://www.conserveturtles.org/) for funding one of our latest projects: Investigating loggerhead sea turtle embryonic tolerance to wave exposure and groundwater inundation through Florida State University! Every year, the Sea Turtle Conservancy oversees hundreds of thousands of dollars raised from the sale of the Sea TurtleContinue reading “Funding Alert! New project investigating sea turtle wave exposure and inundation”
New Paper: Conservation Interventions to Reduce Vessel Strikes on Sea Turtles
HOT OFF THE PRESS! The lab’s latest paper “Conservation interventions to reduce vessel strikes on sea turtles: A case study in Florida” is now available in the journal ‘Marine Policy’! It’s free to download for the next 50 days (until 28 April) at https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1ciU%7E,714MjKTy. Vessel strikes are a significant threat to sea turtles as impactsContinue reading “New Paper: Conservation Interventions to Reduce Vessel Strikes on Sea Turtles”
Historic cold stun event in Texas
I’m sure many of you have been seeing the news and social media posts about the ongoing events down in Texas related to the winter storm. In addition to millions of citizens without power, heat, or water, the weather has affected the state’s marine life as well. Endangered sea turtles have been collected by theContinue reading “Historic cold stun event in Texas”
New Publication Alert – Staghorn coral growth and survival in the Florida Keys!
On Wednesday 6 May, PLoS One released my long-awaited article “Survivorship and growth in staghorn coral (Acropora cervicornis) outplanting projects in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary” (https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/metrics?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0231817)! Staghorn corals are critical reef-builders throughout the Caribbean and Florida; however, their populations experienced a drastic decline in the 1970s and 1980s due to disease, coral bleaching,Continue reading “New Publication Alert – Staghorn coral growth and survival in the Florida Keys!”
55th Wildlife Photographer of the Year
After months of anticipation, I can finally share some exciting news: I have been selected as one of the top 100 entries to the Wildlife Photographer of the Year out of over 48,000 entries worldwide! My photograph, “Beach Waste”, was awarded Highly Commended in Photojournalism and will go on display at the British Natural HistoryContinue reading “55th Wildlife Photographer of the Year”
Thank you, ISTS 2019!
A huge “Thank you!” is in order for all of the fellow turtle nerds who made this year’s International Sea Turtle Symposium so fantastic! To the symposium organizers, friends old and new, and all of the great presenters and attendees, this year’s Symposium was awesome. Thank you for making the Charleston ISTS so memorable. AContinue reading “Thank you, ISTS 2019!”
A Global Survey of Microplastic Pollution
Over the last few weeks, the FSU Marine Turtle Research, Ecology, and Conservation Group (FSU MTRECG) has had the privilege of collaborating with the University of Exeter on a global survey of microplastic pollution of sea turtle nesting beaches. My labmates Hector Barrios-Garrido, Kelly Soluri, Emily Drobes, and I have collected a total of 120Continue reading “A Global Survey of Microplastic Pollution”
FSU MTRECG Publication Update
It’s been a busy summer for the Florida State University Marine Turtle Research, Ecology, and Conservation Group (FSU MTRECG). In addition to the fieldwork conducted by the lab, congratulations are in order for Anthony Gillis, Natalie Montero, and Natalie Wildermann for their first-author publications! Anthony’s work, “Foraging ecology and diet selection of juvenile green turtlesContinue reading “FSU MTRECG Publication Update”
Ware Marine Research and Conservation 