Dr. Felicia Coleman and Dr. Christopher Koenig, accompanied by grad student Chris Malinowski, are onboard the RV Walton Smith (the ship after which the R/V Apalachee was modeled) conducting research in Pulley’s Ridge and the Tortugas, 350 miles from Miami, where the cruise set sail. The objectives are to determine the density of red grouper in selected sites, and to determine whether fish living here are related to fish turning up in coastal sites like Florida Bay.
CML Welcomes NOAA Environmental Cooperative Science Center
One of the ECSC's main educational tools includes the training and the dissemination of specific Knowledge and skill based competencies for all student participants. From August 4-9th, these students participated and completed their 2013 Center-Wide Core Competency Course at the marine lab.