Whale Shark Day Today! August 30 th

Information from WWF Meet the world’s biggest fish – the whale shark. Despite its massive size, it feeds mostly on plankton. The distribution of whale sharks indicates the presence of plankton and the overall health of our oceans, which we heavily depend on. Read on to discover more. The whale shark is the largest shark and […]

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Genetic connectivity of mesophotic coral ecosystem in Belize

Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2018 18:34:33 +0000 From: Michael Studivan <mstudiva@fau.edu> To: “coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov” <coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Subject: [Coral-List] New manuscript available: genetic connectivity of mesophotic coral ecosystems in the Gulf of Mexico Message-ID: <B88264B6-BE95-4053-B46F-4103C907EBA6@fau.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=”utf-8″ Dear coral-listers, I?d like to call your attention to a new paper in Coral Reefs regarding genetic connectivity of mesophotic […]

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Florida Keys Marine Science Education Job

Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2018 08:52:52 -0400 From: Rebecca Luzbetak <rebeccal.msee@gmail.com> Subject: [Coral-List] Florida Keys Marine Science Education Job Posting To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Message-ID: <CA+iNAXHkJjV2E-SHqjMY4G9Tz2u5EMh9YUGidNQ6EKXpb=nMiw@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=”UTF-8″ ### The Marine Science Eco-Experience is an education and outreach organization that strives to teach the public about essential marine science topics that will enlighten and enrich their […]

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Fall 2018 Education Internship

Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2018 10:11:55 -0400 From: Reef Relief <reefrelief@gmail.com> Subject: [Coral-List] Reef Relief Fall 2018 Education Internship To: Coral-List@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Message-ID: <CAApHAgvqn9tW_ywH-CKEda8rCmRLMNxHibAs+EQPNp5DeNYGag@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=”UTF-8″ We are accepting applications for a Fall and Spring Education Intern. Please Post this! Thanks. *Education Intern **(Spring and Fall semester internships)* *Accepting applications for Fall 2018 and Spring […]

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annularis, franksi or faveolata

Nancy Knowlton <knowltonn@gmail.com> Mon 8/6/2018 8:57 AM To: Dennis Hubbard <dennis.hubbard@oberlin.edu> Cc: Kenneth Mattes; coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Just to clarify – annularis, franksi and faveolata are all in Orbicella (they are all very closely related, particularly annularis and franksi which can cross fertilize but spawn at different times, whereas faveolata is not interfertile with the other two).  […]

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