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They’ve spent several hundred to over a thousand hours underwater at this site over the course of their careers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1707494887364-UCNG5JASZKJDVY6HSHH7/2020Grouper_2+optimized.jpg News - Nassau Grouper In The U.S. Virgin Islands: A Story Of Recovery And Treachery Throughout most the day, Nassau Grouper hang out between crevices in the reef which act as perfect hiding and hunting locations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1708025895384-PS916ESMZHMY1LLVIKL7/DSC03491+optimized.jpg News - Nassau Grouper In The U.S. Virgin Islands: A Story Of Recovery And Treachery As the sun begins to set and these deep reefs lose light, the Nassau Grouper rise from the reef and begin forming their spawning aggregation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1707494888160-5SJMY7HHQM52G4GJL7SD/2020Grouper_3+optimized.jpg News - Nassau Grouper In The U.S. Virgin Islands: A Story Of Recovery And Treachery After decades of research on the Grammanik Bank, some of the Nassau Grouper have become accustomed to Nemeth’s presence. Some even seem to approach to welcome him back. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/2227441e-39c6-426f-b739-af216f2cdd7e/2020Grouper_14+optimized.jpg News - Nassau Grouper In The U.S. Virgin Islands: A Story Of Recovery And Treachery The same coral species that grow upwards in shallow reefs tend to grow outwards in the deep, creating the scene you see here. With sunlight being one of their major sources of energy, this tabular growth form allows the coral polyps to maximize the amout of light they receive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1707494887129-6L3QP65HX6K3U0PICRMI/2020Grouper_1+optimized.jpg News - Nassau Grouper In The U.S. Virgin Islands: A Story Of Recovery And Treachery Nassau Grouper have been documented to live up to 29 years old. 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File photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698777452903-QV4KXFDARO1U3IFZ9MQG/thumbnail_IMG_8283.jpg News - The Baird Foundation donates $120,000 dollars to UVI for endangered sea turtle research Scott Eanes has had a successful day capturing juvenile turtles. It is however illegal to touch them without proper permitting. This sea turtle work is done under National Marine Fisheries Service permit 15809. File photo. https://www.viepscor.org/news/2019/11/15/2019-coral-bleaching-event monthly 0.5 2025-02-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698777456667-8UJGPWSH63XJ0CH0LC5X/TCRMP20191029_photo_BWR_18_RSE.JPG News - USVI Corals Suffer Another Major Coral Bleaching Event This coral reef at Brewers Bay Beach shows distinct signs of bleaching. 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St. Thomas Youth Help Monitor Endangered Sea Turtles. At 7pm, only 2 hours after beginning patrols, the first sea turtle was spotted. This mama green sea turtle, the Chelonia mydas was estimated to weigh around 300 pounds. Once ashore she began clearing vegetation and digging her nest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698777528863-7JWYBFQE85T0EFAXBVY4/Resized_received_416857632516527.jpeg News - OH!, What A Night! St. Thomas Youth Help Monitor Endangered Sea Turtles. Student teams assisted NPS staff with an examination of the sea turtle which included measuring her length, plotting GPS coordinates of the nest, and collecting a genetic sample. https://www.viepscor.org/news/2019/6/13/scientists-offer-a-glimmer-of-hope-with-strategies-for-saving-coral-reefs monthly 0.5 2025-02-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698777542538-OU03H7MUJR8BIT0UN4ET/AdobeStock_174623238.jpeg News - Scientists Offer A Glimmer of Hope With Strategies For Saving Coral Reefs Aptly named, black band disease is slowly but steadily killing this brain coral specimen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698777548796-OT4XF16SIM2JYZA183QH/IMG_3566.JPG News - Scientists Offer A Glimmer of Hope With Strategies For Saving Coral Reefs Dr. Tyler Smith, seen above at the Magens Bay Arboretum, is the first faculty from UVI to serve on a NASEM consensus study. His appointment to the committee is a great honor. Photo: Kristin Wilson Grimes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698777554356-XSVA6CUEABF8NM7L70KW/Screen+Shot+2019-06-13+at+10.09.44+AM.png News - Scientists Offer A Glimmer of Hope With Strategies For Saving Coral Reefs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698777556726-MSX6LX86E1I1O573TJXI/MBrandt%2BCoral%2BNursery.jpg News - Scientists Offer A Glimmer of Hope With Strategies For Saving Coral Reefs Coral Nurseries Can Help One strategy for supporting coral reefs is to grow fragments in in-water nurseries. The fragments may be out planted at select locations once they have grown to a certain size. Seen here, Allie Durdall, MSc and Master of Marine and Environmental Studies candidate Brad Arrington clean algae off baby corals at the Flat Cay nursery. Photo credit: Marilyn Brandt, Ph.D. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698777558219-CWT1WSA4RTSY2F7BNB12/thumbnail_Rossie_photo1.jpg News - Scientists Offer A Glimmer of Hope With Strategies For Saving Coral Reefs Branching Corals Grow Quickly Branching corals which play an important role in mitigating storm surge and provide essential habitat for juvenile fish grow quickly in the nursery. Photo credit: Rossie Ennis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698777559986-TZ8F0HA0ZTPQFXALA6G4/thumbnail_PA262973.jpg News - Scientists Offer A Glimmer of Hope With Strategies For Saving Coral Reefs Coral Trees This barracuda cooly swims by a “coral tree” where coral fragments are grown. Maintaining the baby corals is labor intensive. If you are interested in participating in this effort, visit the VI Reef Response page here. Photo credit: Marilyn Brandt, Ph.D. . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698777561442-0IHRW02EQ2TDUECMKO66/thumbnail_Rossie_photo2.jpg News - Scientists Offer A Glimmer of Hope With Strategies For Saving Coral Reefs Outplanting Once they have grown to several inches in length, the corals are out planted onto the reef. This is just one of the twenty-three strategies proposed to support the stressed reef ecosystem. Photo credit: Rossie Ennis https://www.viepscor.org/news/2019/4/3/hurricane-hawksbills monthly 0.5 2025-02-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698777587836-EJW3H0GRN72L30PDTUDE/thumbnail_GPTempDownload.jpg News - Two Category 5 Hurricanes in Two Weeks Reveal Insights on Critically Endangered Sea Turtles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698777592992-5SXGXSYHDGEH3H7211U3/IMG_5783.jpg News - Two Category 5 Hurricanes in Two Weeks Reveal Insights on Critically Endangered Sea Turtles Dr. Paul Jobsis, seen above in red, shows a juvenile hawksbill sea turtle to participants of a recent Turtle Tagging event. For many, this is a s close as they will get to a sea turtle as regulations are extremely restrictive. All work with turtles by UVI researchers are conducted pursuant to a NFMS permit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698777594523-1N0RE96EGDMLOUC0Q8J4/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_38b.jpg News - Two Category 5 Hurricanes in Two Weeks Reveal Insights on Critically Endangered Sea Turtles The acoustic transmitters, like the one seen above, are about the size of an AA battery. They will continue to ping a turtle’s location for up to a year or more. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698777596072-27RXU1SPRN6SW76R248Q/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_3b0.jpg News - Two Category 5 Hurricanes in Two Weeks Reveal Insights on Critically Endangered Sea Turtles Attaching transmitters to the turtles’ shell is painless. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698777598590-3ZW1E4PZKD4UGGRB6C0Y/Hawksbill+Cove.jpg News - Two Category 5 Hurricanes in Two Weeks Reveal Insights on Critically Endangered Sea Turtles Seen above, Hawksbill Cove and Brewers Bay are a preferred habitat for juvenile turtles. They especially love to hide in the pilings that make up the runway. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698777599961-9NS0HKEKHIPAYL6805AL/thumbnail_IMG_8283.jpg News - Two Category 5 Hurricanes in Two Weeks Reveal Insights on Critically Endangered Sea Turtles The author, Scott Eanes, is a recent graduate of the MMES program at UVI https://www.viepscor.org/news/2019/2/13/crucian-kyle-jerris-flourishes-as-a-marine-scientist monthly 0.5 2025-02-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698777603554-N0JH7OG26LHVMZMW3O54/Kyle+by+KWG.jpg News - Crucian Kyle Jerris Investigates Major Marine Science Questions At UVI In the summer of 2018 Kyle spent several weeks working at the University of Pennsylvania lab as a participant in the Bridge to Ph.D. Program. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698777608543-GMW9JA09Y5Q713RLJUPT/kyle-jerris.jpg News - Crucian Kyle Jerris Investigates Major Marine Science Questions At UVI Always a willing volunteer, Kyle assists another Masters student with micro plastic collection. Photo: Kristin Wilson Grimes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698777610730-B5YG4UGRVWTPZ8HTIO2Q/thumbnail_GOPR2800.jpg News - Crucian Kyle Jerris Investigates Major Marine Science Questions At UVI Turtle grass (Thalassia testudinum), seen here, is the preferred food source for the juvenile sea turtles found in the USVI. Photo: Joe Townsend https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698777612025-8XTCK1P1FTVZWHZA8JMF/thumbnail_GOPR6060.jpg News - Crucian Kyle Jerris Investigates Major Marine Science Questions At UVI Kyle scuba dives to takes close-up pictures of his subject. Photo: Joe Townsend https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698777615182-BRTSQ586YOIWPYNEGJ68/GOPR2754.jpg News - Crucian Kyle Jerris Investigates Major Marine Science Questions At UVI Kyle and fellow MMES student Dan Mele examine an arrowhead crab off the western shore of St. Thomas, VI. Photo: Joe Townsend https://www.viepscor.org/news/2019/2/1/magens-bay-arboretum monthly 0.5 2023-10-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698777618398-HJSVUZP61DGD5W0RA4DD/AdobeStock_30275715.jpeg News - Magens Bay Arboretum Gets Some Help From UVI Masters Students Magens Bay is located on the north side of St. Thomas within a 319 acre preserve gifted to the people of the U.S. Virgin Islands by Arthur S. Fairchild. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698777622562-TFBJH9GTXPU4ZUVTRV1Z/IMG_3571.JPG News - Magens Bay Arboretum Gets Some Help From UVI Masters Students Sonora Meiling measures the size of a recent sprout in the arboretum. Data on new growth since the storm will be essential to understanding what species are able to recover from hurricanes and other wind damage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698777626794-F6LWYU111BAAATWMLMHY/IMG_3568.JPG News - Magens Bay Arboretum Gets Some Help From UVI Masters Students MMES students identify the trees that are still standing after the 2017 hurricanes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698777631738-1WV7MYAZ9M86DV9QBCX9/image-asset.jpeg News - Magens Bay Arboretum Gets Some Help From UVI Masters Students Kaliegh Schlender hammers a stake to mark out “study plots” in the area that the team will be using to study the new growth following the hurricanes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698777636782-XV2E1OLBWEKEHPFJOT2T/IMG_3561.JPG News - Magens Bay Arboretum Gets Some Help From UVI Masters Students Dan Mele measures one of the seedlings in the arboretum, noting its size, leaf size and density, and any other new sprouts present. Understanding which plants have survived the storms of 2017 will shed light on how certain trees may be more resilient than others. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698777643530-7HNNKQNBZFMJ26EN4OAL/IMG_3560.JPG News - Magens Bay Arboretum Gets Some Help From UVI Masters Students Jessica Levenson keeps careful notes of the trees and undergrowth of the area, seeing what survived the 2017 hurricanes as well as what is growing back over a year later. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698777646894-JZHCO0LFH92YKVAEPKDM/IMG_3573.JPG News - Magens Bay Arboretum Gets Some Help From UVI Masters Students Naomi Huntley (left) and Courtney Gomez (right) carefully examine new growth occurring after major hurricanes Irma and Maria. It’s important to note what species are the first to grow back following major disturbances like hurricanes, and if the species now growing in are native to the island, transplanted non-natives, or destructive invasive species. https://www.viepscor.org/news/2018/10/30/unexplored-unseen-unknown-the-future-of-deep-water-research-at-uvi monthly 0.5 2025-02-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698777650274-S740GXVIO3T0POS62YUW/PHOTO-2018-10-02-18-38-45.jpg News - Unexplored, Unseen & Unknown: The Future of Deep Water Research at UVI Smith and Brandtneris achieved the deepest open ocean diving certification available. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698777655199-1L4QLZI0IDP57X9IM32W/IMG_3940.jpg News - Unexplored, Unseen & Unknown: The Future of Deep Water Research at UVI Sarah Heidmann and Rosmin Ennis have also earned certification in closed circuit rebreathers, greatly expanding the time and depth available to them for deep water coral and fish ecology research https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698777659136-01F2FM6FDNL10UTK94CY/AAUS+INFOGRAPHIC.jpg News - Unexplored, Unseen & Unknown: The Future of Deep Water Research at UVI https://www.viepscor.org/news/2018/10/18/service-learning monthly 0.5 2023-10-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698777666293-US74C71IK059C9TSLA8Z/IMG_1513.JPG News - Service Learning and Hurricane Recovery: A Reflection  Dr. Michele Guannel is a Postdoctoral Research and Teaching Associate with VI-ISERP since February 2017. She holds degrees from Smith College (Bachelor of Arts, Biological Sciences) and the University of Washington (Master of Science and Ph.D., Oceanography). She has been teaching and mentoring students from elementary school to postdoctoral levels, for nearly 20 years, including developing and teaching courses in earth, ocean, and atmospheric sciences at the University of Washington, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Broward College, and Miami Dade College. Since January 2018, she has been leading and teaching the largest course at UVI, Science 100, which focuses on natural disasters and ecosystems of the Caribbean, along with a team of 11 lab and peer instructors. In addition, she develops and runs professional development for teachers of middle through high school grades in the USVI. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698777668844-0IIZSXAN68A2071NE7CC/Jane_E_Tuitt_Elementary_School_EcoSchools_garden_installation_Oct5_2018_photo_credit_Val_Peters.jpg News - Service Learning and Hurricane Recovery: A Reflection  The EcoSchools program headed by Val Peters visited Jane E. Tuitt Elementary School to facilitate a garden installation on October 5, 2018, which will allow students to grow their own nutritious food on-site. This event demonstrates the community effort needed to improve life for us all. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698777673006-J1PP459F6JWOZQKGRMZ5/IMG_20181018_130846746_HDR.jpg News - Service Learning and Hurricane Recovery: A Reflection  UVI students monitor and attend the Great ShakeOut global earthquake awareness event on the UVI campus, on October 18, 2018. Science 100 students helped write a quiz to test participants' knowledge of emergency preparedness, and they all assisted with educating attendees on disaster preparedness, including a review of the St. Thomas Recovery Team Emergency Preparedness Checklists and Worksheets (which they studied earlier this semester in class). Representatives from Virgin Islands Marine Advisory Service (VIMAS) and VI-EPSCoR ran demonstrations of preparedness tools such as water filters. Dr. Guannel guided students through the proper procedure for earthquake safety (drop, cover, hold on). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698777674866-CBSKP3FM0H6XPUKKW8BZ/SCI100_students_kids_table_ReefFest_April_2018_Jarvon_Stout_photo_credit.jpg News - Service Learning and Hurricane Recovery: A Reflection  Seen here, Science 100 students volunteered to help with Reef Fest in April 2018, an annual event hosted by VIMAS and VI-EPSCoR, to highlight some of the problems facing our oceans. The students distributed surveys to gauge participants’ knowledge gained during the event and (seen here) ran the kids’ table where participants wrote “Love Letters to the Sea.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698777676129-BETAFOSFF1SXRXNF7KGK/AmeriCorps_NCCC_Gold_Team_1998_photo_credit_Michae_Allen.jpg News - Service Learning and Hurricane Recovery: A Reflection  Dedicated to the Gold Team, AmeriCorps NCCC Perry Point Class IV. (Photo credit: Michae Allen) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698777680378-XNL00355D0D0UYP5XNTN/George_Francis_distributing_donations_with_Perfect_Heart_March2018_photo_credit_George_Francis_and_Lovynette_Brown.JPG News - Service Learning and Hurricane Recovery: A Reflection  George Francis (Spring 2018 student) is pictured here volunteering with Perfect Heart (a St. Thomas Recovery Team organization) on goods distribution. Francis and fellow student Lovynette Brown went above and beyond in their participation in this project. https://www.viepscor.org/news/2018/10/edwin-cruz-rivera monthly 0.5 2025-02-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698777687488-RS5W62FCHWZTGXGDHB8E/AdobeStock_26788857.jpeg News - Here's Why Scientists at UVI Think We Should Care About Native Seagrasses in the Territory https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698777692434-YU2V7Y9WNB6MLB8J26WD/IMG_3174.JPG News - Here's Why Scientists at UVI Think We Should Care About Native Seagrasses in the Territory Edwin Cruz-Rivera, Associate Professor of Biology at the University of the Virgin Islands https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698777695097-Y5XPGHCOGKN6A7U8MLTN/AdobeStock_101550138.jpeg News - Here's Why Scientists at UVI Think We Should Care About Native Seagrasses in the Territory Queen conch, sea urchins and juvenile fishes rely on sea grass bed for survival. https://www.viepscor.org/news/2018/10/1/dont-let-fear-stop-you-inspiration-from-a-female-african-american-scientist monthly 0.5 2023-10-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698777702743-BE1XH8H85YML6THUB0FA/IMG_3467.JPG News - Don’t Let Fear Stop You: Inspiration From A Female African American Scientist Zola (second from left) in 2016 with Youth Ocean Explorer students explore the shoreline around UVI’s Center for Marine & Environmental Studies. Photo: Jarvon Stout. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698777707127-TSZPSY8W7B8CYIP2TOCM/IMG_8953.JPG News - Don’t Let Fear Stop You: Inspiration From A Female African American Scientist Onboard the NOAA research vessel Nancy Foster, Zola is seen here with Dr. Sennai Habtes, Research Assistant Professor of Biological Oceanography at UVI (at left). Photo: Vanessa McKague https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698777712359-29SRW1D7MRKO4OEJR0AF/2018_6_nancy_foster_vmckague69.JPG News - Don’t Let Fear Stop You: Inspiration From A Female African American Scientist Zola spent her time onboard the Nancy Foster assisting with sample collection and data analysis. Photo: Vanessa McKague https://www.viepscor.org/news/2018/8/30/vi-youth-explore-the-sea-while-preparing-for-stem-careers monthly 0.5 2023-10-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698777717909-82ZP717GOZ58H0JKOK2V/00100dPORTRAIT_00100_BURST20180712095211919_COVER_2.jpg News - V.I. Youth Explore the Sea While Preparing for STEM Careers YOE students dissecting a blue crab. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698777720582-YD2OYQPVKWXPJ8AR2NB6/00100dPORTRAIT_00100_BURST20180710105604390_COVER.jpg News - V.I. Youth Explore the Sea While Preparing for STEM Careers YOE student compiling field data into a visual chart. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698777739794-TFQ8XYFHWRDZEZGGWZ9C/IMG_4422.JPG News - V.I. Youth Explore the Sea While Preparing for STEM Careers YOE students observing the cellular structure of algae specimens collected in Brewers Bay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698777743114-V5HVS0SCGQHXK44F4WVX/IMG_4491.JPG News - V.I. Youth Explore the Sea While Preparing for STEM Careers YOE students using Sawyer mini water filters to purify and consume soil contaminated water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698777746147-UDJMWN8YM2BB186I3IBG/IMG_4492.JPG News - V.I. Youth Explore the Sea While Preparing for STEM Careers YOE students using Sawyer mini water filters to purify and consume soil contaminated water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698777748697-ESFUF93ZFX9Q3G0BBRUM/IMG_4450.JPG News - V.I. Youth Explore the Sea While Preparing for STEM Careers Dr. Roy Wattlington from OCOVI (CariCOOS) talking to YOE students about robotics used in oceanography. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698777751455-4HXWSMX97QYX14FLE2M1/IMG_4326.JPG News - V.I. Youth Explore the Sea While Preparing for STEM Careers YOE students dissecting blue crabs and other marine invertebrates such as urchins and squid. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698777754305-X5UA579RB1BHGLSSZQJF/IMG_4501.JPG News - V.I. Youth Explore the Sea While Preparing for STEM Careers YOE students conducting experiment to observe how gravel, sand, and charcoal can be used to purify dirty water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698777757869-GH2DOXGPTJFNDTPEUDU8/IMG_4539.JPG News - V.I. Youth Explore the Sea While Preparing for STEM Careers YOE students tallying marine debris collected on Brewers Bay beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698777760512-HE1N03PIH31254NBZ9TP/IMG_4591.JPG News - V.I. Youth Explore the Sea While Preparing for STEM Careers YOE students replicating the effects of increased carbon dioxide on the heating of the Earth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698777723478-A6F11S5MRNIRB7VFUGN8/00100dPORTRAIT_00100_BURST20180716131353607_COVER_2.jpg News - V.I. Youth Explore the Sea While Preparing for STEM Careers YOE students using a beach seine to collect and identify fish in Brewers Bay (all collected animals were returned to the ocean) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698777726202-IPDODOU7GCS951ZV1UUS/00100dPORTRAIT_00100_BURST20180719105024341_COVER_2.jpg News - V.I. Youth Explore the Sea While Preparing for STEM Careers YOE student enjoying a day spent in the St. Thomas East Reserves kayaking and collecting GPS coordinates of derelict vessels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698777736094-8CZ0AZCEIUP8D5J0V3GX/image-asset.png News - V.I. Youth Explore the Sea While Preparing for STEM Careers Jumping into the ocean was the student's favorite way to end the day. https://www.viepscor.org/news/2018/7/31/five-st-croix-teacher-teams-chosen-to-address-national-stem-conference monthly 0.5 2025-02-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698777771201-3FCFCZ3JWTNSP0H6CULW/IMG_0030.JPG News - Five St. Croix Teacher Teams Chosen to Address International STEM Conference https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698777779983-8FCW6JEK3O2X84J0Y1CO/IMG_3583.JPG News - Five St. Croix Teacher Teams Chosen to Address International STEM Conference As part of the "Eat To Beat" campaign, students affiliated with Virgin Islands Institute of STEM Education Research and Practice (VIISERP), University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) and St. Croix Educational Complex promote the lionfish as a food source to help control the population. Some of the students are seen here for a public lionfish tasting event at the St. Croix annual Agricultural Fair https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698777783370-6BSDBE6PTGK2M9XJ5E30/AdobeStock_108669938.jpeg News - Five St. Croix Teacher Teams Chosen to Address International STEM Conference Although there has been concern regarding the presence of ciguatera toxin in lionfish, a 2015 publication in The Environmental Biology of Fishes by Christie L. Wilcox and Mark A. Hixon states that "...there have been no confirmed cases of ciguatoxin poisoning from eating lionfish, indicating that false positive tests may be occurring." Wilcox, C.L. & Hixon, M.A. Environ Biol Fish (2015) 98: 961. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10641-014-0313-0 https://www.viepscor.org/news/2018/7/19/the-secret-life-of-nassau-grouper monthly 0.5 2023-10-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698777789871-HP1AES21TCSSU9P3TH63/AdobeStock_167984097.jpeg News - The Secret Life of Nassau Grouper Revealed Using Advanced Technology Nassau grouper are an endangered species, appearing on the IUCN Red List since 1996 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698777793353-6V395AZQZLPG5X1KGQ1U/bicolor+male+courting+female.jpg News - The Secret Life of Nassau Grouper Revealed Using Advanced Technology This photo taken in February, 2018 at the Grammanik Bank shows a Nassau male in courtship coloration courting a normal colored female. 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Tyler Smith, Ph.D, Elizabeth Kadison, Andia Chavez-Fonnegra, Ph.D, Karli Hollister, Kathryn Egan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698777807724-OE79GWI4GMCQI9QNX2XB/TSmith.jpg News - USVI Coral Reefs, And Scientists, Headline International Conference Even at depths of up to 150 meters, discarded ropes are tangled in the reefs. Yet, these corals thrive when their shallow-water counterparts suffer warming temperatures. https://www.viepscor.org/news/2018/6/20/stt-buoy monthly 0.5 2023-10-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698777812843-BH3N227TMRT376W4FQ1Z/DSC_0285.JPG News - Essential Oceanographic Buoy Damaged in 2017 Hurricanes Dr. Paul Jobsis prepares the buoy by first securing it with a recovery line before releasing the anchor chain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698777815121-YFQCN6VS5MLQ8B3IOJT6/Screen+Shot+2018-05-23+at+10.34.57+AM.png News - Essential Oceanographic Buoy Damaged in 2017 Hurricanes CMES works closely with CariCOOS, the Caribbean Coastal Ocean Observing System funded by the NOAA IOOS office http://ioos.noaa.gov/. Together they provide oceanographic data to the Territory and to our Puerto Rican neighbors at no cost to the public. The latest weather information for the Territory is available on their website www.caricoos.org. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698777828385-3YBELC1BS24O7DJ688RK/DSC_0300.JPG News - Essential Oceanographic Buoy Damaged in 2017 Hurricanes The research vessel Walton Smith provided their services at no cost. Normally, a recovery expedition would run up to 10K. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698777882472-9YNN4IGX3X72SP7B019I/DSC_0099.JPG News - Essential Oceanographic Buoy Damaged in 2017 Hurricanes Oceanography Field and Lab Technician, Vanessa McKague https://www.viepscor.org/news/2018/6/20/lionfish-grant monthly 0.5 2023-10-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698777886033-3GSO3XCS3YGQ95SN5JCU/Elizabeth+Smith+2.JPG News - Lionfish Research On St. Croix Gets a Boost With a Disaster Recovery Grant Marcia Taylor carefully captures a lionfish for tagging. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698777888921-YKZ568L0ASHMGL9XSNLM/Kynoch+Reale-Munroe+3.JPG News - Lionfish Research On St. Croix Gets a Boost With a Disaster Recovery Grant D. Elizabeth Smith is identifying, counting, and sizing, native fish in addition to lionfish. 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Dr. Smith with a bust of Charles Darwin inside the National Academy of Sciences headquarters. The IIRCR’s inaugural meeting took place on February 8, 2018. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778125703-8VP004I0NLKOOX37552R/IMG_3003.jpeg News - VI-EPSCoR researcher receives prestigious National Academies of Sciences appointment. Dr. Smith seen here at the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. https://www.viepscor.org/news/2018/3/6/hurricane-sea-turtle monthly 0.5 2023-10-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778130742-PR2STBZLF93BULCAAMO1/PIC_0165.JPG News - Are Endangered Sea Turtles Among Victims of Hurricanes Irma & Maria? A hawksbill sea turtle swims along the Cyril E. King Airport runway. They seem to be taken with with many crevices and hiding places the pilings create. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778138858-ILDCWE69LWLVRHX06V1E/IMG_1185.JPG News - Are Endangered Sea Turtles Among Victims of Hurricanes Irma & Maria? Captured turtles are outfitted with an ID number. Scientists record the location and date of capture along with other data. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778141950-KAJ3RQ9G5VQYS5T9FL9R/IMG_1177.JPG News - Are Endangered Sea Turtles Among Victims of Hurricanes Irma & Maria? This young hawksbill's weight and measurements are recorded. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778145863-IMQQ0ID4JVM932AX97LZ/IMG_1186.JPG News - Are Endangered Sea Turtles Among Victims of Hurricanes Irma & Maria? Grocery shopping bags are used to help suspend and weigh these ungainly creatures. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778155345-PVAZJRJXPF8PQ5FQH0WS/IMG_1217.JPG News - Are Endangered Sea Turtles Among Victims of Hurricanes Irma & Maria? An acoustic transmitter is attached to the carapace. It will continue to transmit data about its activities for about one year. This information will be recorded on acoustic receivers installed within Brewers Bay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778160841-X4C1G3TURVURZLZRCPUY/20170319_164336.jpg News - Are Endangered Sea Turtles Among Victims of Hurricanes Irma & Maria? Dr. Paul Jobsis, (front row left) is pictured here with his MMES students engaged in the preservation of this endangered species. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778164312-IMIPSBOPQPVGJ5MEIR1V/UVI+SeaTurtle+Conserv+Logo.png News - Are Endangered Sea Turtles Among Victims of Hurricanes Irma & Maria? https://www.viepscor.org/news/2018/2/6/grouper-moon-part-1 monthly 0.5 2023-10-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778169222-F8P2EP3DQ5GPPUJB21V6/Nassau_GB_5Feb2018_1.JPG News - A "Grouper Moon" Rises Over The Grammanik Bank Allowing grouper the opportunity to spawn is critical for producing the next generation and the long-term sustainability of their population. The Grammanik Bank is closed to fishing for 3 months each year, February 1 to April 30. Photo courtesy of Jason Quetel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778172057-FJLF2FOE1XRA3WRBS81W/Nassau_GB_5Feb2018.JPG News - A "Grouper Moon" Rises Over The Grammanik Bank The number of Nassau grouper showing up at the spawning aggregation site has continued to increase and is believed to be up to at least 500 fish. In February 2020 over 400 fish were counted in one large group, which is the first time such a large group of Nassau grouper has ever been seen at the Grammanik Bank. Photo courtesy of Jason Quetel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778175932-ROEP8IWHWV3IAMXHVNKX/Divers+on+Grammanik_Kadison_Heidmann.JPG News - A "Grouper Moon" Rises Over The Grammanik Bank Scientists Elizabeth Kadison and Sarah Heidmann prepare to dive into the deep waters of Grammanik Bank Photo courtesy of Jason Quetel https://www.viepscor.org/news/2017/12/22/coral-tree-found monthly 0.5 2023-10-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778180817-MPMWWNZYRYGGDFVP1L07/G0045575.JPG News - A Hurricane Provides Insight On Coral Resiliency Colin Howe outplants coral branches from one of the St. Thomas nurseries. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778182259-IHD5LB70VURGZ01Y4CFO/IMG_0061.JPG News - A Hurricane Provides Insight On Coral Resiliency A fisherman in the Bahamas found a coral tree from St. Thomas that was swept away during Hurricanes Irma or Maria https://www.viepscor.org/news/2017/12/19/waltonsmith monthly 0.5 2023-10-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778187375-N1A4SVJUABF9VY95DAE2/image-asset.jpeg News - How Does A University Conduct World Class Research In A Post-Hurricane Environment? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778191932-H0YFKG26XNQJAG6ZSWOS/IMG_9200.JPG News - How Does A University Conduct World Class Research In A Post-Hurricane Environment? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778248361-TJ7AAXYEBFNHKAKK7U6U/TCRMP20171128_photo_WalSm_01.JPG News - How Does A University Conduct World Class Research In A Post-Hurricane Environment? Research vessels like the RV Walton Smith are not cruise ships. They provide very basic accommodations for researchers. But for the faculty, staff, and students from UVI who like the rest of the US Virgin Islands community have mostly been without power for the last 3 months, the hot showers, air conditioning, and laundry facilities provided by the boat were a luxury. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778254508-L3C6965MHZZZ16VA2TXD/TCRMP20171203_photo_CKR_21.JPG News - How Does A University Conduct World Class Research In A Post-Hurricane Environment? Dr. Julie Olson, a Professor of Biology at the University of Alabama and Co-Principal Investigator for the research cruise, takes data on the abundance of sponges and macroalgae on St. Thomas reefs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778258395-RHUOEIW971VVL27I09U9/TCRMP20171203_photo_CKR_23.JPG News - How Does A University Conduct World Class Research In A Post-Hurricane Environment? A brain coral being overgrown by an aggressive ascidian (sea squirt) on a St. Thomas reef. Many corals were damaged or weakened by the hurricanes, threatening their ability to resist competitors on the reef. Researchers will document the outcomes of these competitions over the next year in order to identify what is driving coral reef recovery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778262981-79GJ75RQXZU9AQDTE64D/TCRMP20171204_photo_SVN_56.JPG News - How Does A University Conduct World Class Research In A Post-Hurricane Environment? Dr. Andia Chaves-Fonnegra, a Post-doctoral Associate at the University of the Virgin Islands, sets up an experiment to determine how coral reefs in the Virgin Islands are responding to the passage of the hurricanes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778266815-F9D74OGF5HUMHG5JVXUB/TCRMP20171205_photo_BIT_07.JPG News - How Does A University Conduct World Class Research In A Post-Hurricane Environment? Brown fleshy seaweeds, which are an indicator of excessive nutrients and sediments, are currently overly abundant on St. Thomas reefs, possibly due to too much runoff. This project will document how these seaweeds and other organisms like sponges change through time and what will be their effect on the recovery of corals on the reef. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778270667-T2AXZ5KYF71OIFYX5BCL/TCRMP20171204_photo_SVN_69.JPG News - How Does A University Conduct World Class Research In A Post-Hurricane Environment? Researchers documented many types of damage to St. Thomas reefs including toppled corals and changes in the actual structure of the reef. In this photo, a large section of the reef broke off and was flipped over by the storms. Sea rods and sea whips that typically grow upwards can be seen on the bottom. https://www.viepscor.org/news/2017/11/29/chaves-fonnegra-study monthly 0.5 2023-10-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778312591-I04RSFF81Y86LUGXPJU6/Screen+Shot+2017-11-29+at+12.25.43+PM.png News - It's A Battle To The Death In USVI Waters Between Some Corals And Sponges The succession seen here shows how a coral colony can be overpowered by a growth of Cliona delitrix sponge (top picture). We can also see when both coral and sponge die resulting in the colony being covered by algae. Photos provided by Sven Zea and Andia Chaves-Fonnegra https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778316535-ICDN92OWZLMY8W25QGP8/AdobeStock_80228673.jpeg News - It's A Battle To The Death In USVI Waters Between Some Corals And Sponges Cliona delitrix, seen above, is a bright orange sponge which uses enzymes to dissolve the coral skeleton it lives on and burrows into it. Until now, little research has been done to examine the growth and effects of this sponge after coral bleaching events. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778320790-8Z6GHJIK6ORQZ2H63527/DAP08_20150107_CDEL3.JPG News - It's A Battle To The Death In USVI Waters Between Some Corals And Sponges Photo by Dr. Chaves-Fonnegra https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778324056-BWH6UN7DMI267O90VKQU/DAP08_20150107_CDEL1%5B1%5D.JPG News - It's A Battle To The Death In USVI Waters Between Some Corals And Sponges Photo by Dr. Chaves-Fonnegra https://www.viepscor.org/news/2017/11/27/2015-cohort monthly 0.5 2023-10-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778328360-SQ99V0UN7M60SYF10K0I/20160120_Honeymoon_%2817%29.JPG News - 2015 MMES Cohort Publishes Study in Major Scientific Journal Data was collected in February 2016 from four locations around St. Thomas: Frenchman and Sprat Bays to the east and Brewers and Lindbergh to the west. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778332828-17OVPTHJDO5U3OLXHBS5/DSCN2339.JPG News - 2015 MMES Cohort Publishes Study in Major Scientific Journal Once a sample site is identified and its size, depth, distance from shore and distance from other seagrass patches is noted, five quadrants are placed randomly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778335981-DVFKS96R2BG83BRTMJVD/P2080116.JPG News - 2015 MMES Cohort Publishes Study in Major Scientific Journal Cohort Elizabeth Brown is seen here in Lindbergh Bay, St. Thomas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778338624-YQRUSVX2PL2LOHOGT2TN/P2190176.JPG News - 2015 MMES Cohort Publishes Study in Major Scientific Journal Un-baited traps were deployed in various seagrass beds in Frenchman, Lindbergh, Brewers and Sprat Bays. Catches were compared for diversity and abundance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778341628-FEOVF3J72U5UH7QGC30K/P2110192.JPG News - 2015 MMES Cohort Publishes Study in Major Scientific Journal John Cassell examines a squirrel fish. Each fish caught is photographed, identified by species or family, its length recorded, and is identified as herbivores, diurnal carnivores or nocturnal carnivores. https://www.viepscor.org/news/2017/stemteacher monthly 0.5 2023-10-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778345387-9RRZY547WDYCNXV2913X/Oct27_Ravalier_1.jpg News - Real-life hurricane-related experiences are brought into classroom learning Ms. Michealrose Ravalier, Ivanna Eudora Kean High School, St. Thomas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778347596-NX9823OGSNH5L7S6Q959/Sep_29_Ravalier_classroom.jpg News - Real-life hurricane-related experiences are brought into classroom learning Ms. Ravalier’s high school science classroom, as of late September 2017. The floor was flooded, and ceiling tiles were full of moisture, damaged, or molding. Some of the classroom contents were damaged, such as the projector and most art supplies. Photo by Michealrose Ravalier https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778349617-2AIOWOOHQYIVX6WJAM4U/Oct_9_Ravalier_classroom3.jpg News - Real-life hurricane-related experiences are brought into classroom learning By early October, Ms. Ravalier had completed the entry to her classroom “Science Café,” complete with artwork on the door and cheerful tablecloths – though ceiling tiles still displayed evidence of Hurricanes Irma and Maria. Photo by Michealrose Ravalier. https://www.viepscor.org/news/2017/8/25/how-to-eat-a-lionfish monthly 0.5 2023-10-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778369571-LDP3ZLWIUZB8J9UUBVW8/AdobeStock_69292199.jpeg News - How to eat a lionfish https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778376284-4PA8LYLTEJK6LJU5UYG9/Blackened+Lionfish.jpg News - How to eat a lionfish Blackened Lionfish Recipe courtesy of Chef Byron and Chef Mark https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778380210-TMHXDBCWSEZDA0ME8JJQ/quick+cured+lionfish.jpg News - How to eat a lionfish Quick-Cured Lionfish Recipe courtesy of Chef Byron and Chef Mark https://www.viepscor.org/news/2017/8/25/drjonespodcast monthly 0.5 2023-10-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778384155-0VO7WLMRTOS6PN639WVN/file3.jpeg News - Dr. Nastassia Jones. A small town girl with big dreams. Dr. Jones at the entrance to Ape Cave in the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument. https://www.viepscor.org/news/2017/8/7/invasive-seagrass monthly 0.5 2023-10-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778389769-ILWT4T6P2S45W2I7N40Y/image-asset.jpeg News - What Are The Impacts of An Invasive Seagrass? Native seagrasses play a primary role in the diet of sea turtles and provide important habitat for juvenile fishes. This juvenile green sea turtle lingers over a mixed seagrass bed with both native and invasive species https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778397112-BN4J3DPOF9L5MR9NDWME/P5281882.JPG News - What Are The Impacts of An Invasive Seagrass? Juvenile fishes like this little barracuda, hide inshore on seagrass beds until they have matured enough to venture into deeper waters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778405977-2ZEYVP95DX28SHLH6IAY/image-asset.jpeg News - What Are The Impacts of An Invasive Seagrass? H. stipulacea is shorter than resident seagrass, growing around 6 cm tall compared to local grasses which grow around 30 cm. Here, a juvenile Caribbean pipefish, attempts to camouflage itself in the short spears. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778415045-T2KZMM4IJKVSMLWXUSMW/P1156609.JPG News - What Are The Impacts of An Invasive Seagrass? John Cassell using SCUBA gear to collect seagrass for nutritional analysis at a sample location within Brewers Bay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778416763-R9ENUGQEPYS2V607A7XQ/HS_HD.jpg News - What Are The Impacts of An Invasive Seagrass? Close up view of leaves from Halophila stipulacea (left) and native Halophila decipiens (right). Note that H. stipulacea has longer leaf blades with a define dark line through the center https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778422574-1SZ4CYD6NKEC6LRBLQX6/image-asset.jpeg News - What Are The Impacts of An Invasive Seagrass? These zip-lock bags contain freshly collected seagrass, which are stored in a freezer until analyses are conducted. https://www.viepscor.org/news/2017/7/26/ncrmp monthly 0.5 2023-10-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778434012-NTLHLKQWOE0LJ9API3WI/image-asset.jpeg News - UVI Contributes to Large Scale National Coral Reef Monitoring Program Surveys To participate in the NCRMP surveys, UVI staff and students participated in rigorous training in the fish and coral assessment protocols. Dr. Brandt has contributed to the development of the protocols and has helped lead NCRMP efforts in the territory since 2012. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778438422-AGGJTFDK84C6570Y5ZAB/image-asset.jpeg News - UVI Contributes to Large Scale National Coral Reef Monitoring Program Surveys Dr. Marilyn Brandt, Research Associate Professor https://www.viepscor.org/news/2017/6/23/viktor monthly 0.5 2025-02-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778451083-YZ7PQET6C5X9KZ49V1T0/image-asset.jpeg News - Despite All Odds, Coral Reefs Are Thriving in the USVI Deepwater corals tend to be plate-like in order to absorb more light. These delicate branching forms can grow as fast as shallow water corals in some cases, but are often fragile and vulnerable to disturbance from anchors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778454507-R64FP75WVTT3ZEPKGGYZ/DSC00366.JPG News - Despite All Odds, Coral Reefs Are Thriving in the USVI Very few universities with marine science programs have rebreathers. UVI is has four. In this photo Dr. Tyler Smith installs water temperature probes at 165 feet off Wolf Island, Galapagos, Ecuador. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778460463-3UMB7BBZ6QUN9HCVTA2J/image-asset.jpeg News - Despite All Odds, Coral Reefs Are Thriving in the USVI Smashed plate corals on the Grammanik Bank at 220 feet depth. Increasing awareness of these habitats will help to protect these ancient coral reefs from irreversible damage. Notice the rope cutting across the coral. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778462448-YWQPSPWP5E2A6JYJGANE/image-asset.jpeg News - Despite All Odds, Coral Reefs Are Thriving in the USVI Viktor Brandtneris dives with hammerhead sharks in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador https://www.viepscor.org/news/2017/6/22/kim-waddell monthly 0.5 2023-10-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778468673-SSN34IUPHY5CO8I3PMCI/image-asset.jpeg News - VI-EPSCoR Welcomes a New Director Kim Waddell, Ph.D., Director https://www.viepscor.org/news/2017/6/15/allie-durdall monthly 0.5 2023-10-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778473250-XDIRGH075RH3NR3TTH59/image-asset.jpeg News - What's Going On At Great Salt Pond, St. Croix? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778482101-XPKUYF2XDY0GOUX2PLES/IMG_3946.JPG News - What's Going On At Great Salt Pond, St. Croix? Allie Durdall and Andrew Reeve, Ph.D. setting up the GPS equipment over the groundwater wells to get precise elevations which are needed to understand groundwater movement. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778489955-7YFRSPX3VOM7MWDQQ5KE/image-asset.jpeg News - What's Going On At Great Salt Pond, St. Croix? Allie Durdall and Dr. Grimes are ready to head out to one of the field sites with their kayak filled with gear https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778495438-BTMKNLO9UKQ113IDWA8L/image-asset.jpeg News - What's Going On At Great Salt Pond, St. Croix? Tilapia are not a native species but are currently abundant in Great Pond. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778498971-6UMEONCUDWIC00EPV5ZY/image-asset.jpeg News - What's Going On At Great Salt Pond, St. Croix? Allie is pictured here with Andrew Reeve, Ph.D. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778507927-XQRK7R36DGS5ANNB38XD/IMG_3885.JPG News - What's Going On At Great Salt Pond, St. Croix? - Ongoing Research A hand-held Dutch Auger was used during well installation. The cores have been archived for future analysis in the lab at UVI and Allie aims to be part of that team. These cores can provide a great deal of information on the history of Great Pond as well as stored carbon data. Here are Sydney Nick and Dr. Grimes as they collect a core. https://www.viepscor.org/news/2017/6/13/vi-epscorawards-five-mini-grants-to-researchers monthly 0.5 2025-02-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778519845-HCBWZAMRG6E1ICCW8L3V/image-asset.jpeg News - VI-EPSCoR Awards Five Mini-Grants to Researchers A cleaner shrimp and sea anemone https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778526338-7ZMX5JMKLSS5ORFKV08A/500_F_106129787_3P5MYKHzkzLg58ZABt01WB6RGATkdZdX.jpg News - VI-EPSCoR Awards Five Mini-Grants to Researchers This reef fish makes its home on branching coral https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778531661-QIGCLHJ4RLQRBGRZT4J3/image-asset.jpeg News - VI-EPSCoR Awards Five Mini-Grants to Researchers Mangrove seedlings near Brewers Bay https://www.viepscor.org/news/2017/5tanyaramseyer monthly 0.5 2025-02-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778608396-OJMX3BDRJHKXBFN9PFU5/image-asset.jpeg News - Ick! Why Is There So Much Algae On The Reef? There's always time for a selfie, even underwater. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778610756-9Q9OXJF4ERORU09LFQ86/image-asset.png News - Ick! Why Is There So Much Algae On The Reef? Dictyota spp.  is found in abundance on reefs around the USVI. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778668058-OJOQLV2S57WOH077J1RY/image-asset.jpeg News - Ick! Why Is There So Much Algae On The Reef? Tanya prefers to spend her time engaged in field research, as seen here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778728663-JAGRW3S11ZGFEI5NPK8M/image-asset.jpeg News - Ick! Why Is There So Much Algae On The Reef? When not in the field, Tanya takes her work to the hammock. https://www.viepscor.org/news/2017/4/12/drhabtes monthly 0.5 2025-02-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778850978-JNNM25S94HZXZIUVNEHO/image-asset.jpeg News - VI-EPSCoR Supports A Local Role Model and Scientist Dr. Habtes onboard the NOAA research vessel Nancy Foster https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778857871-T9JOTLZJZ0NHBTBR8QHM/image-asset.jpeg News - VI-EPSCoR Supports A Local Role Model and Scientist Dr. Habtes is seen here with one of the CariCOOS bouys. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778863998-7BYY7GF6FYEM1AOO2I75/image-asset.jpeg News - VI-EPSCoR Supports A Local Role Model and Scientist MMES Candidate Mara Duke benefits from real world learning with Dr. Habtes onboard the Nancy Foster. https://www.viepscor.org/news/2017/4/3/vi-epscor-hosts-its-2017-annual-conference monthly 0.5 2023-10-31 https://www.viepscor.org/news/2017/4/3/sea-turtles-take-the-day monthly 0.5 2023-10-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778871786-2GQUA7EO1D1Q65W3XU9L/P4018533.JPG News - Sea Turtles Take The Day Shane Berry gets very up close and personal with a large Green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas. All work is conducted pursuant to a National Marine Fisheries Service permit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778875476-35OL5KDEKFFGKHXVCB1Z/image-asset.jpeg News - Sea Turtles Take The Day Dr. Paul Jobsis, Director of the Center for Marine and Environmental Science at UVI discusses sea turtle researching taking place at the University. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778880158-4YWYYQGJ10B96YVEVJF5/image-asset.jpeg News - Sea Turtles Take The Day MMES Candidate John Cassell discusses marine life at the touch tank. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778884307-85JXKR03FWH3860TR0GK/IMG_5810.JPG News - Sea Turtles Take The Day This large Green sea turtle is ready for tagging. All work is conducted pursuant to a National Marine Fisheries Service permit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778889138-PLVP6R58N6VK582O9ZII/image-asset.jpeg News - Sea Turtles Take The Day Dr. Jobsis presents a juvenile Hawksbill sea turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, to a captivated group. All work is conducted pursuant to a National Marine Fisheries Service permit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778893099-JW2VML56CY8WMJCDKX5P/image-asset.jpeg News - Sea Turtles Take The Day Scott Eanes weighs, measures and gives the turtles a health check. According to Dr. Jobsis, this guy is VERY well fed, as evidenced by the generous flesh protruding from the top of his shell! All work is conducted pursuant to a National Marine Fisheries Service permit. https://www.viepscor.org/news/2017/02/06/what-happens-when-a-species-disappears monthly 0.5 2023-10-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778900030-AUZK7KYSKA78238WNNYR/img_5769.jpg News - What Happens When A Species Disappears? Parrotfish have been a highly favored food source throughout the Caribbean. This has lead directly to their significant population decline. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778904449-DAVPE3MBFHPDFGOM4322/adobestock_4685241.jpeg News - What Happens When A Species Disappears? Species like the Queen Parrotfish seen here, and the Stoplight Parrotfish can still be found in USVI waters, although to a much lesser extent than before. However, it is the loss of the larger species that has caused alarm. Notice the beak-like teeth used to scrap the reef clean. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778909016-TTE5LKZCLCB995Y5BTC3/gopr0164.jpg News - What Happens When A Species Disappears? Researchers have travelled to Bermuda to study their more vibrant parrotfish populations. Here they tag and measure the fish before returning it unharmed to the ocean. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778915688-7EB4ZLDIF51CMZOSXTXR/gopr01671.jpg News - What Happens When A Species Disappears? Dr. Rick Nemeth surgically inserts an acoustic tracker into the belly of a fish. After a little bit of antibiotic is applied the fish is stitched up and returned to the sea. There is little to no mortality to the fish as a result of this procedure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778921143-ETV30KA7EB5B6P1OXFPI/img_3058.jpg News - What Happens When A Species Disappears? Seen here, a hydrophone is attached to the ocean floor. https://www.viepscor.org/news/2017/01/26/there-is-hope-for-the-nassau-grouper monthly 0.5 2023-10-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778928268-D74UEON1LOKCZGWZ08BL/adobestock_72389064.jpeg News - There Is Hope For The Nassau Grouper The Nassau grouper with its distinctive markings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778932443-ALO6UYPOG7YKE8R6DASD/adobestock_67993371.jpeg News - There Is Hope For The Nassau Grouper There are so many species of grouper, how can you tell the difference? The Nassau can change color at will depending on their mood, transitioning from their normal state with caramel-colored bars to a two-toned complexion, to milky white. The black spot on the tail, seen clearly in the photo above, and spots around the eyes, are enduring Nassau markings that can make you confident in your identification. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778936708-H50VZ106UMAS2HDR2ICW/adobestock_97643087.jpeg News - There Is Hope For The Nassau Grouper The Nassau are territorial and prefer to stay close to home. An interesting fact: most Nassau are born female. They are protogynous hermaphrodites. They become male as they grow larger and are more able to dominate others. They often spawn as female for a time before transitioning to a dominant male. https://www.viepscor.org/news/2016/12/14/more-than-26000-awarded-to-teachers-for-marine-debris-prevention-and-education monthly 0.5 2023-10-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778950746-BW2X7G97RG64RFEQ19VM/eer-stt.jpg News - More Than $26,000 Awarded to Teachers for Marine Debris Prevention and Education https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778955490-N4P5IDBPJAMDJ8RQ3WTG/adobestock_122047492.jpeg News - More Than $26,000 Awarded to Teachers for Marine Debris Prevention and Education Debris can be found on beaches across the USVI. https://www.viepscor.org/news/2016/12/09/zooplankton monthly 0.5 2025-02-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778964841-GG4LA2WPKIFQMPPB2QZQ/adobestock_34516103.jpeg News - Zooplankton Abundance & Distribution in the Territory Has Never Been Studied, Until Now. Microscopic plankton. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778968954-K2HZ2RM70T0ZVWPERKZW/mara-duke-zooplankton.jpg News - Zooplankton Abundance & Distribution in the Territory Has Never Been Studied, Until Now. This image is a sampling of the zooplankton found in Brewers Bay, St. Thomas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778976501-JB41O9GS3E01CXYJ70DS/screen-shot-2016-12-06-at-8-55-34-am1.png News - Zooplankton Abundance & Distribution in the Territory Has Never Been Studied, Until Now. Mara takes monthly samples of zooplankton using a 500 micrometer net which is towed across the water column. The collected samples are sorted and stored for analysis in the lab. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778980676-ZF8LEA6ASVONNIWP2IXH/mara-duke-ctd-scanner.jpg News - Zooplankton Abundance & Distribution in the Territory Has Never Been Studied, Until Now. Mara prepares to deploy a Niskin which tests for nutrients, bacteria and total suspended solids in the water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778983331-PJA4PAM1E6P0AKW8KG8P/img_0674.jpeg News - Zooplankton Abundance & Distribution in the Territory Has Never Been Studied, Until Now. Mara at work on the Nancy Foster https://www.viepscor.org/news/2016/12/06/pride-in-our-seas-pride-in-ourselves monthly 0.5 2023-10-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778988118-WJG7L4PU2UU9C045YF3W/thumbnail_img_1826.jpg News - Pride In Our Seas, Pride In Ourselves After heavy rainfalls, trash collects along the waterfront in St. Thomas Harbour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778992394-ORMFAHG60F0COSA4YXN7/img_2967.jpg News - Pride In Our Seas, Pride In Ourselves Overflowing trash bins are a common sight across the Virgin Islands. Unfortunately, this debris can easily end up in our oceans, shorelines, and even our next meal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778995375-PXBAZLP3BTZPASNH59ZS/img_0682-2.jpg News - Pride In Our Seas, Pride In Ourselves The Marine Debris Teachers Education Workshop brought together individuals from UVI and Oregon Sea Grant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698778998029-81UQAD6MKFA3AW3CN5TI/img_0696.jpg News - Pride In Our Seas, Pride In Ourselves At the Marine Debris Educator Workshop, Alicia Montgomery, VIMSIA, and Juelis Hodge, Lockhart Elementary School, examine a sample of microplastic beads that are found in many common household products, like face wash and liquid soaps. 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Plastic bottles are not uncommon in our oceans. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698779038255-XML2OCM8W22J8UPYN87R/img_2445.jpg News - Microplastics Impact Our Environment And Our Lives. Danie (far right) and members of her team are prepping and organizing for sampling. The buckets are labeled with quadrant and transect number. At center is Allie Durdall, a UVI graduate student on St. Croix with a focus on the Salt Pond ecosystem and left, Mara Duke, who is quantifying zooplankton in Brewers Bay and the microplastics found in the zooplankton samples. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698779044390-OBGGY16VBS9IFUEHW857/img_5214.jpg News - Microplastics Impact Our Environment And Our Lives. D'Kai Joseph, UVI undergraduate volunteer, collects the top layer of sand 1 cm deep. The white quadrant frame seen here provides a guide to the sample area. 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Photo by D. Mele. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/f082acd1-7685-4ab3-9f87-caad5610ffec/DJI_0500+optimized.png R2R Research Areas Archive - Watershed Terrestrial Monitoring & Land Use - Make it stand out The Dorothea gut flows into Dorothea Beach on St. Thomas. Photo by D. Mele. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/ec7a0773-1ffc-4550-9f7d-897f236c426e/David+and+Race+collecting+sediment+sampler+from+pool+in+Fish+Bay+watershed.jpg R2R Research Areas Archive - Watershed Terrestrial Monitoring & Land Use - Make it stand out Sediment samplers, like this one being pulled from Fish Bay Gut, St. John in this picture, capture flows of suspended sediment particles during flood events, allowing researchers to collect the sample after the storm passes and analyze how much sediment arrived and where it came from. Photo by B. Lancellotti https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/06a4df2a-b92d-4025-9b8e-43001eca1f0a/David+Hensley+Optimized-01.jpg R2R Research Areas Archive - Watershed Terrestrial Monitoring & Land Use - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.viepscor.org/r2r-research-areas-archive/mangrove monthly 0.5 2026-02-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/cfe4ec51-aa2a-4400-a782-1daa1eb69b46/Dan+Mangrove+Optimized-01.jpeg R2R Research Areas Archive - Mangrove Ecosystem Function & Recovery - Make it stand out Mangrove roots provide shelter to juvenile fish in the USVI. Photo by D. Mele. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/367cf4f4-03d6-42bc-8208-08134f049e70/DJI_0288+Optimized.jpg R2R Research Areas Archive - Mangrove Ecosystem Function & Recovery - Make it stand out The Hull Bay, St. Thomas restoration site. Photo by D. Mele. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/e3780918-3a7f-4cf5-9c32-dfaada7335bc/IMG_7730.jpg R2R Research Areas Archive - Mangrove Ecosystem Function & Recovery - Make it stand out A student participates in mangrove research at the Hull Bay restoration site on St. Thomas. Photo by D. Mele. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/a6e8e67e-3199-4a0e-b75e-750643589a30/kristin_grimes_.jpg R2R Research Areas Archive - Mangrove Ecosystem Function & Recovery - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.viepscor.org/r2r-research-areas-archive/fish-ecology monthly 0.5 2026-02-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/6a62b720-ee53-4009-a6f5-2afbbebeb65e/tile+matrix+being+removed+during+monthly+collection+by+Jenna+Cheramie3.png R2R Research Areas Archive - Fish Ecology and Herbivory - Make it stand out MMES student Jenna Cheramie removed a terracotta tile to measure the amount of sedimentation that has accumulated on the reef. Photo credit: R. Nemeth https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/60d30782-b96d-44c4-bbd1-bf6ecf9d98b4/yellowtailparrot_IP2.jpg R2R Research Areas Archive - Fish Ecology and Herbivory - Make it stand out Yellowtail parrotfish in Reef Bay, St. John, U. S. Virgin Islands is an ideal study species for examining the effects of sediment on feeding and reproduction. Photo: R. Nemeth https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/5f51b2e3-6ff9-4833-8990-7f6cd3b7473d/Rick+Coculus.jpeg R2R Research Areas Archive - Fish Ecology and Herbivory - Make it stand out Yellowtail parrotfish at Coculus in St. John, USVI. Photo by R. Nemeth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/3934a4d6-fb20-4b6a-8cae-8defe05cc41b/Rick%2BNemeth+optimized.png R2R Research Areas Archive - Fish Ecology and Herbivory - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.viepscor.org/r2r-research-areas-archive/oceanography monthly 0.5 2026-02-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698780480791-S46UOQ8B02IW9ZSOJO5X/_D5A1552.jpg R2R Research Areas Archive - Oceanography - Make it stand out An airplane soars just above wave rider bouys installed at Brewers Bay, St. Thomas. Photo by D. Mele. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698780462266-7EPRR8NZ7YPYEIH7WXAQ/_D5A0684.jpg R2R Research Areas Archive - Oceanography - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/85a91a45-3882-4a7a-b0f4-8be63bc37ad6/_D5A1630.jpg R2R Research Areas Archive - Oceanography - Make it stand out Dr. Sonaljit Mukherjee developed the US Caribbean Regional Ocean Model to provide a central framework that R2R researchers can use to understand physical properties affecting plants, animals, and microbes in their areas of expertise. Photo by D. Mele https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/0a81861b-0b1f-4ce1-a3dc-193bb87e3e3f/TylerSmith_SmithLab+optimized.jpg R2R Research Areas Archive - Oceanography - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.viepscor.org/r2r-research-areas-archive/coral-reef-resilience monthly 0.5 2026-02-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/218bc6d9-ff75-4d5d-87af-9338be85e72a/TCRMP20211104_photo_SCP_01_SSM.JPG R2R Research Areas Archive - Coral Reef Resilience - Make it stand out A derelict fish trap on a coral reef. Photo by S. Meiling https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698779538683-BXEV5C336MFG383PAP8C/TCRMP20210408_photo_SRD_14_SSM.jpg R2R Research Areas Archive - Coral Reef Resilience - Make it stand out Corals on a deep water reef. Photo by S. Meiling https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/3f2d5ba9-7bd6-444b-8d65-9f635d93df8e/TCRMP20210408_photo_SRD_04_SSM.jpeg R2R Research Areas Archive - Coral Reef Resilience - Make it stand out Salt River Wall, St. Croix, April 8, 2021. Photo by S. Meiling https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/0a81861b-0b1f-4ce1-a3dc-193bb87e3e3f/TylerSmith_SmithLab+optimized.jpg R2R Research Areas Archive - Coral Reef Resilience - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.viepscor.org/r2r-research-areas-archive/corad-disease-and-restoration monthly 0.5 2026-02-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1727195507743-MS13JPXJDBA28I1LV7JF/_D5A9615+optimized.jpg R2R Research Areas Archive - Coral Disease & Restoration - Make it stand out Corals are netted in preparation for a coral spawning event. Photo by D. Mele. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/ce78c5c6-7937-400d-a2f2-c8309e21959d/coral+restoration-01.jpeg R2R Research Areas Archive - Coral Disease & Restoration - Make it stand out Coral specimens in the lab. Photo by D. Mele. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/6dbefdd9-191c-4e56-b6e3-e265861d3abf/coral+restoration+2-01.jpeg R2R Research Areas Archive - Coral Disease & Restoration - Make it stand out Corals are outplanted on an artificial reef at Lovango Bay. Photo by D. Mele. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/ed11be82-3b5f-49f5-b76d-629a01d58f78/Marilyn+Brandt+optimized.png R2R Research Areas Archive - Coral Disease & Restoration - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.viepscor.org/r2r-research-areas-archive/shoreline-response monthly 0.5 2026-02-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/d3783349-7f23-4a55-8891-08df87091de3/AdobeStock_414200604+optimized.png R2R Research Areas Archive - Emerging Area: Shoreline Response - Make it stand out St. Croix, USVI. Stock photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/6c10ba33-b832-4feb-bbd9-8cf9388ec75b/Gregs-01.jpeg R2R Research Areas Archive - Emerging Area: Shoreline Response - Make it stand out Judith’s Fancy, St. Croix. Photo by G. Guannel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/235b2a39-0238-49e9-9416-204f3b361f35/Greg%27s+Headshot.jpg R2R Research Areas Archive - Emerging Area: Shoreline Response - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.viepscor.org/r2r-research-areas-archive/seagrass-ecology monthly 0.5 2026-02-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/8aa74f2f-564b-431d-80fd-07941fe33268/_D5A5609+optimized.jpg R2R Research Areas Archive - Emerging Area: Seagrass Ecology - Make it stand out A seagrass meadow near the MacLean Marine Science Center, University of the Virgin Islands. Photo by D. Mele. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/690a3cc1-e3f7-4864-b3d7-43894bf44cc8/6D5A9839+optimized.jpg R2R Research Areas Archive - Emerging Area: Seagrass Ecology - Make it stand out Halophila stipulacea floating in Brewers Bay, St .Thomas. Photo by D. Mele. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/415020fa-8234-40ca-a685-32b24aad741a/DM__3445+optimized.jpg R2R Research Areas Archive - Emerging Area: Seagrass Ecology - Make it stand out Sargassum washed up on a beach. Photo by D. Mele. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/74d6fbde-edae-4cbe-91e1-6ffa10d7cce6/Edwin%2BCruz-Rivera.jpg R2R Research Areas Archive - Emerging Area: Seagrass Ecology - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.viepscor.org/r2r-research-areas-archive/movement-ecology monthly 0.5 2026-02-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1303ee48-9b99-45f3-95a8-25371f90e522/Hawksbill%2BSea%2BTurtle%2BPaul%2BJobsis.jpeg R2R Research Areas Archive - Emerging Area: Movement Ecology - Make it stand out Mangrove in the USVI. Photo by Dan Mele. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698779698285-ZR33J85VR4SPR71184C2/Hawksbill+Sea+Turtle R2R Research Areas Archive - Emerging Area: Movement Ecology - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1a0436bd-9e18-4325-b2f9-ce6c8ea6e8a5/Shane+Turtle-01.jpeg R2R Research Areas Archive - Emerging Area: Movement Ecology - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/e1a94e36-e32b-4b4e-a431-ebcd27462ac2/Paul+Inner+Brass+Turtle.jpg R2R Research Areas Archive - Emerging Area: Movement Ecology - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.viepscor.org/r2r-research-areas-archive/teacher-pd-mentoring-and-research monthly 0.5 2026-02-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/0e980430-b760-4637-bc52-947742e22e4e/QS_9470+optimized.png R2R Research Areas Archive - Teacher Professional Development, Mentoring & Research Infrastructure - Make it stand out Mangrove in the USVI. Photo by Dan Mele. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/083a9568-1f6f-4acd-8b8c-0999183d8a2d/IMG_5861-3+optimized.png R2R Research Areas Archive - Teacher Professional Development, Mentoring & Research Infrastructure - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/e040f6e7-e698-415c-b0d3-3eb7666a9c2d/IMG_8872.jpg R2R Research Areas Archive - Teacher Professional Development, Mentoring & Research Infrastructure - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/d8c891b7-8199-4ee1-8317-493644cc8613/Joseph+Squillace+optimized.png R2R Research Areas Archive - Teacher Professional Development, Mentoring & Research Infrastructure - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/cedf5ac9-11d5-4423-8f6b-7409c8dc9ac2/Micahelrose+Ravalier+2.jpg R2R Research Areas Archive - Teacher Professional Development, Mentoring & Research Infrastructure - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/686ba204-0c46-4eba-ba1d-7f79ab02663b/Verleen+Headshot+optimized.png R2R Research Areas Archive - Teacher Professional Development, Mentoring & Research Infrastructure - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.viepscor.org/r2r-research-areas-archive/undergraduate-education-research monthly 0.5 2026-02-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1768395605935-JTW8W62IS514DKOTUSZO/unsplash-image-VnydpKiCDaY.jpg R2R Research Areas Archive - Undergraduate Education Research - Make it stand out Mangrove in the USVI. Photo by Dan Mele. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/0b794a0f-9b11-4192-af00-7d11d8d29647/processed_IMG_8120.jpeg R2R Research Areas Archive - Undergraduate Education Research - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/974b6d68-3316-44c9-9e1b-e95719c5dcdb/pexels-rfstudio-3059747+optimized.png R2R Research Areas Archive - Undergraduate Education Research - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/f75bc76f-611f-4fbf-ae40-347ffaf4f11f/Michele%2BGuannel.jpeg R2R Research Areas Archive - Undergraduate Education Research - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.viepscor.org/r2r-research-areas-archive/informal-learning monthly 0.5 2026-02-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/2b670684-9402-4826-8718-ced16bac7c71/kids+walk+2+optimized.png R2R Research Areas Archive - Informal Learning - Make it stand out Mangrove in the USVI. Photo by Dan Mele. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/0b5ca51b-7f6f-4347-b46a-20a8b7433379/P7050002.JPG R2R Research Areas Archive - Informal Learning - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/f4fa56d4-2d48-4255-9b7c-c8a1772cddc1/childrens+museum+optimized.png R2R Research Areas Archive - Informal Learning - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/5d69f58b-93fd-4427-8875-28a724fec9ef/Jarvon%2BStout.jpeg R2R Research Areas Archive - Informal Learning - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.viepscor.org/watershed daily 0.75 2025-03-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/f082acd1-7685-4ab3-9f87-caad5610ffec/DJI_0500+optimized.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/ec7a0773-1ffc-4550-9f7d-897f236c426e/David+and+Race+collecting+sediment+sampler+from+pool+in+Fish+Bay+watershed.jpg Watershed - Make it stand out Sediment samplers, like the one being pulled from Fish Bay Gut in this picture, capture flows of suspended sediment particles during flood events, allowing R2R researchers to collect the sample after the storm passes and analyze how much sediment arrived and where it came from. Photo: Brittany Lancellotti https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/9041071e-48e3-4f9e-9f2d-a76ddfeac57d/Old+bridge+over+gut.png Watershed - Make it stand out A historic bridge over a gut on St. Croix. Photo by David Hensley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/eea2dcaf-5363-41ea-ab66-ff3c76ce5940/St+John+waterfall+after+Fiona.png Watershed - Make it stand out A St. John waterfall after tropical storm Fiona in 2022. Photo by David Hensley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/a6718494-50ad-4b19-b92a-ed8c5ab1eec0/NBari+in+kayak+during+POCIS+chemical+sampler+deployment.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/21aefe39-3a2e-4c54-a0c8-c1004144502c/Race+looking+out+over+Fish+Bay+watershed.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/feafaffc-b642-4f51-98e2-fba7827bd622/Photo40%2B2021-10-21.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/8b1adce6-6868-4f9f-b961-c38bedad6140/Addisalem+Mitiku_photo.jpg Watershed - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.viepscor.org/mangroves daily 0.75 2025-03-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/5f89d5c9-d3fa-4851-983f-f42afea402c6/Screen+Shot+2023-04-17+at+10.43.13+AM.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/d039d4e7-b577-4405-a97f-14ca3ba9e0e6/Screen+Shot+2023-05-10+at+3.58.39+PM.png Mangroves - Make it stand out Mary's Creek, St. John, USVI. Photo: A Durdall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/96e94995-556d-4599-b845-762460d45071/DJI_0290+sm.jpg Mangroves - Make it stand out Undersized and collapsed culverts from road construction, alter natural hydrology that is critical for healthy mangroves. Photo: D. Mele https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/2cd58d5b-bd05-43eb-b0f5-dd7e65b8182d/Allison.png Mangroves - Make it stand out Now an alumna, MMES student, Allison Holevoet, measured red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) seedlings as part of her Master’s thesis experiment to understand whether recycled, crushed glass can be used as a growth medium in nursery settings. Her research showed that glass-grown plants had nearly the same survivorship as plants grown in potting soil, but grew more slowly and not as big. These trade-offs inform restoration practices for small, island-based nurseries, like UVI’s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/5245074c-dea5-4e29-a6ed-30b9db748685/VI-CHildren%27s+Museum.jpg Mangroves - Make it stand out U.S. Virgin Islands youth plant mangroves with MMES student, Jordan Silva, at the Virgin Islands Children’s Museum Ecodiscovery Fair. Photo: Kristin Grimes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/f73789b8-0dcc-429f-a5b6-0e51d892f694/Mangroves+in+classroom+KWG.jpg Mangroves - Make it stand out MMES student, Laura Palomino Bloem, plants white mangroves with Charlotte Amalie High School students, as part of the Mangroves in the Classroom project. Photo: Kristin Grimes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1696947010784-1JZ2U62OJI71JJ3I2MPG/Kayla+hull+bay+optimized.png Mangroves - Make it stand out MMES student, Kayla Halliday, works with Charlotte Amalie High School students to outplant red mangroves at Hull Bay, as part of the Mangroves in the Classroom project. Learn more about the Mangroves in the Classroom Project by watching the short video below. With additional resources, the Grimes Lab hopes to expand this program territory-wide. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/d0b5972f-48aa-4b9d-9aed-dc2427e06a43/debris+2+optimized.png Mangroves - Make it stand out Volunteers help to remove marine debris from mangrove coastlines at the St. Croix Great Mangrove Cleanup in Salt River. File photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1c81978c-b07d-4164-ac2f-fcad12c43d72/debris+optimized.png Mangroves - Make it stand out Marine debris is a pervasive problem globally, and one felt local in the USVI. File photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/a6e8e67e-3199-4a0e-b75e-750643589a30/kristin_grimes_.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/3b0f4ed0-00f5-4564-a3d6-9d18557cccee/Stephanie-Hibberts-1.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/92bfe48a-e83d-4875-ab07-2219ac9bde41/Kwami+optimized.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/b78b7b5e-3894-44fb-813e-19ad5c63c044/Mangrove+Page+logos.png https://www.viepscor.org/emerging-areas daily 0.75 2023-07-05 https://www.viepscor.org/fish-ecology daily 0.75 2026-01-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/6a62b720-ee53-4009-a6f5-2afbbebeb65e/tile+matrix+being+removed+during+monthly+collection+by+Jenna+Cheramie3.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/70ae5857-c5dc-415f-961b-89b402839b47/Sedimentation+effects.jpg Fish Ecology - Make it stand out Conceptualized model showing effects of sedimentation on parrotfish. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/60d30782-b96d-44c4-bbd1-bf6ecf9d98b4/yellowtailparrot_IP2.jpg Fish Ecology - Make it stand out Yellowtail parrotfish (Sparisoma rubripinne) in Reef Bay, St. John, U. S. Virgin Islands is an ideal study species for examining the effects of sediment on feeding and reproduction. Photo: R. Nemeth https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/15b800de-9941-42cc-bd34-fe59ce3ab3a8/Hull+Bay+Rain+Event.jpg Fish Ecology - Make it stand out Sediment plume in Hull Bay, St. Thomas. Photo: E Bryan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/e948f358-2e33-40c1-94fd-d54bc66756ec/Rick+Reef+Bay+FSA+Illustration.png Fish Ecology - Make it stand out Study site on south coast of St. John USVI showing lots of land development around Fish Bay and western Reef Bay compared to eastern Reef Bay and Europa Bay that are adjacent to Virgin Islands National Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/3934a4d6-fb20-4b6a-8cae-8defe05cc41b/Rick%2BNemeth+optimized.png https://www.viepscor.org/coral-disease-restoration daily 0.75 2025-04-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1725556366300-IZR5U8A4HR3ZZ5TH5O9T/_D5A0128+optimized.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/43c49f9b-2776-41b4-a2a4-db133fda6a94/P9084991.JPG Coral Disease & Restoration - Make it stand out The coral disease and restoration lab provides a pathway from student to career scientist. Natasha Bestrom is one of the several examples of MMES graduate students who have gone on to be hired as full-time UVI staff, while several others have gone on to PhDs and research labs all over the world. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/2cada1ee-eec0-4220-9b66-aec0f6165b97/DSC08264+small.png Coral Disease & Restoration - Make it stand out UVI’s partnership with the Lovango Beach Club & Resort merges active coral restoration and science communication/outreach, offering visitors and locals a chance to learn and participate in a coral restoration project while providing valuable data to the scientific community. Photo: Dan Mele https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1b3faf62-d50a-458d-b24e-f3b224790bb2/_D5A0014.jpg https://www.viepscor.org/informal-learning daily 0.75 2025-03-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/8ae5afd4-1dfc-4ae9-b02d-7c01700cb0de/kids+walk+2+optimized.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/f4fa56d4-2d48-4255-9b7c-c8a1772cddc1/childrens+museum+optimized.png Informal Learning - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/c0562864-487e-4d76-9cdb-a9aecb4f6d3b/swimming+lesson+optimized.png Informal Learning - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/5d69f58b-93fd-4427-8875-28a724fec9ef/Jarvon%2BStout.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698783095908-TT3PEJCA5S1GS5XAKK41/%C6%92.VIMAS+Logo+Color.png Informal Learning - VIMAS (Copy) (Copy) (Copy) (Copy) (Copy) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698783101214-GT9HQAOAQXN1Y9P4PCVU/%C6%92.CMES+Logo.png Informal Learning - CMES (Copy) (Copy) (Copy) (Copy) (Copy) (Copy) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1702312227658-HJR2V9E4Y32N6LD6D519/AAAlogosmall_vectorized.png Informal Learning https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698783100168-RTKL04ZYX6J38OACCVRO/USVI+Dept+of+Edu+Logo.png Informal Learning - VIDE (Copy) (Copy) (Copy) (Copy) (Copy) (Copy) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698783068827-NZALHPAL372SNDV8N5VD/usvi_dpnr.png Informal Learning https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1702313079244-I6P8I6PRHH3G2YIJ7UPR/St+Croix+Environmentat+Association+Logo.png Informal Learning https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1702312151613-WJY0PWIBQU4TT93E01RH/VICS-Logo.jpeg Informal Learning https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1702312300510-1MJOI6SHXNVJMS21V8JC/STX+Childrens+Museum.png Informal Learning https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1702312734854-OZLQ2R8GQG5PC33AJBFC/VI+EcoTours.png Informal Learning https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1702312843723-82ID8G5EBYNLSSEGXFX8/CGTC+Logo.png Informal Learning https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698777399240-HORAERM5WBSMOAJRUBDI/friends-of-the-national-park.png Informal Learning https://www.viepscor.org/undergraduate-education-research daily 0.75 2026-01-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1666294708475-SL6UNDTYXC9BEZPMZALA/unsplash-image-VnydpKiCDaY.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/5e397e00-e777-46d1-8da4-ba18089fca4e/George+Francis+Graduation+Photo.jpg Undergraduate Education Research - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/974b6d68-3316-44c9-9e1b-e95719c5dcdb/pexels-rfstudio-3059747+optimized.png Undergraduate Education Research - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/f75bc76f-611f-4fbf-ae40-347ffaf4f11f/Michele%2BGuannel.jpeg https://www.viepscor.org/coral-reef-resilience daily 0.75 2025-03-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/218bc6d9-ff75-4d5d-87af-9338be85e72a/TCRMP20211104_photo_SCP_01_SSM.JPG https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/e5d68370-5246-4dc0-a255-86e457055450/TCRMP20191021_photo_LBP_15_LMH.jpeg Coral Reef Resilience - Make it stand out Grazing species, such as these princess parrotfish (Scarus taeniopterus), keep reefs clean of erect algae that can limit the ability of reefs to recover following disturbance. Photo: Leslie Henderson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/3f2d5ba9-7bd6-444b-8d65-9f635d93df8e/TCRMP20210408_photo_SRD_04_SSM.jpeg Coral Reef Resilience - Make it stand out Long-term data sets are collected over countless hours and targeted VI EPSCoR investments provide the opportunity to understand the drivers of coral reef resilience. Above: Salt River Wall, St. Croix, April 8, 2021. Photo: Sonora Meiling https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/bed8e56c-d8fa-4144-aa13-f0fc88384ace/Erin+optimized.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/3319674e-9b67-45d4-ad46-7f71b008420f/DarwinsArch-Tyler-crop+copy.JPG https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/8aab52a8-b5d8-41ce-b411-426086e08211/Lauren+Olinger+optimized.png Coral Reef Resilience - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.viepscor.org/teacher-pd-mentoring-and-infrastructure daily 0.75 2025-03-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/0e980430-b760-4637-bc52-947742e22e4e/QS_9470+optimized.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/083a9568-1f6f-4acd-8b8c-0999183d8a2d/IMG_5861-3+optimized.png Teacher Professional Development & Mentoring and Infrastructure - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/199b9a7c-6553-489c-8150-320f707d7423/AdobeStock_627167315.jpeg Teacher Professional Development & Mentoring and Infrastructure - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/7d3f026a-3a5b-44c0-a1d2-0f0820938e66/6D5A1176+optimized.png Teacher Professional Development & Mentoring and Infrastructure - Make it stand out Research themes are deeply integrated into our process. Photo by Dan Mele https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/f7cc5223-bc48-466c-8e2a-c231f53701d4/Nadia+optimized.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/d8c891b7-8199-4ee1-8317-493644cc8613/Joseph+Squillace+optimized.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/67fc551d-eb5c-4a01-8a00-5e31111776bb/Micahelrose+Ravalier+2.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/a494808f-32d0-4773-ba2f-bf60822d953d/IMG_5855-3.jpg Teacher Professional Development & Mentoring and Infrastructure - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/6d818702-47b5-4233-9b2b-9a28e7403fd4/QS_9466+optimized.png Teacher Professional Development & Mentoring and Infrastructure - Make it stand out We provide mentor training workshops facilitated by certified trainers to foster continued skill development https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/549f93d3-2b00-4ecd-ac21-a80109bbd533/pexels-rfstudio-3810795+optimized.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/686ba204-0c46-4eba-ba1d-7f79ab02663b/Verleen+Headshot+optimized.png https://www.viepscor.org/oceanography daily 0.75 2026-01-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698780462266-7EPRR8NZ7YPYEIH7WXAQ/_D5A0684.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/737518ac-56cd-45b4-aa76-eaee38f7944c/_D5A1030.jpg Oceanography - Make it stand out Wave rider buoys record the wave climate and other ocean properties around St. Thomas, providing data to validate models and link to biological research. Photo: Dan Mele https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698780480791-S46UOQ8B02IW9ZSOJO5X/_D5A1552.jpg Oceanography - Make it stand out An airplane soars just above wave rider bouys installed at Brewers Bay, St. Thomas. Photo: Dan Mele https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/7b4f2485-cc85-4a8f-b76c-d3762485322b/temp_plot.png Oceanography - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/85a91a45-3882-4a7a-b0f4-8be63bc37ad6/_D5A1630.jpg Oceanography - Make it stand out Dr. Sonaljit Mukherjee developed the US Caribbean Regional Ocean Model to provide a central framework that R2R researchers can use to understand physical properties affecting plants, animals, and microbes in their areas of expertise. Photo by Dan Mele https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/3319674e-9b67-45d4-ad46-7f71b008420f/DarwinsArch-Tyler-crop+copy.JPG https://www.viepscor.org/seagrass daily 0.75 2023-12-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/9c356cb6-9b92-4815-9df1-adf78d92377f/DM__3428.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/9fc6400d-7d6f-464f-bbcc-c565759b0f03/AdobeStock_214937096+optimized.png Seagrass - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/39a9bcd6-220c-4b94-9a6b-3ee3a753da43/6D5A9738-optimized.jpg Seagrass - Make it stand out Photo: Dan Mele https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/690a3cc1-e3f7-4864-b3d7-43894bf44cc8/6D5A9839+optimized.jpg Seagrass - Make it stand out Photo: Dan Mele https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/415020fa-8234-40ca-a685-32b24aad741a/DM__3445+optimized.jpg Seagrass - Make it stand out Photo: Dan Mele https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/74d6fbde-edae-4cbe-91e1-6ffa10d7cce6/Edwin%2BCruz-Rivera.jpg https://www.viepscor.org/movement-ecology daily 0.75 2025-04-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698777447568-3I5RP0G8AM6NQFE31R22/Hawksbill+Sea+Turtle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/6f0f6147-c131-4a5e-83fc-6a0888c2ab0a/Brewers+Bay+optimized.png Movement Ecology - Make it stand out Brewers Bay, St. Thomas, USVI https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/2c9a93a6-4089-43a4-b73f-37207984b937/Brewers+Bay+Google+Earth+optimized.png Movement Ecology - Make it stand out Brewers Bay and Hawksbill Cove are excellent research areas for faculty and students of the University of the Virgin Islands. A fine-scale acoustic array for monitoring animal movement has been installed throughout the area and allows tracking of animals with 2-meter accuracy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/8aa74f2f-564b-431d-80fd-07941fe33268/_D5A5609+optimized.jpg Movement Ecology - Make it stand out The most common native seagrasses found in the Caribbean grow from the shoreline to depths of 15 to 20 feet. The invasive H. stipulacea replaces many native seagrasses and can grow to depths below 100 feet, dramatically changing the benthic habitat and the forage available to herbivores. 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Red mangrove flowers are very easy to distinguish from other mangroves in that they almost resemble a peeled banana with a white flower on the inside. These will eventually turn into mature into a propagule with the potential to grow into a mangrove tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698783077641-82TV2SDI4TK0XOP2H1XX/P4300491.JPG Mangroves 360 Up close image of the formation of a red mangrove propagule. As this seed matures, it will eventually detach from the parent tree and drift in the water until it washes ashore and can establish roots to begin its life as a mangrove tree https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6303a50cbf5dc52e87ac378e/1698783079294-JOWJDEZGL58S10AOWXHI/IMG_5274.JPG Mangroves 360 Red mangrove propagule. These propagules are heaviest at the bottom (brown portion) and lightest at the top (green portion). This design allows them to float in the water when they fall from their parent tree. 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