The Secret Life of Nassau Grouper Revealed Using Advanced Technology
Groupers, and a wide variety of other reef fish such as snappers, triggerfish and grunts, migrate long distances from their home sites to certain locations for spawning events which take place in large groups, or aggregations.
USVI Coral Reefs, And Scientists, Headline International Conference
Fourth in the world for publications on mesophotic coral ecosystems, scientists at The University of the Virgin Islands were invited Discussion Leaders at the prestigious Gordon Research Conference Mesophotic Coral Reef Ecosystems. This invitation is a tremendous honor, recognizing these scientists as leaders in their field.
Essential Oceanographic Buoy Damaged in 2017 Hurricanes
Fishermen, scientists, cruise ship captains, surfers, and others rely on oceanographic buoy data for navigation, research, real-time wave currents and more. On April 16, 2018, on University of Miami’s research vessel Walton Smith, a team from UVI, recovered the St. Thomas buoy after it stopped working during Hurricane Irma.
Lionfish Research On St. Croix Gets a Boost With a Disaster Recovery Grant
Dr. Castillo was awarded $38,053 to assist with the recovery of his lionfish research project. This project examines factors affecting the movement and colonization of areas by the invasive lionfish species in St. Croix, USVI. The impact from Hurricane Irma resulted in lost equipment and necessitated new data collection due to major disruptions within the study areas.