by Bethany Smith | Sep 8, 2022 | Map
COVID's impact on long-term research and field work Beginning in March 2020, the Institute implemented procedures designed to minimize risks to employee health, closing its doors to the public and limiting employee presence at all facilities to essential...
by Bethany Smith | Sep 8, 2022 | Map
Preventing marine mammal entanglements Marine mammals are vulnerable to entanglement in nets and lines, so we tested whether pingers attached to fishing gear would deter entanglements with various marine at SeaWorld San Diego. Marine mammal responses to pingers...
by Bethany Smith | Sep 8, 2022 | Map
First discovery of an astrovirus in a marine mammal Astroviruses are a type of virus that was first discovered in 1975 using electron microscopes following an outbreak of diarrhea in humans. In 2010, there were only one known astrovirus in humans and six officially...
by Bethany Smith | Sep 8, 2022 | Map
First toxic red tide on Florida's Atlantic coast HSWRI researchers were part of the team that documented the first mass mortality of bottlenose dolphins and Florida manatees caused by a severe bloom of the toxic algal species Karenia brevis along the eastern coast of...
by Bethany Smith | Sep 8, 2022 | Map
Does tagging fish make them easy prey? Researchers routinely tag fish with acoustic pingers, which allow the tracking their movements to determine population movements and patterns. Marine mammals may be able to use those tags to locate and eat the fish. Researchers...
by Bethany Smith | Sep 8, 2022 | Map
Determining manatee diets HSWRI researchers performed the first isotope analysis of Florida manatees as a baseline to determine wild manatee diets. Manatees feed on a variety of plants in fresh, estuarine and marine habitats, but it’s difficult to determine...
