February 14, 2025

Thermal Tolerance Across Depth-Segregated Orbicella Corals

Matias Gomez-Corrales Ph.D., Nova Southeastern University
Tómas López-Londoño PhD, The Pennsylvania State University
Naomi Huntley M.S., The Pennsylvania State University
Manuel Olmeda-Saldaña M.S., University of Puerto Rico
Francisco González M.S., University of Puerto Rico
Willow Dunster B.S., University of Rhode Island
Ernesto Weil Ph.D., University of Puerto Rico
Roberto Iglesias-Prieto Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University
Carlos Prada Ph.D., University of Rhode Island

HCAS Guy Harvey Oceanographic Center, Nova Southeastern University

9:00 AM - 9:15 AM

Elemental Mimicry in Seal Teeth Reveal More Than You Realize

Ally E. Sheehan, Nova Southeastern University

HCAS Guy Harvey Oceanographic Center, Nova Southeastern University

9:15 AM - 9:30 AM

Optimizing Light Spectrum to Upscale Grow-Out of Coral Recruits for Restoration

Liam A. Abrams, Nova Southeastern University
Nicole Fogarty, University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Hannah Koch, Mote Marine Laboratory
Keri O'Neil, Florida Aquarium
Joana Figueiredo, Nova Southeastern University

HCAS Guy Harvey Oceanographic Center, Nova Southeastern University

9:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Octocoral Microbiome: Towards an Understanding of Octocoral-Bacteria Interactions on Florida’s Coral Reefs

Ronen Liberman, Nova Southeastern University
Jose Victor Lopez, Nova Southeastern University

HCAS Guy Harvey Oceanographic Center, Nova Southeastern University

9:45 AM - 10:00 AM

A Stingray’s Preferred Menu: A Wide Selection of Small Invertebrates

Shelby Boyles, Nova Southeastern University
Jessica Schieber
George Duncan, Nova Southeastern University

HCAS Guy Harvey Oceanographic Center, Nova Southeastern University

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM

Characterization of Potential Marine Microbial Degraders of PHA using Phade Straws

Emma Rose Gellman, Nova Southeastern University
Kirk Dotson, Reef Discovery Center
Kyle Pisano, Nova Southeastern University
Jose V. Lopez, Nova Southeastern University

HCAS Guy Harvey Oceanographic Center, Nova Southeastern University

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM

Break

Symposium Break

HCAS Guy Harvey Oceanographic Center, Nova Southeastern University

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Predicting Demography From Species Traits: Larval Development Time and its Sensitivity to Warming Depend on Egg Size in Corals

Joana Figueiredo, Nova Southeastern University

HCAS Guy Harvey Oceanographic Center, Nova Southeastern University

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM

To the Deep End and Beyond: Deep-Pelagic Research in the NSU Oceanic Ecology Lab

Tracey Sutton, Nova Southeastern University

HCAS Guy Harvey Oceanographic Center, Nova Southeastern University

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM

Keynote: Bioluminescence And Beyond: Milestones And Missions

Edie Widder, Ocean Research & Conservation Association (ORCA)

HCAS Guy Harvey Oceanographic Center, Nova Southeastern University

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Lunch

SGA & Organizing Committee

HCAS Guy Harvey Oceanographic Center, Nova Southeastern University

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

In Memoriam: Professor Charles Messing (1948-2023)

Symposium Organizing Committee

HCAS Guy Harvey Oceanographic Center, Nova Southeastern University

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Various -omics Tools Reveal the Versatility of Cyanobacterial Bloom Formers in the Lake Okeechobee Watershed

Jose V. Lopez, Nova Southeastern University
Lauren E. Krausfeldt, lkrausfe@nova.edu
Paisley Samuel, Nova Southeastern University
Robert Smith, Nova Southeastern University
Barry Rosen, Florida Gulf Coast University
Hidetoshi Urakawa

HCAS Guy Harvey Oceanographic Center, Nova Southeastern University

2:00 PM - 2:15 PM

Pacific Pit Stops: Leveraging Genomics to Understand Scalloped Hammerhead Aggregations in the Galapagos Islands

Geoffrey Walker, Nova Southeastern University

HCAS Guy Harvey Oceanographic Center, Nova Southeastern University

2:15 PM - 2:30 PM

Fostering Conservation Through Shark Tourism: Attitudes, Behaviors, and Impact

Elizabeth C. Saraf, Nova Southeastern University

HCAS Guy Harvey Oceanographic Center, Nova Southeastern University

2:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Representation of Populations in Human Oral Microbiome Research

Andrew T. Ozga

HCAS Guy Harvey Oceanographic Center, Nova Southeastern University

2:45 PM - 3:00 PM

Break

Symposium Break

HCAS Guy Harvey Oceanographic Center, Nova Southeastern University

3:00 PM - 3:15 PM

Caribbean Gorgonian Coral-Zooxanthellae Network: Establishing Critical Symbiotic Relationships in an Uncertain Climate

Brady Estrada, Nova Southeastern University
Timothy Swain, Nova Southeastern University

HCAS Guy Harvey Oceanographic Center, Nova Southeastern University

3:15 PM - 3:30 PM

Spatial and Thermal Trends in Stony Coral Endosymbiont Identity Along the Southeast Florida Reef Tract

Delaney Deinlein, Nova Southeastern University
Joshua S. Feingold, Nova Southeastern University

HCAS Guy Harvey Oceanographic Center, Nova Southeastern University

3:30 PM - 3:45 PM

Temporal Effects of Recurrent Disturbances on Coral Traits in the Southern Persian Gulf

Samara Zinman, Nova Southeastern University
John A. Burt, Mubadala Arabian Center for Climate and Environmental Sciences (Mubadala ACCESS), New York University Abu Dhabi
Nicholas P. Jones, Nova Southeastern University
Jeneen Hadj-Hammou, International Institute for Environment and Development
Bernard Riegl, Nova Southeastern University
Andrew Bauman, Nova Southeastern University

HCAS Guy Harvey Oceanographic Center, Nova Southeastern University

3:45 PM - 4:00 PM

Identification of Crustose Coralline Algae Species in Florida and Their Ability to Induce Coral Larval Settlement in Florida of Caribbean Corals

Danielle Macias, Nova Southeastern University

HCAS Guy Harvey Oceanographic Center, Nova Southeastern University

4:00 PM - 4:15 PM

Prize Announcements

SGA & Organizing Committee

HCAS Guy Harvey Oceanographic Center, Nova Southeastern University

4:30 PM - 4:45 PM

Concluding Banquet

HCAS SGA

Marina Sea Wall, HCAS Guy Harvey Oceanographic Center, Nova Southeastern University

5:30 PM - 8:00 PM