Opening Remarks

Richard E. Dodge, Nova Southeastern University

HCNSO Guy Harvey Oceanographic Center Nova Southeastern University

9:00 AM - 9:15 AM

DEEPEND: A Tool for Classification of Mesoscale Watermass Structure for Pelagic Community Analyses

Matthew Johnston, Nova Southeastern University
Rosanna Milligan, Nova Southeastern University
Cole Easson, Nova Southeastern University
Sergio DeRada, Naval Research Laboratory at Stennis Space Center
Brad Penta, Naval Research Laboratory at Stennis Space Center
Tracey Sutton, Nova Southeastern University Oceanographic Center

Guy Harvey Oceanographic Center Facility

9:15 AM - 9:30 AM

Effects of Ocean Warming and Acidification on Fertilization Success and Early Larval Development in the Green Sea Urchin, Lytechinus variegatus

Brittney L. Lenz, Nova Southeastern University

Guy Harvey Oceanographic Center Facility

9:30 AM - 9:45 AM

How are Southeast Florida’s coral reef communities changing under climate change?

Nicholas P. Jones, Nova Southeastern University

Guy Harvey Oceanographic Center Facility

9:45 AM - 10:00 AM

Impeding the rhinoceros surge of slaughter in southern Africa with DNA genetic forensic matching

Stephen James O'Brien, Nova Southeastern University
Cindy K. Harper, University of Pretoria - South Africa
Anette Ludwig
Amy Clarke
Kagiso Makgopela
Andrey A. Yurchenko, St. Petersburg State University - Russia
Alan Guthrie
Pavel Dobrynin, St. Petersburg State University - Russia
Gaik Tamazian, St. Petersburg State University - Russia
Richard Emsli
Marile van Heerden
Markus Hofmeyr
Roderick Potter
Johannes Roets
Piet Beytell
Moses Otiende
Linus Kariuki
Raoul du Toit
Natasha Anderson
Joseph Okori
Alexey Antonik, St. Petersburg State University
Klaus-Peter Koepfli, St. Petersburg State University
Peter Thompson

HCNSO Guy Harvey Oceanographic Center Nova Southeastern University

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM

Coffee Break

Nova Southeastern University

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10:15 AM - 11:00 AM

Disease resistance in the threatened staghorn coral, Acropora cervicornis

Morgan V. Hightshoe, Nova Southeastern University
Steven Miller, Nova Southeastern University
Nicole D. Fogarty, Nova Southeastern University

Guy Harvey Oceanographic Center Facility

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Evaluating the Efficacy of Using Geomorphology as a surrogate to Benthic Habitat on the Miami Terrace

Kim D. Smith, Nova Southeastern University
Brian K. Walker, Nova Southeastern University
Charles Messing, Nova Southeastern University
John Reed, Florida Atlantic University

Guy Harvey Oceanographic Center Facility

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM

Global Population Genomics of the Endangered Great Hammerhead Shark, Sphyrna mokarran

Cassandra Ruck, Nova Southeastern University
Andrea M. Bernard, Nova Southeastern University
Kimberly A. Finnegan, Nova Southeastern University
Nicholas J. Marra, Cornell University
Michael J. Stanhope, Cornell University
Mahmood S. Shivji, Nova Southeastern University

Guy Harvey Oceanographic Center Facility

11:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Toxicity of oil to Americamysis bahia and deep-water column micronekton with comparisons to model predictions

Nicholas R. Turner, Nova Southeastern University
Dorothy-Ellen A. Renegar, Nova Southeastern University
Tamara Frank, Nova Southeastern University
Bernhard Riegl, Nova Southeastern University
Anthony H. Knap, Bermuda Biological Station
Gopal Bera, Texas A&M University
Gerardo Gold Bouchot
Jose Sericano, Texas A&M University
Stephen Sweet

Guy Harvey Oceanographic Center Facility

11:45 AM - 12:00 PM

Lunch

Nova Southeastern University

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12:00 PM - 1:15 PM

Age and Growth of Hogfish (Lachnolaimus maximus) off Southeast Florida

Ian A. Towne, Nova Southeastern University
Angela Collins
David Kerstetter, Nova Southeastern University
Paul T. Arena, Nova Southeastern University

Guy Harvey Oceanographic Center Facility

1:15 PM - 1:30 PM

Early life history response of reef building coral Orbicella faveolata to ocean warming and acidification

Kelly A. Habicht, Nova Southeastern University

Guy Harvey Oceanographic Center Facility

1:30 PM - 1:45 PM

Evidence of dramatic and persistent declines in meso- and bathypelagic fish abundances in the Gulf of Mexico after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill

Tracey Sutton, Nova Southeastern University
Rosanna Milligan, Nova Southeastern University
April Cook, Nova Southeastern University
Jon Moore, Florida Atlantic University
Kevin M. Boswell, Florida International University

HCNSO Guy Harvey Oceanographic Center Nova Southeastern University

1:45 PM - 2:00 PM

Peruvian pinnipeds as archivist of ENSO effects off the coast of Peru

Mickie Rae Edwards, Nova Southeastern University
Amy C. Hirons, Nova Southeastern University
Michael Adkesson, Chicago Zoological Society
Susana Cardenas, Punta San Juan Program

Guy Harvey Oceanographic Center Facility

2:00 PM - 2:15 PM

Microbial Ecology of South Florida Waters

Chase P. Donnelly, Nova Southeastern University

Guy Harvey Oceanographic Center Facility

2:15 PM - 2:30 PM

Heavy Metal Accumulation in Seagrasses in Southeastern Florida

Erin Smith, Nova Southeastern University

Guy Harvey Oceanographic Center Facility

2:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Coupling of horizontal and vertical movements of shortfin mako sharks (Isurus oxyrinchus) in the eastern North Pacific Ocean

Jeremy Vaudo, Nova Southeastern University
Heidi Dewar, National Marine Fisheries Service
Suzanne Kohin, National Marine Fisheries Service
Michael Byrne, Nova Southeastern University
Bradley Wetherbee, University of Rhode Island
Mahmood Shivji, Nova Southeastern University

Guy Harvey Oceanographic Center Facility

2:45 PM - 3:00 PM

Coffee Break

Nova Southeastern University

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3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Thermal stress impairs coral reproduction without visible bleaching

Joana Figueiredo, Nova Southeastern University
Alyson Kuba, Nova Southeastern University
Saki Harii, University of the Ryukyus

Guy Harvey Oceanographic Center Facility

3:30 PM - 3:45 PM

Density trends of Xestospongia muta (giant barrel sponge) and its impact on Southeast Florida Reefs

Alanna D. Waldman, Nova Southeastern University

Guy Harvey Oceanographic Center Facility

3:45 PM - 4:00 PM

Harnessing Basic Science to Improve the Prognosis for Coral Reefs

Ruth Gates, Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology

HCNSO Guy Harvey Oceanographic Center Nova Southeastern University

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Session

Nova Southeastern University Faculty and Students

HCNSO Guy Harvey Oceanographic Center Nova Southeastern University

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM