Surfing legend Rob Machado narrates a public service announcement for Coral Reef Systems

Online news program features Stuart Sandin discussing how the function and biodiversity of coral reefs may be affected by climate change.

Read our thoughts about the best research presented at this year’s International Coral Reef Symposium in Australia.

Our very own Kathryn Furby’s account of using PHOTOMEGATRON technology during the 2012 Phoenix Islands Marine Protected Area (PIPA) expedition. The voyage was part of a regular series of scientific expeditions through the New England Aquarium to investigate coral health and study ecosystems and biodiversity.

Students from the Sandin and Smith labs pair with local chefs for a night of eco-concious feasting!

UCSD.TV features Stuart Sandin talking about “Coral Reefs: Ecosystems in Decline”, a presentation he gave as part of the popular ‘Perspectives on Ocean Science’ lecture series…

Anderson Cooper (cbs news 60 minutes) takes viewers on an underwater adventure to one of the world’s most vibrant coral reefs, an anomaly at a time when many of the world’s reefs are in danger – or already dead.

On December 2, 2011, Sandin PhD student, Tali Vardi, delivered an excellent defense presentation to a full house. Tali shared an overview of her findings about the population biology of the endangered Caribbean Elkhorn coral. Although her joyful wit will be sorely missed, we wish her the best on the east coast.

Rachel Morrison reflects on her recent field experience in Brazil, where she joined a group of students and professors from SIO, San Diego State University and several Brazilian universities for a visit to the reefs of the Brazilian Abrolhos archipelago.

On October 7th, 2011, CA Governor Jerry Brown signed AB 376 into law! Without a doubt, research work and expertise provided by SIO researchers & CMBC affliates (including Stuart Sandin, Jeffrey Graham, Jeremy Jackson, Daniel Cartamil, Nicholas Wegner and Andrew Nosal) played a key role in this significant victory for sharks and our oceans.