Tag Archives: Florida Atlantic University’s Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute

Nitrogen from sewage and farms is starving Florida corals to death, study says

July 16, 2019   Gulf of Mexico, South Atlantic

Nitrogen from improperly treated sewage and fertilizer runoff from farms and lawns is starving Florida Keys corals to death, according to a new study published in the journal Marine Biology. The study led by Florida Atlantic University’s Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute at Looe Key, in the Florida Keys, showed that higher nutrient. levels in Florida waters is a key cause of coral bleaching and death. As nutrient runoff from farming and from a growing population increases the amount of nitrogen levels in the water, corals are actually dying before >click to read<15:56

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Researcher suspended for “egregious violations.”after dolphin moved to resort community’s pool

March 7, 2014   South Atlantic

FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) – Federal officials have suspended a central Florida dolphin researcher for allegedly putting a sick dolphin in a resort community’s swimming pool without permission. Read more here 07:21

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