Tag Marine Science


AWI Staff, Affiliates Attend Scientific Research and Education Network

The Alabama Water Institute recently participated in the Scientific Research and Education Network, or SciREN.  Marine science graduate students created SciREN to share their research with school children. Since its founding, the network has spread to multiple institutions and states, including The University of Alabama.  SciREN converts the work of researchers into K-12 lesson plans…


When Lionfish Roar

Much like the South’s favorite non-native and far-reaching plant, kudzu, the Gulf of Mexico has its own invasive species. Lionfish may be beautiful, but they have been creating problems in the Gulf for more than 30 years. Native to the Indo-Pacific Ocean, lionfish found a new home in the waters around Miami in the mid-1980s.…


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