Marine Immunology
Basic and applied research on the health and immune systems of marine vertebrates
1600 Ken Thompson Parkway
Sarasota, FL 34236
Ph: (941) 388-4441
Hours: 10AM - 5PM
A 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.
Title: Florida Keys BleachWatch
Primary Investigator: Cory Walter
Collaborators (Name and Institution): Sarah Fangman – NOAA’s Coral Reef Conservation Program
Agency: NOAA (CRCP Program and FKNMS)
Mote Amount: $35,000
Start Date: September 8, 2012
End Date: September 9, 2013
Title: Marine Ecosystem Event Response and Assessment (MEERA)
Primary Investigator: Cory Walter, Erich Bartels
Collaborators (Name and Institution): Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
Agency: Protect Our Reefs grant program
Mote Amount: $26,262
Start Date: May 1, 2012
End Date: April 30, 2013
Title: Florida Keys Red Tide Monitoring
Primary Investigator: Cory Walter, Erich Bartels
Collaborators (Name and Institution): FWC - FWRI
Agency: FWC - FWRI
Mote Amount: $23,716
Start Date: July 1, 2012
End Date: June 30, 2013
Ongoing or new funds: Ongoing project – new funds for 2012
Title: Florida Reef Resilience Project (FRRP) – Disturbance Response Monitoring
Primary Investigator: Erich Bartels
Collaborators (Name and Institution): The Nature Conservancy
Agency: The Nature Conservancy
Mote Amount: $20,000
Start Date: August 15, 2012
End Date: October 15, 2012
Ongoing or new funds: Ongoing project – new funds for 2012
Title: Marine Ecosystem Event Response and Assessment (MEERA)
Primary Investigator: Cory Walter, Erich Bartels
Collaborators (Name and Institution): Scott Donahue - Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
Agency: Protect Our Reefs grant program
Mote Amount: $25,000
Start Date: May 1, 2013
End Date: April 30, 2014
Title: In situ Propagation and Restoration of Threatened Staghorn Coral (Acropora cervicornis)
Primary Investigator: Erich Bartels
Collaborators (Name and Institution):
Agency: Protect Our Reefs grant program
Mote Amount: $20,500
Start Date: May 1, 2013
End Date: April 30, 2014
Title: Restoring Threatened Corals as Fisheries Habitat in Florida and the U.S. Virgin Islands
Primary Investigator: Erich Bartels
Collaborators (Name and Institution): Caitlin Lustic - The Nature Conservancy, Tom Moore – NOAA Restoration Center, Dave Gilliam – NOVA Southeastern University, Diego Lirman – University of Miami (RSMAS), Ken Nedimyer – Coral Restoration Foundation, Kerry Maxwell – Florida Fish and Wildlife (FWRI)
Agency: TNC-NOAA Community-based Habitat Restoration Grant Program (CRP)
Mote Amount: $48,000
Start Date: June 1, 2013
End Date: December 31, 2014
Title: Florida Keys Red Tide Monitoring
Primary Investigator: Cory Walter/Erich Bartels
Collaborators (Name and Institution): FWC - FWRI
Agency: FWC - FWRI
Mote Amount: $28,000
Start Date: July 1, 2013
End Date: June 30, 2014
Ongoing or new funds: Ongoing project – new funds for 2013-14
Title: Florida Keys BleachWatch
Primary Investigator: Cory Walter
Collaborators (Name and Institution): NOAA-CRCP
Agency: NOAA/FKNMS
Mote Amount: $18,000
Start Date: September 9, 2013
End Date: September 8, 2014
Ongoing or new funds: Ongoing project – new (reduced) funding for 2013-14
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