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Our mission is to advance scientific research to develop informed solutions for the sustainable management and conservation of marine species and their habitats.

05/21/2026

We have been busy in the Movement Ecology Lab!

Last week, PhD candidates Yamilla and Jasmine, along with PhD student Cali, wrapped up fieldwork tagging spotted seatrout for Yamilla’s dissertation. Together, they acoustically tagged 25 fish in just 3 days! 🎣

This week, weather kept us off the water, but not out of action. Yamilla and Cali participated in outreach at TAMUCC, where they connected with 52 middle school students and shared the exciting research happening in our lab!

Specials thanks to , , and for their support of Yamilla’s project! Sampling was completed under permit SPR-1123-134.

05/19/2026

🚨 DEADLINE EXTENDED 🚨

Call for papers! Estuaries and Coasts special collection on estuarine connectivity & management 🌊📄

🗓 Due September 1, 2026

  

05/16/2026

Today is Endangered Species Day, a reminder of the importance of protecting vulnerable wildlife and the ecosystems they depend on 🌎 🌊

Our lab has been fortunate to work with incredible species such as the Sandbar Shark and the Smalltooth Sawfish, both of which face ongoing conservation challenges due to habitat loss, bycatch, and indirect human impacts.

Research and conservation efforts play a major role in understanding the movement, behavior, and habitat use of these species. Data from this work inform the development of recovery strategies to rebuild fish stocks. Every field survey, tag deployment, and data point contributes to protecting these animals for future generations.

Being able to work with these species firsthand is a privilege and a reminder of why conservation research is so important. Protecting threatened and endangered marine life requires continued research, collaboration, and stewardship to help ensure these species remain part of our oceans for generations to come.

All research activities are conducted under SAL-25-1292-SRP, ESA permit # 22078, and EVER-2025-SCI-0028. .hiltonn

05/07/2026

This week, our divers in the lab (including Dr. Coffey, Yamilla, Cali and Katie) retrieved and replaced one of our acoustic receiver stations while also getting some time in the water. These acoustic receiver stations support multiple projects in our lab, and retrieving the data requires us to go out and perform these swaps. Great job, team!! 👏🤿

04/22/2026

Happy Earth Day! 🌎🌊🌳

Today we celebrate our beautiful planet and its marine ecosystems that we are lucky to research. Whether we’re fishing miles offshore or searching for tags on land, our work is dedicated to creating a sustainable and healthy future in fisheries. Every day is Earth Day!

04/16/2026

A couple weeks ago, the Movement Ecology Lab was invited to Ella Barnes Elementary for their STEM Day. Grad students, Cali, Katie and Yamilla, spend the whole day talking to students about sharks and fish! 🦈 🎣

04/10/2026

MS student, Kyle, is currently in Panama City Beach, Florida for three months completing a NOAA Experiential Research and Training Opportunity (NERTO) with the Highly Migratory Species Branch under the mentorship of Dr. John Carlson (). During this time, he is evaluating the rate of shark depredation in the Gulf of Mexico reef-fish bottom longline fishery. This opportunity was supported through his NOAA Center for Coastal and Marine Ecosystems II Fellowship 🦈

This last month, he also had the opportunity to participate in the juvenile smalltooth sawfish (Pristis pectinata) abundance surveys, which included a two-week expedition through the Everglades National Park and Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge.

The smalltooth sawfish is an endangered species, and this survey contributes to estimating population abundance and understanding migratory patterns using acoustic telemetry. This work is critical to inform conservation and recovery strategies for imperiled species.

All research activities are conducted under permits SAL-25-1292-SRP, and ESA permit #22078, EVER-2025-SCI-0028. .hiltonn

03/31/2026

Last week, PhD student Jaz attended the 8th annual Texas Plastic Pollution Symposium in Galveston, Texas. This meeting brings together researchers, students, and advocates to connect about plastic pollution and its impacts on the environment 🌎🧴🎈♻️

Jaz presented a poster on some of her work with southern flounder and she was awarded second place in student poster presentations! 🥳

Thank you to all who contributed to this incredible event, including !! We look forward to future events 🤩

02/18/2026

Although International Day of Women and Girls in Science was last week, we want to take a moment to recognize the outstanding women in our lab.

Whether conducting fieldwork, analyzing video data, performing stomach content analysis, presenting research, or earning well-deserved awards, your work reflects precision, dedication, and scientific excellence 🔬🥼🧪

Thank you for the impact you make ✨

02/13/2026

This week our crew got out into the field to download our Aransas Bay acoustic receiver array! 🔊🐟

We had to get in the chilly water for a couple of receivers, but the trip was overall a success. We even made a few friends who hitched a ride onto the receiver stations as we pulled them aboard the boat to service them!

This receiver array is used to study the movement of tagged fish within the local bay system. With the data we collected, we can see where tagged fish go and whether they migrate into or out of the Gulf. This data will be used for both PhD student Jaz’s flounder project investigating the timing of southern flounder emigration into the Gulf, as well as MS student Katie’s project on shark and ray habitat use.

Thank you to for their support of our array!

  

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