FIU Marine Biology

04/29/2026

Throwback to when FIU scientists .jpg & were in the field off the coast of West Palm Beach, Florida, conducting shark research and outreach in collaboration with the ANGARI Foundation.
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Led by shark scientist the team tagged and released three nurse sharks and spotted a great hammerhead during the expedition. 🦈
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04/22/2026

Happy Earth day from our friends
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This Earth Day, let’s protect what gives us hope. The ocean connects and
sustains us all.
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Did you know that our own backyard, Biscayne Bay, is part of the Florida Keys and Ten Thousand Islands Hope Spot? Championed by FIU’s own Dr. Mireya Mayor, Dr. Michael Heithaus, & Dr. Heather Bracken-Grissom.
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04/15/2026

“How can we stay out the water at BBC?
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It’s definitely a challenge not to take every moment to explore and say “Hello” to the marine life! We even waved at three checkered pufferfish doing some exploring of their own 🐡”
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Reel created by FIU undergraduate, Eva Pratt Eva Pratt
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FIU Biology Life @ FIU Biscayne Bay Campus

04/02/2026

02/17/2026

Undergraduate student, Lorenzo Marro, went shark tagging in Everglades National Park with the Heithaus Lab for Marine Community & Behavioral Ecology to help gather valuable field data to study shark behavior and distribution.
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All boating and shark handling activities conducted under proper permits held by FIU.
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10/31/2025

Happy Halloween from Dr. Heather Bracken-Grissom’s Invertebrate Zoology Class!
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Wishing a fun and safe weekend to all!
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10/18/2025

Shout out to the one and only, Dr. Heather Bracken-Grissom, for her talk, “Creatures of Darkness: Weird Wonders of the Deep Sea,” at Frost Science as part of their nightLAB event!
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Special thank you to everyone who came out to support!
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Comment your favorite weird fact you learned about the deep sea!
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10/07/2025

Join us on Thursday, October 16 at the Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science for nightLAB: Weird Science from 7:00-11:00pm!
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Featuring the amazing Dr. Heather Bracken-Grissom for her “Creatures of Darkness: Weird Wonders of the Deep Sea” talk!
8:15pm & 9:30pm at Level 4, Vista
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Dive into the twilight zone & discover the weird, wonderful, wacky world of animals that live in the ocean’s depths and learn about the amazing adaptation that animals have evolved while living in perpetual darkness and deep-sea environments!
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Visit the Frost Museum website for tickets! 🎟️
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Hope to sea you there!
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06/30/2025

National Geographic came to talk to Dr. Danielle DeLeo and Dr. Heather Bracken-Grissom about all things ✨bioluminescence✨ for an upcoming special focused on
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Stay tuned!
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05/27/2025

Some highlights from our STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, & Math) festival outreach events!
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Bringing marine science to the community thanks to partner with support from Funding Futures Program.
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Our labs have engaged families from to in hands on activities showcasing real research.
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