Multiple bleaching events driven by above-average sea temperatures killed off more than one-third of all coral reefs on the island of Guam.
More..."Preliminary research by scientists at the Water and Environmental Research Institute found two sites with relatively high concentrations of perfluoroalkyl substances in the central region of Guam. WERI had been researching potential contamination sources affecting water wells A-23 and A-25 in Sinajana." Read more in this July 15 article in the Guam Daily Post.
More...David Burdick, a research associate at the University of Guam Marine Lab, spoke about coral reef conservation and resilience strategies at the Pacific Islands Environmental Conference on June 25. Read more in this article by the Guam Daily Post.
More..."Researchers from NASA and the University of Guam have remotely mapped a large stretch of coral off the coast of the western Pacific island. ... Previously, the survey, which could help conservation efforts, would have taken divers a month." Read more in this article on Nature.com.
More...Sixteen high school students from the National Science Foundation INCLUDES Pilot: Growing STEM program completed their four-week research internship with a science fair on June 28 at the University of Guam.
More...The University of Guam, as a partner of the Pacific Islands Climate Adaptation Science Center consortium, will be assisting NASA research scientists from May 8 to May 16 with a project to map Guam's priority coral reefs using a state-of-the-art sensing technology.
More...The University of Guam will be playing a vital role in a new Guam Aquacultural Task Force, established by Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero via Executive Order 2019-12 on April 30.
More...In this April 30 article, the Pacific Daily News covers the governor's signing of an executive order creating the Guam Aquaculture Task Force to reinvigorate efforts to develop an aquaculture industry starting with shrimp farming.
More...University of Guam Sea Grant's resident sea turtle biologist Josefa Muñoz was selected in April to join the distinguished 2019 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program.
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