SAB Research
  • Oceanography
  • Benthic ecology
  • Charleston Bump
  • Mega Fauna and Biology (turtles, sharks and marine mammals)

Oceanographers and fisheries scientists have organized multi-agency efforts to the address the question of how global climate change may affect the abundance and production of animals in the region of the South Atlantic Bight. The South Carolina DNR serves as the main research organization in fisheries life history and behavior for the South Atlantic Bight.

• Visit this link to learn more about the Larval Dispersal and Retention Within the South Atlantic Bight Using Satellite-tracked Drifters Released on Reef Fish Spawning Grounds (ppt). This presentation was given by Ammon Lesher from SCDNR at the SC Marine Educators Association Mini-conference in March 2006.
  
  
• Visit this link to learn more about the use of Population-level Variation to Describe the Evolution of Herbivore Feeding Tolerance in the South Atlantic Bight. This presentation was given by Amanda McCarty from SCDNR at the SC Marine Educators Association Mini-conference in March 2006.
  
  
• Click here to learn more about the Invasive Lionfish (ppt) found in our coastal waters. This presentation was given by Scott Meister from SCDNR at the SC Marine Educators Association Mini-conference in March 2006.

Oceanography: Current research is being conducted by the Skidaway Institute of Oceanography in cross-shelf exchange, storm effects, plankton biology, bio-optical variability, and atmospheric nutrient transport.

Benthic ecology studies pertaining to organisms found in the South Atlantic Bight are currently being conducted through CORMPS and the UNCW Benthic Ecology Lab.

• Visit this link to learn more about the Shellfish Research, Monitoring & Restoration Programs. This presentation was given by Nancy Hadley from SCDNR at the SC Marine Educators Association Mini-conference in March 2006.

Charleston Bump: This website Sponsored by NOAA has a fantastic description of the Charleston Bump, and the wide variety of research being conducted in the unique waters off the South Carolina Coast. Also, check out the Charleston Bump information on the Project Oceanica site.

Mega Fauna and Biology (turtles, shark and marine mammals): Various studies have been conducted researching the mega fauna of the South Atlantic Bight. Some are highlighted by the NOAA Ocean Explorer website as well as in a description of the Charleston Bump.

      • Sea Turtles in the South Atlantic Bight (PowerPoint 3.2mb) or
      • Sea Turtles in the South Atlantic Bight (PDF 1.1mb)

      • Sharks in the South Atlantic Bight (PowerPoint 2.1mb) or
      • Sharks in the South Atlantic Bight (PDF 3.7mb)

      • Marine Mammals in the South Atlantic Bight (PowerPoint 1,0004k) or
      • Marine Mammals in the South Atlantic Bight (PDF 268k

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