On September 30, Dr. Craig Dahlgren (PIMS Executive Director) and Dr. Krista Sherman (PIMS Senior Scientist) will discuss Hurricane Dorian’s impacts on the marine ecosystem, just over a year after the Category 5 storm made landfall in The Bahamas. Experts from The Bahamas Marine Mammal Research Organization and Friends of the Environment will join Craig and Krista on this intriguing virtual panel discussion.
Changing Seas Live will present this free exciting event, hosted by both the Angari Foundation and WPBT2 South Florida PBS. Click here to register. We hope to see you all there!
Farewell to Our 2025 PIMS Interns | Rising Tides & Marine Conservation
Reflections on a Summer of Marine Science, Coral Restoration, and Ocean Education As summer comes to a close, our incredible interns share their experiences with the Perry Institute for Marine
The Secret Life of Viruses
The Secret Life of Viruses: How Microscopic Predators Could Save Coral Reefs At 25 feet below the surface, just off the coast of Vieques, Puerto Rico, something strange was happening.
New Reef Rescue Sites Take Root in Barbados and Grenada
Barbados Blue and Eco Dive Grenada dive shop owners Andre Miller and Christine Finney (Credit: Eco Dive) Reef Rescue Network Expands to Barbados and Grenada The Perry Institute for Marine
The Bahamas Just Opened a Coral Gene Bank—Here’s Why It Matters
The nation’s first coral gene bank will preserve, propagate and replant coral to reverse devastation from rising ocean temperatures and a rapidly spreading disease Video courtesy of Atlantis Paradise Island.
This Is What Conservation Leadership Looks Like
From Interns to Leaders: How PIMS is Powering the Next Generation of Ocean Advocates Taylor photographs coral microfragments in the ocean nursery, helping monitor their fusion into healthy, resilient colonies
When Ocean Forests Turn Toxic
New study in Science connects chemical “turf wars” in Maine’s kelp forests to the struggles of Caribbean coral reefs — and points to what we can do next Lead author,
