The Florida State University Coastal and Marine Laboratory's research program focuses on coastal and marine issues of ecological importance that provide the scientific basis for policy decisions. The issues range from reef-fish ecology to fisheries management, from food-web interactions to phytoplankton blooms, from water quality to flow dynamics. The program is interdisciplinary in nature, based on an ecosystem-level approach. This kind of program at this time is critically important because the northwest Florida coast is facing a dramatic increase in coastal development.

Publications of the FSUCML

Featured Research	Other FSUCML Research
Coastal sands as gigantic filter systems Dr. Markus Huettel’s research group in the FSU Department of Oceanography investigates the role of coastal sand beds in carbon and nutrient cycling. The flow of water currents over the sand ripples formed on our beaches convert the sand into gigantic filter systems. . . . Read more!	Biodiversity Biogeochemistry Fish ecology Watersheds (Apalachicola) Marine Mammals