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Florida oyster farm may be start of new industry

Northeastern University assistant professor David Kimbro, a wild oyster ecology expert formerly with Florida State’s Coastal and Marine Laboratory, called Alligator Harbor a “marginal habitat” for oysters. Because of its lack of direct freshwater sources and reduced flows into the bay, salinity has steadily increased in the last five years. “There aren’t many things as […]

conch snail on an oyster reef in Florida estuary

Carnivorous conchs to blame for oyster decline

David Kimbro, a marine and environmental science professor at Northeastern University, has solved the mystery of why reefs in Florida inlets were experiencing large numbers of oyster loss. Drought and subsequent high salt levels in water led to a population spike in one of the oysters’ main predators: conchs.

Everything you need to know about oysters

On National Oyster Day, two Northeastern ecology experts weigh in on whether mass consumption of the briny, melt-in-your-mouth mollusks pose a danger to our coastal ecosystems.

The noisy world of mud crabs

Northeastern researchers are the first to show that marine crabs are capable of hearing and that their auditory ability plays an important role in their response to fish predators.

Stuck in the middle with oysters and crabs

New research from marine scientists at Northeastern shows that the behavior of middle predators in marine food webs plays an important role in the welfare of the whole system—and that, like our behavior, middle predator behavior is pretty fickle.

Why invader species may be taking dinner off your table

David Kimbro, an assistant professor of environmental sciences, says coastal marine species that we depend on for clean water, financial stability, and even a good dinner, are susceptible to foreign invasive species