Specialty License Plate-supported Research
Granted through the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute Foundation, the proceeds of sales of these license plates support innovative and applied research involving animals, ecosystems and issues of importance to the people of Florida. Watch a short video to learn more.
Aquaculture
Paul Wills, Ph.D.
Advanced Technology for System Management Invertebrate Health, and Integration of Additional New Species for a Land-Based IMTA System
Matthew Ajemian, Ph.D.
Understanding interactions between on-bottom bivalve culture and suspected large mobile predators
Protect Florida Whales
Steve Burton, MS
HBOI’s Florida Dolphins Stranding and Population Assessment Program
Mingshun Jiang, Ph.D.
Observation and Modeling of Mercury Distributions in the Indian River Lagoon for Understanding the Impacts on Wild Dolphins
Annie Page, DVM. Ph.D.
HBOI's Marine Mammal Pathology, Tissue Archives, and Database Program
Protect Wild Dolphins
Annie Page, Ph.D.
HBOI's Marine Mammal Pathology, Tissue Archives, and Database Program
Steve Burton, MS
HBOI’s Florida Whales Stranding and Population Assessment Program
Laurent Chérubin, Ph.D.
Using emerging technologies for population and behavioral ecology assessment of Florida Whales
Save Our Seas
Dennis Hanisak, Ph.D.
The Indian River Lagoon Observatory (IRLO): Ecosystem Function of a Nationally Important Estuary in Transition
Amy Wright, Ph.D.
Deploying Florida’s Marine Biodiversity to Win the War Against Drug Resistant Pathogens
Shirley Pomponi, Ph.D.
Exploring and Preserving the Biodiversity of Sponges in the Indian River Lagoon