{"id":1637,"date":"2023-06-05T14:46:01","date_gmt":"2023-06-05T18:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umes.edu\/lmrcsc2011\/?page_id=1637"},"modified":"2023-06-05T14:46:02","modified_gmt":"2023-06-05T18:46:02","slug":"stevens-and-three-noaa-lmrcsc-students-conduct-preliminary-research-assessment-in-puerto-rico","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.umes.edu\/lmrcsc2011\/stevens-and-three-noaa-lmrcsc-students-conduct-preliminary-research-assessment-in-puerto-rico\/","title":{"rendered":"STEVENS AND THREE NOAA LMRCSC STUDENTS CONDUCT PRELIMINARY RESEARCH ASSESSMENT IN PUERTO RICO"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">STEVENS AND THREE NOAA LMRCSC STUDENTS CONDUCT PRELIMINARY RESEARCH ASSESSMENT IN PUERTO RICO<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Story by Patrick Makary<\/em><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umes.edu\/lmrcsc2011\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/158\/2023\/06\/Cruz-PR-2016.1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1638\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This January, NOAA LMRCSC Distinguished Research Scientist Bradley Stevens, Ph.D., and three LMRCSC graduate students Wilmelie Cruz, Stephanie Martinez-Rivera and Laura Almodovar-Acevedo spent a week conducting preliminary research in Puerto Rico. Stevens and Cruz recently received the NOAA Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant to study the queen conch population on the island using video technology. The purpose of the visit was to evaluate the sampling sites for the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They met Rich Appledoorn, Ph.D., an expert on the biology and fishery of the queen conch and of coral reef fishes at University of Puerto Rico (UPR) and they discussed the project\u2019s experimental design, beginning dates and survey sites. This visit marked the beginning of the collaboration between University of Maryland Eastern Shore and UPR.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cruz, Martinez-Rivera and Almodovar-Acevedo investigated the research vessel that will be used for the project, the \u201cLa Sultana,\u201d to see how it will work with the camera sled. Dr. Stevens and the students also completed a check-out dive with the UPR Dive Safety Officer which is required to dive with UPR scuba equipment, and to maintain their American Academy of Underwater Sciences diving certification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe dove at two different sites about 40 feet depth, in flat sandy bottom and seagrass beds near reefs,\u201d Cruz said. \u201cWe observed about a half-dozen queen conchs and other species of mollusks and fish.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The students also learned how to identify the species and its preferred habitat. To conclude their trip, Stevens and his students toured the island to experience Puerto Rican traditions, foods and culture.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"319\" height=\"241\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umes.edu\/lmrcsc2011\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/158\/2023\/06\/StevensLab-PR-2016.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1639\" title=\"StevensLab-PR\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.umes.edu\/lmrcsc2011\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/158\/2023\/06\/StevensLab-PR-2016.png 319w, https:\/\/www.umes.edu\/lmrcsc2011\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/158\/2023\/06\/StevensLab-PR-2016-300x227.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 319px) 100vw, 319px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"323\" height=\"244\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umes.edu\/lmrcsc2011\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/158\/2023\/06\/LauraAlmodovarAcevedo-BoatScuba.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1640\" title=\"LauarAlmodovarAcevedo-BoatScuba\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.umes.edu\/lmrcsc2011\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/158\/2023\/06\/LauraAlmodovarAcevedo-BoatScuba.png 323w, https:\/\/www.umes.edu\/lmrcsc2011\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/158\/2023\/06\/LauraAlmodovarAcevedo-BoatScuba-300x227.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 323px) 100vw, 323px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"319\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umes.edu\/lmrcsc2011\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/158\/2023\/06\/WilmelieCruzBradStevesn-PuertoRicoScuba-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1641\" title=\"WilmelieCruzBradStevens-PR\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.umes.edu\/lmrcsc2011\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/158\/2023\/06\/WilmelieCruzBradStevesn-PuertoRicoScuba-1.png 319w, https:\/\/www.umes.edu\/lmrcsc2011\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/158\/2023\/06\/WilmelieCruzBradStevesn-PuertoRicoScuba-1-300x226.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 319px) 100vw, 319px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>STEVENS AND THREE NOAA LMRCSC STUDENTS CONDUCT PRELIMINARY RESEARCH ASSESSMENT IN PUERTO RICO Story by Patrick Makary This January, NOAA LMRCSC Distinguished Research Scientist Bradley Stevens, Ph.D., and three LMRCSC graduate students Wilmelie Cruz, Stephanie Martinez-Rivera and Laura Almodovar-Acevedo spent a week conducting preliminary research in Puerto Rico. Stevens and Cruz recently received the NOAA&#8230;<span class=\"cpschool-read-more-link-holder\"><a class=\"btn btn-basic cpschool-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.umes.edu\/lmrcsc2011\/stevens-and-three-noaa-lmrcsc-students-conduct-preliminary-research-assessment-in-puerto-rico\/\">Read more <span class=\"sr-only\">STEVENS AND THREE NOAA LMRCSC STUDENTS CONDUCT PRELIMINARY RESEARCH ASSESSMENT IN PUERTO RICO<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","footnotes":""},"folder":[],"class_list":["post-1637","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umes.edu\/lmrcsc2011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1637","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umes.edu\/lmrcsc2011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umes.edu\/lmrcsc2011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.umes.edu\/lmrcsc2011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.umes.edu\/lmrcsc2011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1637"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.umes.edu\/lmrcsc2011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1637\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umes.edu\/lmrcsc2011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1637"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.umes.edu\/lmrcsc2011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/folder?post=1637"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}