Marine Wildlife Veterinary Medicine and Research

Marine Wildlife Veterinary Medicine and Research Our research laboratory focuses on investigating the epidemiology, pathogenesis, and ecology of diseases affecting marine wildlife species.

08/07/2026

S***m whales have been living in the waters around Dominica for gen...

🐬 🐳 Last Friday, summer intern Elizabeth Singh presented her research project on bloodwork analysis of stranded marine m...
07/28/2026

🐬 🐳 Last Friday, summer intern Elizabeth Singh presented her research project on bloodwork analysis of stranded marine mammals. 💉🩸Evaluating blood parameters offers insight into ongoing disease processes and the physiology of stranding in wild marine mammals. Way to go, Lizzy! We are so glad you joined our lab for the summer!

🐢 Hot off the press! 👀 Check out FAU Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute PhD student Derek Aoki's latest article, "Eva...
07/02/2026

🐢 Hot off the press! 👀 Check out FAU Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute PhD student Derek Aoki's latest article, "Evaluating the viability and animal welfare of acoustic telemetry for the long-term monitoring of leatherback sea turtles", which was recently published in the journal Animal Biotelemetry. Derek and Dr. Annie, along with collaborators at Loggerhead Marinelife Center and Upwell Turtles, performed the first successful use of acoustic telemetry to track the long-term, post-nesting migrations of adult leatherback sea turtles.
🔗 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40317-026-00470-4

🌎 📍This work demonstrates that acoustic tracking can be a viable, long-term method for monitoring leatherbacks within critical nesting, migratory, and foraging habitats in North American coastal waters. Results will help us identify fine-scale coastal habitat movements, and can be used in tandem with satellite telemetry to delineate critical habitats to enhance international conservation strategies for this endangered species.

All work was conducted under an approved marine turtle research permit issued by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

06/16/2026

🌎🐢WORLD SEA TURTLE DAY! 🐢🌎 These ancient mariners have been swimming the oceans since the time of the dinosaurs, but today they face massive threats from plastic pollution and habitat loss. Let’s protect our flippered friends by cutting back on single-use plastics and keeping our beaches clean. Every small change helps keep them swimming free! 🌊✨

🐢 Happy Leatherback Day! 🐢Did you know the leatherback is the largest of all sea turtle species? These gentle giants can...
06/15/2026

🐢 Happy Leatherback Day! 🐢
Did you know the leatherback is the largest of all sea turtle species? These gentle giants can grow over six feet in length and weigh well over 1,000 lbs! They also undertake the longest migration of any sea turtle, traveling as far as 10,000 km between nesting beaches and foraging grounds. Here at the Page Lab, our researchers have conducted numerous leatherback studies—including health and injury assessments, tracking post-nesting movement patterns, and studying their foraging site fidelity.

🐢Green Sea Turtle Day! 🐢 Don't let the name fool you: Green sea turtles aren't actually green on the outside! They get t...
06/14/2026

🐢Green Sea Turtle Day! 🐢 Don't let the name fool you: Green sea turtles aren't actually green on the outside! They get their colorful name from the bright green hue of their internal fat. As the only herbivorous sea turtles in the ocean, they act as underwater lawnmowers, keeping seagrass beds manicured and healthy for dozens of other marine species.

🐢It's Hawksbill Turtle Day! 🐢This sea turtle is easily one of the most beautiful creatures in the ocean—but also one of ...
06/13/2026

🐢It's Hawksbill Turtle Day! 🐢This sea turtle is easily one of the most beautiful creatures in the ocean—but also one of the most critically endangered. Historically hunted to near extinction for their gorgeous "tortoiseshell" to make jewelry and trinkets, they now find sanctuary in tropical coral reefs. They use their sharp, bird-like beaks to forage for sea sponges tucked deep inside reef crevices.

🐢 Loggerhead Turtle Day! 🐢If you've ever wondered how the loggerhead sea turtle got its name, just look at its massive h...
06/12/2026

🐢 Loggerhead Turtle Day! 🐢If you've ever wondered how the loggerhead sea turtle got its name, just look at its massive head and powerful, muscular jaw. Loggerheads are a "keystone species," meaning the entire marine ecosystem relies on them. By grazing along the ocean floor, they keep invertebrate populations in check and help clean up the seabed.

This week is Sea Turtle Week, and today is 🐢Kemp's Ridley Turtle Day! 🐢 The smallest sea turtle in the world, and tragic...
06/10/2026

This week is Sea Turtle Week, and today is 🐢Kemp's Ridley Turtle Day! 🐢 The smallest sea turtle in the world, and tragically, the most endangered. While conservation has brought them back from the brink since the 1980s, protecting their nesting grounds from pollution and fishing gear is still an urgent, daily battle. In our lab, we are collaborating with researchers at Padre Island National Seashore to investigate the impacts of fibropapillomatosis, a deadly tumor disease, on this critically endangered species.

05/04/2026

👩‍🏫 🧬 At the FAU 2026 Research Renewal event held at Harbor Branch last week, Dr. Annie presented an overview of our program and an introduction to some of our work.

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