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Fisheries Ecology and Acoustics Laboratory

Here in the Boswell lab, we focus on understanding the processes that mediate behavioral and distributional patterns in coastal and marine organisms!

Through the application and development of acoustic methods in both the field and laboratory, we seek to describe and understand processes that influence and structure coastal and marine communities. With a focus on habitat and resource utilization, as well as predator and prey interactions and behaviors. Research in the lab varies geographically, with research in the Gulf of Mexico, Alaska, the north Atlantic, and the coastal waters of Florida.

09/12/2026

Stills feels unreal that I able to be a part of the research team that went to survey the hydrothermal vent field off Grand Cayman…
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Immensely grateful to my advisor, Dr. Kevin Boswell, and my committee members, Dr. Heather Bracken-Grissom & Dr. Tamara Frank for this opportunity!
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You can hear the “chirp” of a frequency modulated Knudsen echosounder system.
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We used this to get the most accurate bottom depth possible for CTD water column sampling to be used for eDNA work!
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R/V Atlantis Woods Hole Oceanographic Inst. Boswell Lab HBG CRUSTOMICS Lab @ FIU 🧬 FIU Marine Biology

08/31/2026

New Publication Alert! 🚨
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“Assessing genetic population structure of permit (Trachinotus falcatus) between
South Florida and Belize: movement towards inferring population health”
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Great work everyone! Congrats to Andrew and the rest of the Permit Team!
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FIU Marine Biology Alex Zapata fishers4science Andrew Natter

08/12/2026

More snapshots of DSB 3 from the R/V Point Sur!
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Dr. Kevin Boswell deploying the MOCNESS!

PhD Student, Ian Areford, getting ready to deploy our autonomous echosounder, the WBAT, on the MOCNESS
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Ian Areford, Dr. Kevin Boswell, Nina Ramos, Stormie Collins, & Pedro Peres
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The DSB 3 research team!
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Dr. Kevin Boswell & Dr. Jon Moore
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An echogram of the deep! Check out the deep scattering layer’s interaction (green band) with the sea floor (dark red band)!
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08/08/2026

Snapshots from the R/V Point Sur as part of the DSB 3 cruise!
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Ian Areford & Dr. Kevin Boswell are out at sea investigating the deep mesophotic reefs in the northern Gulf of Mexico.
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Wishing them all the best with the rest of their cruise!
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Ian Areford FIU Marine Biology RV Point Sur

07/10/2026

Meet our REU Student, Pasquale (Puck) Arnone!
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“Hello! My name is Pasquale (Puck) Arnone. I am from Barrington, Rhode Island, and I am a rising senior and lacrosse player at Flagler College in St. Augustine, Florida. I am majoring in Coastal and Environmental Science, with a minor in Data Science.

Spending the summer with the FIU Coastal REU Program in the Boswell Lab has given me a wide range of experiences to help prepare me for the future! I have met amazing people in a variety of careers, including Dr. Kevin Boswell, and my mentor, Ian Areford.

My project builds off previous work in the Boswell lab. Using data from DEEPEND cruises 2-6, I investigated how oceanographic water types affect migration speeds in the Gulf. Through this work, I was able to gain experience in coding, acoustics, and oceanography.

The FIU Coastal REU Program provided experience in the field and in the classroom. I was able to experience all that Miami has to offer and grow skills useful in furthering my education. My experience this summer has been a blast! As I enter my senior year, I hope to continue my education in graduate school and find a way to blend the oceanography field with acoustics and
data science.” -Pasquale (Puck) Arnone, Summer 2026 FIU Coastal REU
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07/08/2026

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05/15/2026

PhD Student, Ian Areford, checking in from the !
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Head to https://restore.deependconsortium.org/index.php/cruises/cruiseblog/512-wombats-and-the-internal-structure-of-scattering-layers to read Ian’s blog about his acoustic efforts during the DP11 research cruise!
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Way to go, Ian!
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05/10/2026

Sunrise CTD cast kicking off DP11!
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PhD Students, Ian Areford & Aedan Mell are aboard the for the latest research cruise as part of the DEEPEND consortium.
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The CTD is ready for action along with our favorite echosounder, the WBAT (Wideband Autonomous Transceiver)! Ian is collecting data on the fine-scale distribution of deep scattering layer organisms.
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Wishing the boys and the rest of the DEEPEND crew a wonderful cruise!
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Pc: 📸

05/05/2026

Greetings from Gulfcon!
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Dr. Kevin Boswell, Dr. Ben Binder, Bruce Lozano, Haley Glasmann, & Ian Areford are in Mobile, AL to present their research!
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Stay tuned for more updates!
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04/29/2026

A huge congratulations to our undergraduate lab technician, Chase Schaffhauser, for graduating with his Bachelor of Science in Marine Biology!
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Since 2023, Chase has been an integral part of our lab… assisting with field work, outreach events, and being the go-to person on campus for all your 3D printing needs!
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Please join us in congratulating Chase and wishing him all the best as he is about to begin his Master of Science in Marine Science & Oceanography under Dr. Matt Ajemian in the Fisheries Ecology and Conservation Lab at FAU’s Harbor Branch!
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Congratulations Chase!
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