Fisheries Ecology and Acoustics Laboratory

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

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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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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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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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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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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The Boswell Lab had an amazing time at the recent STEAM Night hosted by Florida International University at Cooper City Elementary School!
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Lab members Chelsea, Aeden, Arianna, and Gina led a hands-on activity, “Ocean Zone Quest: Dive into the Deep!” to introduce students to the various ocean zones and the critters that inhabit them! We loved seeing their curiosity light up as they learned how life adapts from the epi- to the hadalpelagic zones — from sun-loving surface-swimmers to mysterious deep-sea dwellers.
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PhD Students, Ian Areford & Haley Glasmann, traveled to Glasgow, Scotland to participate in the 2026 Ocean Sciences Meeting.
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They shared poster talks to highlight their work on the mesopelagic community as part of the DEEPEND Consortium.
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Great job to our undergraduate research technician, Chase Schaffhauser, for presenting his poster, “Evening Movement Patterns in Permit Pre-Spawning Aggregations as Observed by Active Acoustic Tracking,” at our annual biosymposium!
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