Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary hires coral expert as research coordinator

Dr. Andy Bruckner, a coral reef ecologist who has conducted projects on coral reefs worldwide, joins Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary as research coordinator. Bruckner served in NOAA developing and implementing the first U.S. government-led coral reef conservation program that included listing the first corals under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. Most recently, as chief scientist for the Living Oceans Foundation, he developed and led a global reef expedition to map, characterize and assess remote coral reefs in the Caribbean, Pacific and Indian oceans and the Red Sea. Bruckner will assume his position with the sanctuary on May 14.

Bruckner holds degrees in biology and marine biology from the University of Oregon, Northeastern University and the University of Puerto Rico. He has received the Presidential Early Career Award, Administrators Award, and three bronze medals from NOAA for his work on coral reefs.

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