Boston University Marine Program

Students are deep (pun intended) in their research for Tropical Marine Invertebrates and Tropical Seagrass Ecology. They spent the first few days doing ecosystem tours and learning about how the seagrasses, mangroves, and coral reefs interact and support the ecosystem as whole! The students are now using that knowledge to do their research projects, utilizing all the tools they practiced ahead of time in the pool in Boston! Huge thanks to for all their support!

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Students in Corals Across the Seascape and Ecology of Coral Reef Fishes enjoyed their first ecosystem tour today here in Belize! The stunning, flat conditions were favorable to explore the Calabash Forereef! Students practiced their snorkeling and species identification, and impressed the staff with their 2+ hour excursion in the water. On to mangroves and seagrasses tomorrow!

Congratulations to the BUMP class of 2025!

Your support for the BU Marine Program transforms the lives of our students. Donations on Giving Day are reserved for increasing support for undergraduate research and experiential learning. Your gift provides scholarships, funding for research supplies and publications, conference travel awards, and much more!

Make your gift here: https://give.bu.edu/schools/BostonUniversity/giving-day/pages/arts-sciences/bu-marine-program/?a=9837194

This year, you can help us enhance our New England and Belize field courses. Each year, the BU Marine Program sends 60+ students to field sites all over New England, doing oceanographic surveys in Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, scientific diving in Cape Ann, investigating marine geology in Acadia National Park, exploring the marine-urban interface in Boston, sampling seagrass meadows on Nantucket, and getting muddy in Plum Island Long Term Ecological Research site. Further, we send all the students to Belize where they learn first-hand about being a field scientist and conduct research at Calabash Caye Field Station on the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef. Your donation will help to make sure that these courses continue to provide cutting edge experience and transform the lives of every BUMP student.