Tag Archives: Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation
Chasing the Fastest Shark in the World is No Easy Task
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. – By all accounts, it was a very successful research trip. When you’re studying the fastest sharks, there are a lot of variables that can come into play during a research trip. The weather may not cooperate, which can limit the time you…
Mako Shark Takes Winter Break in South Florida
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Apparently snowbirds aren’t the only visitors making their way to South Florida this winter. For the first time ever, a mako shark tagged off the coast of Maryland has migrated along the eastern seaboard down to South Florida. Hypower, a male mako…
Tagged Mako Shark Takes Amazing 13,000 Mile Journey
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. – A male mako shark named Hell’s Bay has broken a record, traveling more than 13,000 miles, equal to over half-way around the planet, in 600 days. It is the longest track ever in the Atlantic Ocean by a mako shark tagged by…
Shark Tagging Expedition Kicks-Off Annual Great Shark Race
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. – Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) Guy Harvey Research Institute (GHRI) and The Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation (GHOF) recently hosted a cage dive and tagging expedition in Isla Mujeres, Mexico in advance of the Second Annual Great Shark Race. The Isla Mujeres expedition, the…
Presenting Sponsor for Inaugural Blazing Mako Tournament & Festival Named
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE – DAVIE, Fla. — They say the family that fishes together stays together, and for South Florida’s Davis family, that tradition also includes supporting the Blazing Mako Tournament & Festival—a June event that will combine fishing, conservation, research and marine science scholarships. Nova Southeastern University (NSU)…
Artist & Conservationist Guy Harvey Provides Generous Financial Gift to Nova Southeastern University
Gift Supports Ocean Research, Provides Scholarships For Undergraduate and Graduate Students and Renames Facility to the NSU Guy Harvey Oceanographic Center FORT LAUDERDALE-DAVIE, Fla. – Nova Southeastern University (NSU) announced that Guy Harvey and the Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation are providing a generous financial gift that will allow…
Oceanographic Center Helps ‘Rock the Ocean’ on Fort Lauderdale Beach
NSU’s Guy Harvey Research Institute (GHRI) and National Coral Reef Institute joined with the Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation over the weekend of April 13-14 to raise marine conservation awareness at the inaugural Rock the Ocean Tortuga Music Festival. The Tortuga Music Festival was a two-day music and marine conservation festival…
NSU’s Guy Harvey Research Institute Receives $200,000 from Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation
Foundation of Renowned Marine Wildlife Artist and Conservationist Guy Harvey provides support for groundbreaking research on world’s marine fishes and their ecosystems
Guy Harvey NSU Shark Invitational to Tee Off at PGA National Resort and Spa, Oct. 8
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 2, 2012 FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Synonymous with several championship saltwater fishing tournaments, celebrated marine artist and conservationist Guy Harvey is lending his name to a tournament hosted by Nova Southeastern University’s defending national champion men’s and women’s golf teams. The two-day Guy Harvey NSU Shark…
Marine Artist Guy Harvey hosts South Florida premiere of documentary on Sharks, Oct. 19 & 20
Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) Oceanographic Center in conjunction with the Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation, presents the Fort Lauderdale premiere of This is Your Ocean: Sharks at The Museum of Art |Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, Oct. 19 at 6 p.m. A public showing will be held the following night at Nova…
This documentary reveals up close the misconceptions and myths surrounding these misunderstood predators of the sea and promotes global shark conservation.
NSU’s Guy Harvey Research Institute Receives $100,000 from Guy Harvey
The funding will be used to support the ongoing research projects at the GHRI, which is run by NSU Oceanographic Center Professor Mahmood Shivji, Ph.D. The GHRI conducts high quality, solution-oriented basic and applied scientific research needed for effective conservation, biodiversity maintenance, restoration, and understanding of the world’s wild fishes.
Guy Harvey to Hold 3rd Annual Ocean Foundation Fundraiser at NSU, Oct. 27
The Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation, which supports research at NSU’s Oceanographic Center (OC), will be holding a fundraising dinner in The Arena at the Don Taft University Center on NSU’s main campus, Oct. 27. Led by Guy Harvey, Ph.D., a renowned artist and marine conservationist, the nonprofit foundation helps ensure…
NSU Hosts 3rd Annual Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation
The 3rd Annual Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation Fundraiser will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 27, 6:00 pm in the Arena of the Don Taft University Center. The evening includes guest speaker Guy Harvey Institute Director Mahmood Shivji, Ph.D., as well as food, drinks and music. There will also be live…