Southeastern Estuarine Research Society (SEERS)

03/09/2026

SEERS Members-
This is your last week to vote for our 2026 — 2028 Board Members.
All current members received an email poll in February. Our Wild Apricot system does not resend the link to the poll because the link is unique to each member.

So make sure to check your junk/spam folders and cast your vote!

01/30/2026

Don’t forget to submit your abstract for the upcoming joint meeting for SEERS and AERS, March 19-21 in Morehead City, NC!! Deadline to submit abstracts is TOMORROW, Saturday, January 31st!!
The deadline for Early Bird Registration is also fast approaching with rates increasing after February 16th! You won’t want to miss this great opportunity, so make sure to sign up soon!!

06/26/2025

SEERSians!!
If you need assistance to attend CERF 2025, please be aware of upcoming deadlines

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/16Km7ZAjC5/?mibextid=wwXIfr

📢 The deadline to apply for CERF 2025 grants is approaching!

If you're planning to attend the conference and need financial support or assistance with caregiving costs, don’t wait—applications are due 8 July.

Learn more and apply today at conference.cerf.science.

04/08/2025

Greetings, SEERSians!
You received an email on March 18 regarding the election for our new Student Representative. The voting link is specific to each member.

If you haven’t voted yet in this important election, make sure to submit your vote by Friday, April 11.

03/31/2025

***Student Members!*** ***Student opportunity***
Did you know that our parent organization, CERF, sponsors a program that supports students interested in pursuing marine science, but may be faced with obstacles?

Make sure to check out CERF’s Rising TIDES program! Applications are currently being accepted and are due by April 24, 2025

For more information on the program, access to the application, and FAQs can be found here:

https://cerf.memberclicks.net/rising-tides-program

Rising TIDES (Toward an Inclusive, Diverse, and Enriched Society) supports students who face various obstacles to pursuing a career in coastal and estuarine disciplines with the goal of inspiring and motivating them to pursue careers in coastal and estuarine science and management.

03/08/2025

Our poster presenters were busy the entire poster session; 26 posters were presented by a mix of professionals, graduate students, and undergraduate students.

03/07/2025

Good turnout for our Coffee and Conversation event this morning!

SEERS traditionally hosts a career networking event on the first full day of our meeting. Today we had about 60 student attendees chatting with 20 professionals from a variety of backgrounds.

03/07/2025

SEERS 2025 opened our meeting with a special plenary dedicated to this year’s meeting theme: Celebrating and Honoring the Legacy of Estuarine Science as We Progress into the Future

Dr. Brian LaPointe shared stories of getting started at Harbor Branch, meeting Dr Dennis Hanisak, and their many collaborations as well as the future of aquaculture at HBOI

Dr Cassondra Armstrong shared stories of Dr Enrique Reyes’s career as he started in Mexico, completed work in SW Florida and Louisiana before retiring in 2022 from East Carolina University.

02/18/2025

Good morning,SEERSians!
Just a couple of 2025 Meeting announcements:

1) the Friday morning Student Networking event is still scheduled. Ashley is currently working on a program to connect students with professionals. If you are a professional and would like to help with this event, but you didn’t indicate on your registration form, please reach out to [email protected]

2) Student members! We are still looking for student representative nominees for the next Board Cycle. This is a two year position for 2025 -2027. Self nominations are accepted. 🙂 Email [email protected] with nominations.

The Meeting Planning Committee is hard at work organizing our meeting schedule. If you submitted an abstract, please keep an eye on your email for presenter details.

We’re looking forward to catching up with y’all in March!

02/13/2025

**SEERS 2025 Registration Deadline Extended**
**SEERS Hotel Reservation Deadline TODAY**

Early registration and abstract submission has been extended until Friday, February 14, due to the IT gnomes playing havoc with our webpage. Our webpage is back up and meeting registrants can access the membership portal through the Next Meeting page.

Make sure to take advantage of SEERS meeting rates at the Staybridge Inn Vero Beach. Today is the last day meeting rates will active, so make your hotel reservations. Link to the hotel can also be found on our Next Meeting page.

https://seers.org/next-meeting-2/

We’re looking forward to seeing you!

Next Meeting 2025 SEERS Meeting – Florida The 2025 meeting of the Southeastern Estuarine Research Society (SEERS) will be in Fort Pierce, FL on March 6-8, 2025. Our host location will be Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute at Florida Atlantic University, 5600 US 1 N., Fort Pierce, FL 34946. The ...

02/12/2025

Student Travel Award form has been provided here:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeGM6wPSKRgUMKgESYBHxzffGGYf1M5pDRsewWnX2Zq1VWGhw/viewform?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0fC6Gt22Bbqshump-SWcQVGxJhUgFIByf4oIdXivfaGLGtS5jvSfiq_uo_aem_V2TBppmXnDGxXeAaL00eyA

As far as we know, the Travel Award is due today at 5pm.

The Southeastern Estuarine Research Society (SEERS) is offering several travel awards to qualifying students who are presenting at the upcoming spring meeting. The amount and number of awards distributed will depend on the applications received. Priority will be given to students who have not won an...

02/12/2025

SEERS Members!
The SEERS webpage is temporarily down and we are working on a fix.

In the meantime, please use the following link to register for the Spring 2025 meetings and submit your abstracts:

https://seers.wildapricot.org/events?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1Tl8v6eSDEK7xVEyWD1rB8bvq--2Pvx6r2FnvlLdZ3xmIBsW5HCMDTrMQ_aem_Wu7qVd1qdXotG8brR-BPFA

For information on the meeting, please visit the Next Meeting page on the SEERS website. Presentations on other research topics related to estuaries and coasts are welcome as always. All information for this meeting can be found on the SEERS website. Make sure your dues are current and login for me....