{"id":153611,"date":"2026-06-05T09:30:52","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T13:30:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153611///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153611//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153611//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153611//?p=153611"},"modified":"2026-06-05T10:44:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T14:44:14","slug":"ucf-student-awarded-florida-sea-grant-guy-harvey-fellowship-advances-research-on-floridas-changing-fisheries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153611///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153611//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153611//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153611//ucf-student-awarded-florida-sea-grant-guy-harvey-fellowship-advances-research-on-floridas-changing-fisheries/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153611//","title":{"rendered":"UCF Student Awarded Florida Sea Grant/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153611//Guy Harvey Fellowship, Advances Research on Florida/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153611/u2019s Changing Fisheries"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Florida/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153611/u2019s coastlines are changing, and so are the fish that depend on them./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153611/n

As rising temperatures push tropical species northward and mangrove habitats expand into areas historically dominated by salt marshes, scientists are racing to understand how these shifts could affect marine food webs and long-term ecosystem stability./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153611/n

Meredith Pratt, a UCF integrative and conservation biology doctoral student, is helping answer those questions. Her research on sustainable fisheries management along Florida/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153611/u2019s east coast earned her the prestigious Florida Sea Grant/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153611//Guy Harvey Fellowship. The highly competitive award supports graduate students conducting research that informs marine conservation and fisheries management while cultivating future leaders in marine science./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153611/n

Tracking a Changing Ecosystem/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153611/n

Pratt studies how tropicalization /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153611/u2014 the northward movement of tropical species and habitats /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153611/u2014 is altering Florida/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153611/u2019s coastal ecosystems./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153611/n

“As temperatures rise, mangroves, traditionally found in warmer, tropical regions, are expanding northward into areas historically dominated by salt marshes,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153611/u201d she says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153611/u201cThis shift is influencing the species that live there./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153611/u201d/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153611/n