Allan Bright

Allan Bright’s studies in Marine Biology began as an undergraduate at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington (UNCW). It was during this time that he focused his studies on coral reef ecology. After graduating from UNCW with a BS degree in Marine Biology, he continued his studies at the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) where he earned his Master of Marine and Environmental Science degree in 2009. During his time at UVI, Allan’s thesis work documented the effects of physical damage on disease prevalence and snail predation of Acropora palmata colonies on St. Thomas and St. John.

Directly following graduation from UVI, Allan was employed with the University of Miami as a contract worker for the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA-SEFSC) where he was able to continue working with the threatened coral, A. palmata. His primary responsibilities include data collection and management for long term A. palmata monitoring sites in the upper Florida Keys and Curaҫao, NA. Additional projects he is responsible for include examining success of coral restoration activities following boat groundings, examining success of various coral outplant schemes using coral species, A. palmata and A. cervicornis, and conducting various research projects on spawning and early life history of A. palmata and Montastraea spp.