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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 14, 2000

NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY ANNOUNCES CREATION OF GUY HARVEY RESEARCH INSTITUTE AT OCEANOGRAPHIC CENTER

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL-Renowned marine artist and marine biologist Guy Harvey, along with Nova Southeastern University Oceanographic Center dean, Richard Dodge, and professors Richard Spieler and Charles Messing, formally announced the creation of the Guy Harvey Research Institute at a press conference yesterday [Monday] afternoon.

The Guy Harvey Research Institute is a scientific research organization formed as a collaboration between Guy Harvey and NSU's Oceanographic Center. The GHRI has been established to assume a leadership role in providing the scientific information necessary for effective conservation and restoration of fish resources and biodiversity from a local to global scale.

The mission of the Guy Harvey Research Institute is to conduct high-quality, solution-oriented, basic and applied biological science research needed for effective conservation, restoration, enhancement, biodiversity maintenance, and understanding of the world's wild fish resources. The GHRI, through Nova Southeastern University, also provides advanced graduate training to U.S. and international students in disciplines related to these conservation goals.

The Guy Harvey Research Institute forms part of Nova Southeastern University's Oceanographic Center campus, located at the entrance of Port Everglades on a 10-acre waterfront site in Dania Beach. The institute's proximity to coral reefs, popular fishing grounds, and the open ocean makes it ideally suited for marine research activities.

For more information on the Guy Harvey Research Institute, contact either Missy Dore, the Oceanographic Center's administrative coordinator, at (954) 262-3610; or Steve Stock, public relations coordinator for Guy Harvey, Inc., at (954) 474-4694.