Islander Alumna Receives Fulbright Fellowship, Studies Invasive Lion Fish
Receiving her dive certification at just 11 years old, Dr. Avery Scherer has been exploring the depths of the ocean and its inhabitants since childhood. Now as a Fulbright Scholar, Scherer is ready to once again dive into her research, this time on one of the most recent species threatening the wellbeing of coastal waters, the lionfish. As a recipient of the Fulbright Garcia-Robles Postdoctoral Scholar Award and a recent alumna of Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Scherer will voyage across borders, traveling to Chetumal, Mexico to begin a nine-month journey researching the invasive red lionfish.