Annabelle presenting in front of our 2025-2026 research poster This past March, Annabelle Dyer of our Bass Connections team traveled to Virginia Beach, Virginia to attend the 54th Annual Benthic Ecology Meeting (BEM 2026), held March 1–4 at the Cavalier Resort. The conference brought together researchers from across the country to share the latest advances in marine benthic ecology, spanning topics from oyster reef restoration to coral reef resilience and coastal ecosystem fu