Open Funding Opportunities
 
  Faculty Funding -- Research and Outreach      
There are no open funding opportunities at this time. For information about upcoming opportunities, please visit our page on Faculty Funding Opportunities.
   

The Florida Inland Navigation District is now accepting grants in the 2008-2009 Waterways Assistance Program. Further information is available at http://www.aicw.org/wap/wap.htm.

 
  Student Fellowships, Scholarships and Awards      
  There are no open funding opportunities at this time. For information about upcoming opportunities, please visit our page on Student Fellowships, Scholarships and Awards.
 
   
   
 
Current Workshops and Conferences
 
Guy Harvey at University of Florida - Noted marine wildlife artist Guy Harvey will appear at University Auditorium on the University of Florida campus Friday, April 17 from 2- 3:30 p.m. to discuss marine conservation issues, including endangered shark populations and the importance of protecting ocean resources. More...
 
2009 Elise B. Newell Seminar Series - These seminars bring nationally and internationally renowned scholars and scientists to meet with faculty and students in Florida’s academic community for a few days of formal and informal dialogue about timely issues concerning the coast and oceans. Florida Sea Grant will sponsor nine speakers in 2009. Download PDF
 
CANCELLED -- From Stem to Stern II: Boating and Waterway Management in Florida - May 19-21, 2009, Cocoa Beach, FL. Due to recently announced state budget cuts and anticipated cuts at the local level, the conference has been cancelled. Florida Sea Grant's Boating and Waterways program and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission are committed to implementing the next edition of Stem to Stern at the earliest opportunity. More...
 
National Sea Grant Academy - Session I - February 8-14, 2009, Chevy Chase, MD. To build capacity of Sea Grant Extension to meet the needs of America's coastal community. More....
 
News, Recent Publications and Reports
 
Volunteers Sought for Removing Derelict Crab Traps in Florida Waters
Florida Sea Grant is partnering with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the Ocean Conservancy to provide organizations and volunteers with the information they need to participate in the derelict trap removal events. More...
 
Doug Gregory Receives NOAA Marine Stewardship Award
Doug Gregory, Florida Sea Grant marine extension agent in Key West, Fla., is one of six individuals nationwide who have recently been honored with the Sustainable Fisheries Leadership Award presented annually by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).  More...
 
LeRoy Creswell Earns Service Recognitions
LeRoy Creswell, a Florida Sea Grant marine extension faculty member with St. Lucie County Cooperative Extension in Fort Pierce, Fla., has recently received a pair of recognitions from professional and environmental organizations.  More...
 
Florida Sea Grant helps prepare Gulf anglers for new regulations
As of June 1, 2008, many Gulf anglers will have to add three items to their tackle boxes to comply with changes to state and federal regulations for fishing reef species in the Gulf of Mexico. The new rules will require commercial and recreational fisherman to carry and use circle hooks when fishing with live or cut baits, a dehooking device and a venting tool.  More...
 
Karl Havens named director of Florida Sea Grant
Karl Havens, chairman of the University of Florida’s fisheries and aquatic sciences department, has been named director of the statewide Florida Sea Grant College Program, succeeding long-time director Jim Cato. More...
 
Charles Sidman named associate director for research
Charles Sidman, whose research in planning and geographic information systems has supported coastal waterway management in Florida, has been named associate director for research at Florida Sea Grant. Sidman has considerable experience working with scientists across multiple disciplines, with coastal and marine stakeholder groups, and with an array of coastal resource issues. More...
 
Steve Otwell, Seafood Specialist, Named 2007 IFAS International Fellow
Nov. 30, 2007 -- Steve Otwell, a Florida Sea Grant seafood technology specialist whose work has led to innovative and cost-effective responses to issues of seafood safety worldwide, has been selected as an International Fellow in the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) at the University of Florida for 2007.  More...
 
Florida Sea Grant Notes and News - March 2009
 Call for Proposals, Fellowships, Advisory Council, More...