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Florida Sea Grant is active in marine education. At any given moment, Sea Grant's 16 county faculty or 7 campus-based specialists may be running beach and coastal cleanups, marine youth camps, dune and spoil island restoration projects, teacher training workshops, youth fishing tournaments, aquaculture demonstrations, or interactive marine educational exhibits at schools, fairs and special events. A sampling of programs includes:
Ahead of the Class: Florida Sea Grant Delivers Marine Education
Florida Sea Grant is active in marine education. At any given moment, Sea Grant's 16 county faculty or 7 campus-based specialists may be running beach and coastal cleanups, marine youth camps, dune and spoil island restoration projects, teacher training workshops, youth fishing tournaments, aquaculture demonstrations, or interactive marine educational exhibits at schools, fairs and special events. These programs are highlighted in this online adaptation of Ahead of the Class: Florida Sea Grant Delivers Marine Education.
Florida Center for the Central Gulf of Mexico COSEE
COSEE is a national initiative in
ocean science education funded by the National Science Foundation. There are a number of COSEE Centers around the country. Each COSEE Center provides professional development opportunties to enhance ocean literacy for both formal and
non-formal educators.
Monofilament Recycling:
Cast Your Used Fishing Line Here
The same qualities that make nylon monofilament fishing line popular
with anglers can make it deadly to wildlife that encounter lost or discarded strands. Environmentally conscious anglers are now finding it easier to dispose of used line properly, thanks to Monofilament Recovery and Recycling Programs which have sprung up around the state. Marine extension agent Maia McGuire has begun installing recycling stations at marine fishing spots in Nassau, Duval, St. Johns and Flagler counties. During 2002, she estimates more than 350 pounds of discarded monofilament was collected by volunteers from 85 sites in these counties alone. Currently, Florida has the nation's most active monofilament recycling effort, according to Leesa Souto, an environmental scientist who helped start the state's pilot program for monofilament recycling. Learn more about monofilament recycling efforts across Florida, and how you can start one of your own.
Ahead of the Class: Florida Sea Grant Delivers Marine Education
Florida Sea Grant is active in marine education. At any given moment, Sea Grant's 16 county faculty or 7 campus-based specialists may be running beach and coastal cleanups, marine youth camps, dune and spoil island restoration projects, teacher training workshops, youth fishing tournaments, aquaculture demonstrations, or interactive marine educational exhibits at schools, fairs and special events. These programs are highlighted in this online adaptation of Ahead of the Class: Florida Sea Grant Delivers Marine Education.
Florida Center for the Central Gulf of Mexico COSEE
COSEE is a national initiative in
ocean science education funded by the National Science Foundation. There are a number of COSEE Centers around the country. Each COSEE Center provides professional development opportunties to enhance ocean literacy for both formal and
non-formal educators.
Monofilament Recycling:
Cast Your Used Fishing Line Here
The same qualities that make nylon monofilament fishing line popular
with anglers can make it deadly to wildlife that encounter lost or discarded strands. Environmentally conscious anglers are now finding it easier to dispose of used line properly, thanks to Monofilament Recovery and Recycling Programs which have sprung up around the state. Marine extension agent Maia McGuire has begun installing recycling stations at marine fishing spots in Nassau, Duval, St. Johns and Flagler counties. During 2002, she estimates more than 350 pounds of discarded monofilament was collected by volunteers from 85 sites in these counties alone. Currently, Florida has the nation's most active monofilament recycling effort, according to Leesa Souto, an environmental scientist who helped start the state's pilot program for monofilament recycling. Learn more about monofilament recycling efforts across Florida, and how you can start one of your own.
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