Two writers from Florida universities have been awarded $1,000 each as the 2021 recipients of the Florida Outdoors Writers Association scholarship for outdoor communicators.The winners are Mack White, a PhD candidate in Earth Systems Science at Florida International University in the Coastal Fisheries Research lab and Megan Cahill,
Thank you to those who took the time to enter their photographs into our 2021 Keep Our Oceans Clean Photo Contest during last month’s #PlasticFreeJuly themed event. Our panel of judges were blown away by each photo submission and the commitments made
As a HARVEST intern, Owen Silvera is working with UF IFAS Florida Sea Grant Extension Agent Vincent Encomio and the awesome team at Treasure Coast Shellfish.
As a HARVEST intern, Hayley Lemoine was selected to work with UF/IFAS Florida Sea Grant Extension Agent Dr. Laura Tiu and Dennis Peters, executive director of Gulfstream Aquaculture and manager of the Ocean Era project.
In celebration of Plastic-Free July, Florida Sea Grant is running a photo contest to honor the many motivations that lead individuals to cut back their plastic use, opting instead to reduce, reuse, recycle, or refuse. Plastics are present in our
Communities in the South Atlantic coastal region are increasingly experiencing the effects of re-occurring flooding from sea-level rise, which compromises infrastructure critical to transportation, stormwater and emergency operations. This ‘nuisance flooding’ also impacts the quality of life for residents
Four writers from Florida colleges and universities have been awarded $1,000 each as the 2020 recipients of the Florida Outdoor Writers Association scholarship for outdoor communicators. The winners are Anna Bunyak, an undergraduate at the State College of Florida, Savannah Gardner, an undergraduate at the University
A series of newly published fact sheets for the off-bottom oyster aquaculture industry in the Gulf of Mexico provide guidelines and suggested safety procedures for preparing for tropical storms and hurricanes. Florida Sea Grant, the Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium and
For decades, Florida Sea Grant has supported undergraduate and graduate students through scholarships, fellowships and research assistantships. Because of our unique ability to access some of the top up-and-coming scientists, Florida Sea Grant partners with the Florida Outdoor Writers Association to find
Maia McGuire, Florida Sea Grant agent with UF/IFAS Extension in St. Johns and Flagler counties, has been granted one of two Art Hornsby Distinguished Extension Professional and Enhancement awards for her work developing and implementing the Florida Microplastic Awareness Project. The
Each time you wash your face or brush your teeth, you just may be adding microscopic bits of plastic into the aquatic environment. These tiny particles never biodegrade and are accidentally eaten by marine life, threatening their health. Toxins in
