By: Libby Carnahan, 727-453-6522, [email protected] and Armando Ubeda, 941-861-9900, [email protected] Florida is often referred to as the fishing capital of the world, making it unsurprising that Floridians eat nearly twice as much seafood as consumers in the rest of the nation. However, like
Gray Vickery is one of Florida’s incoming 2022 Knauss Marine Policy Fellows. At the University of South Florida, Vickery pursued an M.S. degree in Environmental Science and Policy. He worked within the USF Coastal Research Laboratory on various coastal management
Gray Vickery is one of Florida’s incoming 2022 Knauss Marine Policy Fellows. At the University of South Florida, Vickery pursued an M.S. degree in Environmental Science and Policy. He worked within the USF Coastal Research Laboratory on various coastal management
Some of the nation’s top experts in harmful algal blooms (HABs) have released a consensus document detailing research needs to most effectively combat future blooms in Florida. The document, recently published on the Florida Sea Grant website and entitled “State of the
With red tide in southwest Florida giving us a reprieve, it’s a good time to think about the future. Red tides have occurred in Florida 57 of the last 66 years, so we should expect future events. But a red tide shouldn’t
Red tide is an example of a harmful algal bloom, or HAB. The majority of HAB species are phytoplankton (floating algae, mostly single-celled). However, they also include some tiny microalgae that live attached to plants or other substrates as well
Proper release of marine fishes has become increasingly important to anglers. In order to maintain healthy fish populations, each angler is responsible for carefully handling fish that are hooked, and releasing fish that are not harvested so they can spawn
In 2016, the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council developed a plan for regulating offshore aquaculture in the Gulf of Mexico. While the published rule was overturned in court, this does not prevent offshore aquaculture projects from moving forward. Two
The University of Florida and the UF Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences regret to announce that Karl E. Havens, the director of the Florida Sea Grant program since 2007 and a professor of aquatic ecology at the University, died
Maurizio Martinelli, a former national coral reef management fellow with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, has been named Florida Sea Grant’s coral disease response coordinator. In his new role, Martinelli will be steering the state’s collective response to stony
Sekita Grant, a lawyer who focuses on climate change and social justice issues, has been named the first Florida Sea Grant Conservation Clinic Legal Fellow. The Florida Sea Grant Conservation Clinic Fellowship brings added legal capacity to the UF Law Conservation
As part of a 2018 Sea Grant National Aquaculture Initiative to support the advancement of aquaculture in the U.S., two Florida Sea Grant researchers have been awarded more than $1 million by NOAA Sea Grant for projects in both fish and shellfish farming. The two
Marine Aquaponics With Florida Sea Grant Funds, Kevan Main, director of Mote’s Aquaculture Research Program and her team have developed a prototype marine aquaponics system to expand production of marine fish and sea vegetables in Florida. Aquaponics is a type of
Florida Sea Grant and the Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation have created a new course for the Florida Master Naturalist Program that teaches Floridians about building “living shorelines.” Living shorelines is a catch-all phrase describing shorelines protected from erosion by plantings of natural materials
A team of university and government scientists, selected by an expert review panel convened by the Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium, has been funded to conduct an independent study to estimate the number of red snapper in Gulf of Mexico federal
