When I first started doing fieldwork in the Florida Everglades studying juvenile bull sharks, I began noticing something that did not quite fit the story I had always heard about sharks. Sharks are often portrayed as loners, going about their
Georgio Docteur, a Public Administration and Urban Planning student at the University of Central Florida, is the Plastic-Free Cities Orlando Sea Grant Fellow. Through this fellowship, Florida Sea Grant partnered with Ocean Conservancy and IDEAS For Us to engage local
Lillian Bradshaw is a Ph.D. student from St. Louis, Missouri, pursuing a doctorate in ecology and evolution at Florida State University’s Department of Biological Sciences. She is a 2025 FSG- Guy Harvey Foundation Fellow, with her research focusing on studying
Paul McDonald is a PhD student in the fisheries and aquatic science department at the University of Florida. Paul was awarded the Aylesworth Scholarship in 2023. “What field of marine science do you want to go into?” If someone had
Kelani Saez is a Food Science major and 2025 FSG Undergraduate Intern at the University of Florida with a strong interest in food safety and public help. Part of the coastal Floridian experience involves enjoying oysters, raw or cooked, fresh
Hayley Lemoine is a 2025 Knauss Marine Policy Fellow at NOAA Fisheries. She previously served as Florida Sea Grant HARVEST intern and Aquaculture Communications Fellow. It’s the first week of July and I’m standing in a spacious room filled with
Morgan Jarrett is a member of the 2025 FSG/Guy Harvey Fellowship Cohort and a Ph.D. Candidate at Florida International University in the Department of Biological Sciences studying Predator Ecology & Conservation. Celebrating a big academic achievement? Have a nice steak
Hallie Repeta is a Ph.D. candidate in Marine Resource Assessment at the University of South Florida’s College of Marine Science. She was awarded the Florida Sea Grant-Guy Harvey Fellowship in 2025. As a child growing up along the rocky coast
Olivia Blondheim is a doctoral candidate at the University of South Florida College of Marine Science. She also serves as the Scientific Outreach Coordinator at the Gulf Shellfish Institute. Olivia was awarded the Aylesworth Scholarship in 2024. What do you
Maylet Perez is an undergraduate student in the School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatic Sciences at the University of Florida. She is one of Florida Sea Grant’s 2025 undergraduate interns. Many people think of South Florida as a vacation destination
Rainer Moy-Huwyler is a 2025 FSG Guy Harvey Fellow. Ph.D. biology student at Florida International University’s Department of Biological Sciences. His research focuses on the energy expenditures of fish in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary under current and future
Dakota Lewis is a Ph.D. candidate in the School of Natural Resources and Environment at University of Florida. Lewis was awarded the 2025 Florida Sea Grant-Guy Harvey Fellowship. In the summer of 2023, Florida’s marine ecosystems faced a daunting challenge.
Ella Armbruster is an undergraduate student the University of Florida, majoring in environmental science and minoring in zoology. Armbruster was selected as the 2025 Florida Sea Grant Community Engaged Intern (CEI). Sea Grant’s CEI program aims to broaden participation in
Emily Yeager is a PhD candidate in Environmental Science and Policy and a member of the Shark Research and Conservation Program at the University of Miami. She was awarded the Florida Sea Grant Guy Harvey Fellowship in 2025. “Better
Ella Armbruster is an undergraduate student the University of Florida, majoring in environmental science and minoring in zoology. Armbruster was selected as the 2025 Florida Sea Grant Community Engaged Intern (CEI). Sea Grant’s CEI program aims to broaden participation in
