
Taylor County
Victor
Blanco
County Extension Agent
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Victor Blanco is a Marine Extension Agent II for UF/IFAS Extension in Taylor County. Victor, who is native to Venezuela, developed a great interest in marine science at early age after taking his first scuba diving course at age 12 and after several years in the Boys Scouts movement, where he obtained the highest honor: Scout of Bolivar (equivalent to Eagle Scout). He studied marine biology at Universidad de Oriente in Margarita Island (Venezuela), and have taken specialization courses about environmental economics, wetland management, climate change and environmental conflict analysis and resolution in four universities in three different countries. In Spring 2022 he is graduating as Master in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences at University of Florida. His professional career includes experience with the public (national and state level) and private sector in his country, and internationally as consultant for the United Nations Development Program and UNESCO. As a refugee, he joined Florida Sea Grant in December 2016 as a county marine extension agent in Taylor County, at the Big Bend – Nature Coast region.Projects, Research & Specializations

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