Understanding Florida’s Red Tide
August 9, 2018
By Betty Staugler, Florida Sea Grant Agent with UF/IFAS Extension in Charlotte County Update 10/2/2018 — The information presented below pertains to the red tide bloom on
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New Florida Master Naturalist Course Focuses on Building Living Shorelines
May 12, 2018
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.”
New Research Announced to Study Red Snapper Abundance in Gulf of Mexico
January 18, 2018
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
Restoring Florida’s Coast with Living Shorelines
December 5, 2017
What is a living shoreline? Coastal communities in Florida face constant challenges from shoreline erosion. Although erosion is a natural coastal process, many valuable resources
McGuire Wins Distinguished Extension Professional Award for Plastics Awareness Program
August 30, 2017
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
Tarpon Springs Business Links its Success to Florida Sea Grant
December 18, 2015
Jim Cantonis is president of Acme Sponge and Chamois of Tarpon Springs, Fla., a successful processor and wholesaler of marine sponges and sheepskin chamois products sold around the world.
McGuire awarded NOAA Grant to Raise Awareness About Microplastics in Florida Waters
September 14, 2015
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
Researchers developing technology to expand marine fish farming, aquaponics to inland locations
April 20, 2015
Members of Kevan Main’s aquaponics team demonstrate cooking techniques for nutritious sea purslane they are harvesting from a prototype system which grows fish and vegetables
The Future of Offshore Fish Farming Faces Many Obstacles
August 4, 2014
A recent global assessment indicates there’s plenty of room for growth in the world’s fish farming industry, but closer to home, culturing marine fish for
Florida Sea Grant Takes an International Approach to Maintaining Fish Stocks
May 14, 2014
Editor’s note: February 12, 2015 — The introduction of lures to Caribbean fishermen is not meant to suggest that the use of bait in the U.S.
Evaluating FAD Fishing Practices on Dominica To Inform Co-Management of the Caribbean Pelagic Fishery
September 13, 2013
Fisheries are an important source of food, income and cultural identity for many Caribbean coastal communities. While reef fisheries in the Caribbean are frequently over-exploited,
Factors Affecting The Coral Reef Ecosystem in the ECA
June 28, 2011
The Steinhatchee Fisheries Management Area (SFMA), in planning and development for more than a decade, has just passed a major milestone, the construction of 452
Don Sweat Wins National Wick Award
December 15, 2010
Don Sweat, the recently retired Florida Sea Grant marine extension agent for a multi-county region on the state’s West Coast, has been awarded the national