How to Reconcile a STEM Career and Public Service
January 7, 2025
Esteban Rodofili is a 2024 Florida Sea Grant Knauss Fellow placed at the Office of Representative Doris Matsui (CA-07) at the US House of Representatives.
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Florida Sea Grant Reels in Year of Accomplishments
December 19, 2024
Florida Sea Grant journeyed into 2024, navigating uncharted waters. In a year marked by challenges to our coastal and marine communities, we made significant strides
Spawning New Knowledge: How DNA Barcoding is Changing Fisheries Conservation
December 19, 2024
Alexis Mitchem is PhD student at the University of South Florida. She was awarded the Florida Sea Grant Guy Harvey Fellowship in 2024. Growing up
Meet the 2024 Graduate Research Fellows
December 17, 2024
Each year, Florida Sea Grant selects exceptional graduate students to award up to $25,000 in funds for their research in coastal and ocean science. In
2026 Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship Now Open for Applications
December 11, 2024
Florida Sea Grant is now accepting applications for the 2026 John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship from Florida graduate students interested in ocean, costal, and Great Lakes resources and in the national policy decisions affecting those resources. Applications are due to Florida Sea Grant on February 19, 2025.
Florida Local Government Climate Policy: The State of the State
December 10, 2024
Legal Currents is a blog series that examines timely topics and trends in Florida marine and coastal law and policy. This blog, co-written by Aleksandra
NMFS-Sea Grant Fellowship Now Accepting Applications for 2025
December 9, 2024
Florida Sea Grant is now accepting applications for the 2025 NMFS-Sea Grant Fellowship Program from Florida Ph.D. students interested in population and ecosystem dynamics or marine resource and environmental economics. Complete applications are due to Florida Sea Grant by 5:00PM EST, on Jan. 23, 2025.
Meet the 2024 Aylesworth Scholars
December 4, 2024
This year three students from various Florida universities received scholarships from the Aylesworth Foundation for the Advancement of Marine Sciences, in partnership with Florida Sea
Understanding Chemical Contaminants in Bull Sharks: An Essential Step for Florida’s Marine Ecosystems
November 25, 2024
Susannah Cogburn is a Master of Environmental Science student at Florida Gulf Coast University, where she studies the effects of chemical contaminants on bull shark
Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: More Than Just a Load of Bull…
November 22, 2024
William Sample is a PhD candidate in the Department of Biological Sciences at Florida International University. William was awarded the FSG/Guy Harvey Fellowship in 2024.
Florida Sea Grant’s Florida Friendly Fishing Certificate Programs Earn National Recognition for Outreach Initiatives
November 22, 2024
Florida Sea Grant’s Florida Friendly Fishing certification programs received the 2024 Superior Outreach Programming Teams Award (SOPA) at National Sea Grant Week in Savannah, GA.
Inaugural Flooding Adaptation Symposium | October 28-31, 2024
November 18, 2024
From October 28 to 31, 2024, the inaugural Flooding Adaptation Symposium took place in Kissimmee, Florida, organized by Florida Sea Grant and the UF College
Introducing the 2025 Knauss Fellowship Cohort from Florida Sea Grant
November 13, 2024
Florida Sea Grant is proud to announce that four finalists from graduate programs at Florida Atlantic University, Florida State University, the University of Central Florida, and the University of Florida were selected to represent the state in the 2025 John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship cohort.
Unmasking Seafood Fraud: Researchers and Industry Develop Tools To Identify Mislabeling in Seafood Products
October 31, 2024
October brings scares, frights, and mysteries, and alongside Halloween, it’s also National Seafood Month. We’re shining a light on a serious—and unsettling—issue in the seafood
Eyes on Seagrass Blitz in the Indian River Lagoon
October 21, 2024
Eyes on Seagrass, a participatory science program dedicated to monitoring the health of Florida’s seagrass population, is excited to launch a new initiative in the