Karl Havens Memorial Excellence Fund
Red tide update — October 30, 2019
A red tide bloom of the dinoflagellate Karenia brevis currently extends from Sarasota County to Collier County.
Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation awards $40,000 in scholarships to eight Florida students
Eight students from Florida universities received awards.
Auction to benefit students and research
Gainesville — Bidding begins today on artwork and photography created by Dr. Karl Havens, Florida Sea Grant director from 2007 to 2019. Karl was a leading international expert on aquatic research, management, education and outreach. His area of expertise included the response of lakes and estuaries to natural and human-caused impacts such as nutrient enrichment, drought,…
Red tide update — October 25, 2019
To view the most recent Red Tide Update visit: www.flseagrant.org/red-tide/
Florida Sea Grant seeks comments on federal site review
Florida Sea Grant will be reviewed on November 19-21, 2019, by a team convened by the National Sea Grant College Program. The review will be conducted at Florida Sea Grant’s administrative offices in Gainesville, Florida, and will consider all aspects of Florida Sea Grant’s programs including management and organization, performance, stakeholder engagement and collaborative activities,…
John A. Knauss Fellowship and Aylesworth Scholarship now accepting applications
The John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship has begun accepting applications for its 2021 cohort. The fellowship is open to graduate students with an interest in ocean or coastal resources and in the national policy decisions affecting those resources. Through the program, highly qualified graduate students are matched with hosts in the legislative and…
Florida Sea Grant seeks director
Florida Sea Grant is now accepting applications for program director and professor. The full-time position is at the Florida Sea Grant Gainesville office located at the University of Florida. To learn more, and to apply, visit: https://apply.interfolio.com/68605
Join beach cleanups this Saturday during International Coastal Cleanup
This Saturday, Sept. 21, is the 34th annual International Coastal Cleanup, an effort by coastal communities to remove trash from their beaches and coastal areas. Created and run by The Ocean Conservancy, a national nonprofit, the program relies on local partners to orchestrate and run the cleanups. To date, more than 1 million volunteers…
Florida Sea Grant and UF/IFAS Host HABs State of the Science Symposium
In recent years, harmful algal blooms, or HABs, have wreaked havoc in Florida’s inland and coastal waters. Blooms, which are an overabundance of algae, can create toxins that harm aquatic life and cause health problems in humans and pets. When the blooms die, their decomposition lowers oxygen levels in the water further impacting fish…
Introducing the Karl Havens Excellence Fund
Florida Sea Grant is working to establish a sustained student-focused research program on water quality in memoriam of the program’s recently passed director, Dr. Karl Havens. The “Karl Havens Excellence Fund” will support students and research at Florida Sea Grant affiliated institutions in the areas of limnology, coastal and estuarine water quality, and harmful algal…