As recovery and restoration efforts ramp up post-Hurricane Michael, restoring the towering sand dunes that define beaches across Florida’s Panhandle has become a critical priority to local, state and federal agencies as well as coastal residents.
Three Florida students have received Knauss Fellowships, recognizing their outstanding achievement in marine and coastal policy research.
This notice invites persons to email comments on the management aspect of the Florida Sea Grant program or its work.
Applications now are being accepted for the 2019 Guy Harvey Scholarship to recognize outstanding achievement students conducting research that will help support sustainable management of marine fish. The deadline to apply is January 10, 2019.
Florida Sea Grant is now accepting applications for the 2019 Aylesworth scholarship. The deadline to apply is December 5, 2018.
As part of a 2018 Sea Grant National Aquaculture Initiative to support the advancement of aquaculture in the U.S., two Florida Sea Grant researchers have been awarded more than $1 million by NOAA Sea Grant for projects in both fish and shellfish farming.
Monica Wilson, Florida Sea Grant’s Gulf oil spill research Extension specialist with the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, is a member of the team recently awarded the National Sea Grant College Program’s highest Extension honor.
In his new role, Encomio will be developing educational programming related to coastal habitat restoration, living shorelines, restoration aquaculture and water quality.
In her 18 years with UF/IFAS Extension, Verlinde has focused on educating residents about their environment and waterways, planning and securing funding for living shorelines projects and spearheading local estuary monitoring programs.
Hurricane Michael is set to hit parts of Florida on Wednesday. Here are tips to prepare.