Helping Lobstermen in Florida Keys Get Back to Business Post-Irma
Using two planes, GPS-enabled cameras and spotter pilots, Sea Grant is hoping to recover displaced lobster traps.
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Building a Living Shoreline in Centipede Bay
Sea Grant partners on a $29K grant to build a living shoreline in habitat-starved estuary.
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$2 million available to help scientists recover from Hurricanes Harvey and Irma
You may be eligible to apply for up to $50,000 to help with the repair, replacement, or recovery of equipment, data, or other research materials damaged or lost as a result of the hurricanes and their aftermaths.
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Florida Sea Grant Agent Inspires Flagler County Students’ Green Initiative
The Flagler County School District officially switched to lunch trays made of recycled paper, thanks to the Florida Microplastic Awareness Program.
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O’Connor Wins Don Sweat Sea Grant Extension Award
Rick O’Connor, Florida Sea Grant agent for UF/IFAS Extension in Escambia County, has been awarded the 2017 Don Sweat Sea Grant Extension Award.
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Legal Workshop on Sea-Level Rise and Flooding
Presentations and the agenda from the November 16, 2017 workshop “Sea-Level Rise and Flooding: Planning & Law for Local Government” in West Palm Beach are now available.
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Workshop Rescheduled: Red Tide Stinks! Shellfish Industry Strategies for Dealing with HABs
The workshop “Red Tide Stinks! Shellfish Industry Strategies for dealing with Harmful Algae Blooms,” has been rescheduled for Tuesday, November 6, 2017.
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Upcoming Seminar: Economic, Environmental and Social Issues Impacting the Coastal Dune Lakes
The seminar will take place Tuesday, October 24 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Camp Helen State Park, 23937 Panama City Beach Parkway in Panama City Beach.
DetailsDetecting Red Tide: Sea Grant Researcher Finds Efficient Method To Detect Toxins And Evaluate Shellfish Closures
Blooms of Florida red tides can lead to significant economic losses because shellfish harvesting areas must be closed to prevent consumers from contracting neurotoxic shellfish poisoning, or NSP.
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Navigating Open Waters
New boating law in Florida is anchored in Sea Grant’s legal analysis.
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