Steve Otwell wins Lifetime Achievement Award for Seafood Safety Work
Steve Otwell, a Florida Sea Grant seafood specialist emeritus has been awarded the Trans-Atlantic Fisheries Technology Conference 2015 Lifetime Achievement award.
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Coastal Planning Specialist to Serve on National Community Resiliency Project Advisory Committee
The project develops new tools that encourage communities to participate in the National Flood Insurance Program Community Rating System.
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Registration deadline approaching for National Working Waterfronts & Waterways Symposium
The symposium increases capacity of coastal communities and leaders to make informed decisions, balance diverse uses, ensure access, and plan for the future of their working waterfronts.
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Upcoming Newell Seminar: Intense Southwest Florida Hurricane Strikes over the Past 1,000 Years
The free program will take place Friday, November 6 at 3:35 p.m. in the Environmental Science building, room NES 323 at the University of South Florida. The public is invited to attend.
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Grassroots effort to protect Spruce Creek enlists Florida Sea Grant for help
Robert Lloyd is trying to solve a problem for Florida boaters, and he knows he’s in it for the long term. “I’ve been warned to not expect anything to happen quickly,” he said with a laugh. Lloyd is a fourth-generation Floridian, an avid boater and fisherman, and a homeowner along Spruce Creek, one of Florida’s…
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Abeels wins Don Sweat Sea Grant Extension Award
The award is presented annually to a Florida Sea Grant agent who takes initiative, creativity and leadership in his or her extension program.
DetailsFlorida Sea Grant Website Features New Flood Insurance Link
By: Brad Buck, UF/IFAS News With tropical storm season in full swing, it’s a great time to think about flood insurance. A new feature on the Florida Sea Grant website puts you a mouse click way from information to help you understand flood insurance, why it’s important, whether you’re required to have it and how…
DetailsMcGuire awarded NOAA Grant to Raise Awareness About Microplastics in Florida Waters
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 particles never biodegrade and are accidentally eaten by marine life, threatening their health. Toxins in the environment are attracted to and can easily adhere to their surface. These tiny bits…
DetailsFlorida Sea Grant, Miami Waterkeeper Receive NOAA Grant to Keep Biscayne Bay Healthy
Miami Waterkeeper, in partnership with Florida Sea Grant, UF/IFAS Extension Miami-Dade County and the University of Miami, has recently been awarded $117,667 from NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service’s Office of Habitat Conservation to help ensure the Bay’s health for future generations.
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Carlos Martinez Wins High Honor from Florida Future Farmers of America
Carlos Martinez, a Florida Sea Grant statewide agent who specializes in ornamental aquaculture and aquaculture education, was recently awarded an Honorary State Degree by the Florida Future Farmers of America Association.
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