McGuire 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.
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University of South Florida graduate named new Gulf oil spill extension specialist
Physical oceanographer Monica Wilson will bring expertise in surface and subsurface oil circulation patterns to Sea Grant’s newly formed Gulf oil spill extension effort.
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Restoring Florida Bay: Sponges the foundation for thriving ecosystem
Researchers at the University of Florida and Old Dominion University have joined together to testing transplant techniques to restore the shallow-water sponge community before it is too late.
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Florida Sea Grant researcher earns lifetime achievement recognition
For his research developing novel ways to grow and store native plants essential to beach restoration, Mike Kane has been recognized by the Society for In Vitro Biology.
DetailsThe future of offshore fish farming faces many obstacles
A recent global assessment indicates there’s plenty of room for growth in the world’s fish farming industry, but closer to home, culturing marine fish for food still faces a steep climb. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, about 110 billion more pounds of seafood will be needed by 2030 to meet population…
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UM Graduate named first Florida Coastal Office/Florida Sea Grant Fellow
During her fellowship, Kayleigh Michaelides will work in Tallahassee and assist in developing projects dealing with water quality, coastal community resilience and habitat restoration.
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Upcoming workshop: Plant selection for coastal restoration in the era of climate change
Presentations will include an overview of climate change science, approaches to sourcing plant propagules and impacts of climate change on sea oats, salt marshes and mangroves.
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University of Miami student awarded joint Sea Grant/NOAA Fisheries fellowship
Matthew Nuttall, a doctoral student, plans to study the stock assessment of Gulf menhaden during his time as a NOAA National Marine Fisheries Population Dynamics fellow.
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Former Guy Harvey Scholar to serve as a NOAA Coastal Management Fellow
Caitlin Pomerance has earned the prestigious NOAA Coastal Management Fellowship, where she will help create a coral reef management strategy for southeast Florida.
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Florida Sea Grant receives $300K to support Gulf oil spill science outreach and education
Florida Sea Grant has recently been awarded $308,206 to help create a new science education program on oil spill research results for industry and coastal communities.
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