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National Sea Grant’s Marinebiotech.org Provides a wealth of information about relevant topics in the field of marine biotechnology, from the discovery and development of new medical treatments using chemicals derived from marine organisms to new technologies for environmental monitoring. BioFlorida Promotes biotechnology and related science in Florida by creating a favorable business and legislative environment;…
DetailsFlorida Sea Grant is working to enhance both the immediate quality of and the future funding base for research and education in marine biotechnology statewide. To do this it is facilitating a collegial approach by university and non-profit laboratory scientists and educators, and industry colleagues. Ultimately, this will promote job growth, international economic competitiveness and…
DetailsAlthough biotechnology is a multi-billion dollar industry with markets projected to grow 15-20% annually over five years, Florida lags far behind other states and countries in this field. About a fourth of the Florida Sea Grant budget for research addresses marine biotechnology. This pool of funding represents the only coherent, coordinated and central source of…
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By Mickie Anderson, UF/IFAS News One of the world’s most endangered whale species makes its way south every winter to give birth in waters near northeast Florida and southeast Georgia. During that trip, North Atlantic right whales face two major threats: fishing gear and boats. Florida Sea Grant researchers are embarking on a two-year study…
DetailsWorking together to create awareness of the value of waterfronts Florida Sea Grant, along with Sea Grant programs in Maine and Virginia, is part of a nationwide coalition to address the challenges facing traditional working waterfront areas. The National Working Waterways and Waterfronts Coalition works to create awareness of the value of working waterways and…
DetailsPORTLAND, ME – Active waterfronts fuel coastal economies from Maine to Alaska, but demographic and financial changes threaten to transform America’s working shorelines. On Thursday, September 30, US Representative Chellie Pingree will charge working waterfront advocates with creating a national strategy for protecting and enhancing access for fishing, boating, and marine industries as part of…
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All That Sheens May Not Be Oil…or Tar Balls, Either By Bill Mahan, Florida Sea Grant Agent, County Extension Director, Franklin/UF IFAS Extension Program As a result of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill, anyone out boating in the Gulf of Mexico region or walking the beach is keeping an eye out for oil. In…
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Two graduate students at universities in Florida have been named the inaugural winners of the Guy Harvey Excellence Award, recognizing their outstanding achievement in marine science research. Melinda J. Donnelly, a Ph.D. student in conservation biology at the University of Central Florida, and Austin Todd, a Ph.D. student in physical oceanography at Florida State University,…
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By Mickie Anderson, UF/IFAS New (GAINESVILLE, Fla.) — As Floridians brace for more crude oil on the state’s coasts, University of Florida researchers are racing to complete several newly funded projects that will help assess the magnitude of damage done by the spill. One will look at an organism that is a sentinel for the…
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UPDATE (October 2010) — The results of the count are in! A total of 312 goliath grouper were counted, an average of 5.3 fish per site. The information tended to agree with other work that has shown that more goliath grouper are found on high relief structure such as shipwrecks and concrete pilings and culvert.…
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