Florida Outdoor Writers Association and Florida Sea Grant announce scholarship winners
Four writers from Florida colleges and universities have been awarded $1,000 each as the 2020 recipients of the Florida Outdoor Writers Association scholarship for outdoor communicators.
Scientists, Florida Sea Grant specialist to share decade of research, post-Gulf oil spill
By: Brad Buck, 813-757-2224, bradbuck@ufl.edu, 352-875-2641 (cell) A decade after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, a UF/IFAS Florida Sea Grant specialist will join other experts to summarize what they’ve learned about the Gulf of Mexico’s ecosystem in a virtual town hall-type meeting. Monica Wilson, who’s based in St. Petersburg, has spent considerable time during the past several…
Some climate change questions answered as hurricane season peaks, wildfires rage
By: Brad Buck, 813-757-2224, bradbuck@ufl.edu, 352-875-2641 (cell) Wildfires out west? Check. Tropical storms or hurricanes hovering – seemingly everywhere? Check. Those are just two of the potentially catastrophic events caused in part by climate change, say University of Florida experts. “Our climate is changing and, with that, comes more extreme events,” said Ashley Smyth, an assistant professor of soil…
USDA Announces $530 Million Seafood Trade Relief Program for U.S. Commercial Fishers Affected by Tariffs
By: Andrew Ropicki, Florida Sea Grant Extension Specialist in Economics, aropicki@ufl.edu On September 9th the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the new Seafood Trade Relief Program (STRP). The program, to be administered by the Farm Service Agency, makes $530 million available as direct support to U.S. commercial fishers impacted by retaliatory tariffs. Payments…
Season 2 of Bite-sized Science and Seafood at Your Fingertips webinars begins
Every Tuesday and Thursday at 4 p.m. EST from September 15 through December 10 (except for the week of Thanksgiving), Florida Sea Grant will provide live, online classes on coastal topics. “Bite-sized Science” is a free, 30-minute class conducted by Florida Sea Grant agents or specialists. Tuesday webinars will be in Spanish, and have been…
UF/IFAS wants to hear from those impacted by the red tide of 2017-2019
By: Brad Buck, UF/IFAS Public Relations Specialist, 813-757-2224, bradbuck@ufl.edu, 352-875-2641 (cell) University of Florida researchers want to hear from marine businesses impacted by the 2018 red tide event that occurred between October of 2017 and January of 2019. Respondents will have until September 25 to complete the appropriate online questionnaire. “We will run the surveys statewide with an initial focus of our analyses in Southwest Florida and then a longer,…
McGuire named new associate director of Extension and education
Dr. McGuire brings 20 years of Extension experience to the position.
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Visioning Component of the Greater Amberjack Research Program | Public Meeting Oct 26, 2020. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Florida Sea Grant is leading a regional visioning process to develop research priorities for the Greater Amberjack Research Program, a $10 Million multi-year program implemented by the National Sea Grant Office (NSGO) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). The Florida Sea Grant visioning....
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