For growers located in counties where the USDA Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) local infrastructure has been impacted by Hurricane Ian, the agency has established state-specific toll-free information lines where growers in need can receive immediate information regarding available FSA assistance.
Hurricane Ian caused significant damage to large parts of Florida and the state’s fisheries and aquaculture industries were particularly hard hit. Several sources are available for industry members needing assistance. This webpage will be updated when additional information is provided.
As a Florida Sea Grant HARVEST intern (2021-2022), I worked with Dr. Laura Tiu (Florida Sea Grant) and Dennis Peters (Ocean Era). My internship focused on offshore aquaculture, and was primarily centered around Ocean Era’s Velella Epsilon demonstration project in
Originally published on NAAEE.org. Written by Laura Tiu, Ph.D., UF/IFAS Florida Sea Grant. Project partners: Dr. Kevan Main, Mote Marine Laboratory; Hayley Lemoine, Florida Sea Grant HARVEST intern; Mr. Evan Barniskis, Mote Marine Aquarium; and Dennis Peters, Gulfstream Aquaculture Name something
As a HARVEST intern, Owen Silvera is working with UF IFAS Florida Sea Grant Extension Agent Vincent Encomio and the awesome team at Treasure Coast Shellfish.
As a HARVEST intern, Hayley Lemoine was selected to work with UF/IFAS Florida Sea Grant Extension Agent Dr. Laura Tiu and Dennis Peters, executive director of Gulfstream Aquaculture and manager of the Ocean Era project.
People love Florida-farmed clams. They are great on pasta or to eat baked, steamed or raw. Sales of these munchable mollusks typically peak around holidays, but during the 2020 Memorial Day weekend, Florida clam farmers watched as markets for their
In 2016, the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council developed a plan for regulating offshore aquaculture in the Gulf of Mexico. While the published rule was overturned in court, this does not prevent offshore aquaculture projects from moving forward. Two
Marine Aquaponics With Florida Sea Grant Funds, Kevan Main, director of Mote’s Aquaculture Research Program and her team have developed a prototype marine aquaponics system to expand production of marine fish and sea vegetables in Florida. Aquaponics is a type of
Members of Kevan Main’s aquaponics team demonstrate cooking techniques for nutritious sea purslane they are harvesting from a prototype system which grows fish and vegetables in a saltwater environment. Researchers at Mote Marine Laboratory are testing a novel farming system
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
