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An aerial, top-down view shows a small white boat with a dark canopy anchored on the left side of vibrant, clear turquoise water. Several snorkelers swim spread out in the rippling sea to the right of the boat, with a dark shark shape faintly visible beneath the surface near them.

Episode 51 – Citizen Science

March 19, 2025

Today on Marine Science Minute with Florida Sea Grant: Citizen Science!

Do you want to help to monitor the health of Florida’s coastal ecosystems? You can volunteer and participate in scientific research projects!

Volunteers can help collect and

The dark, textured tail fluke of a whale rises out of the ocean, dripping streams of water as it prepares to dive. The surrounding sea ripples with white foam and wake from the animal's movement. In the background, a vibrant sunset glows with bright yellow, orange, and soft pink hues across the cloudy sky above the horizon.

Episode 43 – Right Whales

January 22, 2025

Today on Marine Science Minute with Florida Sea Grant: Right Whales. The North Atlantic Right Whale is one of the world’s most endangered large whale species.

An underwater view shows a large, hollow barrel sponge resting on a murky seabed. The sponge has a dark brownish-green color with a heavily textured, bumpy exterior and a wide, open cavity at the top. The surrounding water is a hazy green, with soft marine vegetation growing along the sea floor around its base.

Episode 42 – Restoration Aquaculture

January 15, 2025

Today on Marine Science Minute with Florida Sea Grant: Restoration Aquaculture. Aquaculture as a food production system has been around for thousands of years.

A juvenile angelfish swims in profile toward the left, surrounded by several others of the same species slightly out of focus. The fish features a striking pattern of alternating, curved vertical stripes in black, white, and electric blue across its body and fins. Its tall dorsal fin and pointed anal fin are outlined in iridescent blue, contrasting against the dark, muted water background.

Episode 41 – Ornamental Fish Aquaculture

January 8, 2025

Today on Marine Science Minute with Florida Sea Grant: Ornamental Aquaculture. Ornamental aquaculture accounts for roughly half of Florida’s aquaculture production and about 95% of the tropical fish production in the US.

A bright blue PVC pipe pours a stream of water into a grey container filled with smooth, brown river stones. Young, bright green leafy plants with slender stems grow out from the pebble-covered base, stretching upward. In the softly blurred background, additional matching grey containers with growing plants are lined up in a row outdoors.

Episode 40 – Aquaponics

January 1, 2025

Today on Marine Science Minute with Florida Sea Grant: Aquaponics. It’s the combination of hydroponics, or growing plants in water, and aquaculture, or fish farming.

A fisherman standing on the edge of a white boat reels in a small shark, with his fishing rod bent in a sharp curve over the water. The man wears a light grey long-sleeved shirt and dark grey shorts as he grips the rod tightly with both hands. The shark's head and pointed dorsal fin break the surface of the green, brackish coastal water, which ripples outward under a wide, partly cloudy sky on the horizon.

Episode 39 – Ethical Angling

December 25, 2024

Today on Marine Science Minute with Florida Sea Grant: Ethical Angling. Florida Sea Grant offers training on ethical fishing practices through the Florida Friendly Angler program, a self-paced online course available to anyone who fishes in Florida.

aerial shot of boats on a bright turquoise waterway surrounded by coastal high-rise buildings and the ocean in the background.

Episode 38 – What Is A Y-valve?

December 18, 2024

Today on Marine Science Minute with Florida Sea Grant: What’s the Y-Valve. Not properly securing the Y-valve is illegal, so make sure you know your system and operate it properly.

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