Kelli O’Donnell is PhD student in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences at the University of Florida. She was awarded the Florida Sea Grant Guy Harvey Fellowship in 2025. Since I was a little girl, I knew I wanted to work in
Luciana Banquero is an M.S. student in the University of Central Florida’s Coastal & Estuarine Ecology Lab. She was awarded the Aylesworth Scholarship in 2024. The Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) has been my lifelong favorite animal. I find it
Inspired to set new goals while remaining committed to sustaining its ongoing efforts to protect coastal and marine resources, Florida Sea Grant (FSG) is proud to welcome the 2025 FSG-Guy Harvey Fellows. The Guy Harvey Foundation (GHF) works with local,
Alexis Mitchem is PhD student at the University of South Florida. She was awarded the Florida Sea Grant Guy Harvey Fellowship in 2024. Growing up on the Florida coast, I was an avid boater and beachgoer. I learned how to
Each year, Florida Sea Grant selects exceptional graduate students to award up to $25,000 in funds for their research in coastal and ocean science. In 2024, seven students across Florida were selected to be a part of this prestigious cohort
Florida Sea Grant is now accepting applications for the 2026 John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship from Florida graduate students interested in ocean, costal, and Great Lakes resources and in the national policy decisions affecting those resources. Applications are due
Florida Sea Grant is now accepting applications for the 2025 NMFS-Sea Grant Fellowship Program from Florida Ph.D. students interested in population and ecosystem dynamics or marine resource and environmental economics. Complete applications are due to Florida Sea Grant by 5:00PM
This year three students from various Florida universities received scholarships from the Aylesworth Foundation for the Advancement of Marine Sciences, in partnership with Florida Sea Grant. The scholarship aims to supports student’s research in ocean and marine sciences throughout their
Susannah Cogburn is a Master of Environmental Science student at Florida Gulf Coast University, where she studies the effects of chemical contaminants on bull shark physiology and their implications for Florida’s marine ecosystems. She was awarded the Florida Sea Grant
William Sample is a PhD candidate in the Department of Biological Sciences at Florida International University. William was awarded the FSG/Guy Harvey Fellowship in 2024. Sharks! Bull sharks. Not just a “load” of them but more than I could have
Florida Sea Grant is proud to announce that four finalists from graduate programs at Florida Atlantic University, Florida State University, the University of Central Florida, and the University of Florida were selected to represent the state in the 2025 John
October brings scares, frights, and mysteries, and alongside Halloween, it’s also National Seafood Month. We’re shining a light on a serious—and unsettling—issue in the seafood industry: seafood fraud. Discover how former Aylesworth student Samuel Kwawukume and researchers at Florida State
Eric Bovee is an MS student in the School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences at the University of Florida. Eric was awarded the Florida Sea Grant Guy Harvey Fellowship in 2024. We all have our inner current that guides
Sarah Webb is a PhD candidate at Florida Atlantic University’s Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute. Sarah was awarded the Florida Sea Grant Guy Harvey Fellowship in 2024. Ever since I was young, I knew I wanted a life opposite of Disney’s
Student Spotlight is a recurring segment of Florida Sea Grant’s Sea Scholars Newsletter, where a previous or current student answers questions about their research experience. Nathan Hewitt was a 2023 project development intern under Michael Savarese, PhD, Department of Marine
