It is an amazing product actually… plastic. It can be molded into all sorts of shapes and forms. In some cases, it can be more durable than other products, it is lighter and cheaper than many. Slowly over… Read More
August 30, 2019 Sea Grant Notes WATCHING HURRICANE DORIAN There are several activities planned for next week and all are watching the weather. Everyone should prep for this. Cancelations (if they happen) will be monitored…. Read More
Tip #2 – Dealing with Fuel, Oil, and Bilge Boaters want to recreate and fish in clean waters as much as non-boaters. However, hydrocarbon spills into local waterways can have serious impacts on the environment. One gallon of… Read More
August 23, 2019 Sea Grant Notes UF IFAS LAKEWATCH NUTRIENT POLLUTION MONITORING REPORT The University of Florida IFAS Extension has a volunteer citizen science program called LAKEWATCH. There are four volunteers monitoring nutrients and chlorophyll… Read More
Water quality is something that concerns many in our community. Older folks will remember the days of large fish kills in our bayous, reports of PCB in sediments and some species of fish tissue, and more recently health… Read More
August 16, 2019 Sea Grant Notes MANATEE SIGHTINGS CONTINUE This week we heard a presentation from Elizabeth Hieb (Dauphin Island Sea Lab Manatee Watch Program) at the Bream Fisherman’s meeting. The manatees everyone are seeing… Read More
Many local residents are concerned about the health of our bay and what we can do to try and improve it. There are many things that homeowners can do, but there are things that boaters can also do… Read More
August 9, 2019 Sea Grant Notes SEA TURTLE BABY SHOWER! This annual event is kid, and family, friendly with games, activities, education tables, music, all focused on our sea turtles. Come out and learn about… Read More
Oysters… I just about said “southern Gulf coast tradition”. But honestly, oysters are popular all over the world. Some of the biggest “oyster snobs” are in the northeast part of our country. That said, we still link them… Read More
August 2, 2019 Sea Grant Notes After a few weeks’ hiatus due to extended vacation we are back. I am aware of the tropical depression that came through and have updated the water quality reports for… Read More
