I recently had the fortunate opportunity to observe a commercial longline vessel being unloaded at a landing near Perdido Key. 10,000 pounds of fish, mostly grouper and tilefish, were being unloaded for markets in Atlanta, Canada, and locally. … Read More
Mar 8, 2019 Sea Grant Notes Roy Hyatt’s Night of Nature – Friday Mar 8 – 5:30-8:30 PM This is a fun family event where everyone can enjoy the woods at night and learn about our… Read More
The vast majority of you reading this are aware of the lionfish, but for those who are not, this is a non-native invasive fish that has caused great concern within the economic and environmental communities. Lionfish were first… Read More
I am a pro and con guy. When our family has a big decision to make, they usually ask me to list pros and cons before we make such a decision, it is something I have done since… Read More
Mar 1, 2019 Sea Grant Notes Don’t Forget to Participate in Our First Weed Wrangle – Mar 2 – Blackwater Heritage Trail – 5533 Alabama St. Milton – 9:00AM-1:00PM Tomorrow we will having our first WEED… Read More
Feb 22, 2019 Sea Grant Notes Next Week is National Invasive Species Awareness Week We will be posting articles on different local invasive species each day between Monday and Friday. You can find these at Panhandle… Read More
Feb 16, 2019 Sea Grant Notes Water Quality Health Advisories 2 stations were sampled on Feb 11 (FDOH) Bayou Texar was GOOD Sanders Beach was POOR, was re-tested and POOR again – HEALTH ADVISORY… Read More
On a recent trip to Santa Rosa Island, my wife saw two bald eagles flying down the shore of Santa Rosa Sound. Wanting photos of the nest, we searched and found two individuals in a small nest (for… Read More
Feb 8, 2019 Sea Grant Notes Water Quality Health Advisories 2 stations were sampled on Feb 4 (FDOH) Both Bayou Texar and Sanders Beach were MODERATE 2019 data at end of these notes 2018 Health… Read More
Feb 1, 2019 Sea Grant Notes Water Quality Health Advisories 2 stations were sampled on Jan 28 (FDOH) Both Bayou Texar and Sanders Beach were GOOD 2019 data at end of these notes 2018… Read More
