GAINESVILLE, FL -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) RESTORE Science Program has awarded the University of Florida $3.5M to research long-term trends in the targeting, distribution, and growth of select ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Recreation, UF/IFAS Research
Ever notice the little air bubbles that form in the wet sand after a wave retreats? These are created by thousands of coquina clams buried just under the sand. When covered by an incoming wave, they open their shells to feed and clap closed ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, Water, Wildlife
Though encounters with Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnakes are rare, bites from them are even more rare, and deaths from those bites almost nonexistent, it is worth discussing the issues and remedies of a bite. About 8000 people are bitten ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, Wildlife
Almost everyone has heard of red tides and know they periodically occur off the coast of Florida. The more frequent events occur off southwest Florida between Tampa and the Keys, but they have occurred in other parts of the state. When ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, Water, Wildlife
The featured Gulf catch and cook species for December 2025 is the Redfish! Redfish are fun to catch and delicious to eat! Redfish can be caught in the Gulf year-round! Read on to learn how to catch Redfish and make a delicious meal! Fun ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, Recreation, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Wildlife
It is understood that rattlesnakes are carnivores and will select some form of meat for their food. The general principle is to select something that is easy to kill and requires less energy to do so. Most rattlesnakes will select rodents ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, Wildlife
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Gulf Research Program (GRP) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine announced on Dec. 5 its 2025-2027 cohort of Early-Career Research Fellows in the environmental protection and stewardship and ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, UF/IFAS
The Monroe County Extension Office is looking for commercial trappers and recreational stone crabbers to be on the lookout for a possible new invasive underwater species. It is a soft coral called Pulse Coral, which is common in the aquarium ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Invasive Species
Communications & Outreach Working Group: Florida Bleaching Summary, September 2025 OVERVIEW Corals rely on microscopic algae called zooxanthellae, which live within their tissues, give corals their color, and supply up ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine
Global seaweed production is currently at an all time high (World Bank, 2023; FAO, 2024). Almost all of that production occurs in Asia. The small amount that does occur in the US is restricted to cold water species, like the kelps of New England ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research