Category: Coasts & Marine
Xeniid soft corals: the latest news
April 15, 2024
What has happened: There have been new developments with the Xeniid soft coral invasion in the Caribbean. The inspiration for my February 2023 original blog post was the confirmation of Unomia stolonifera in northern Cuba, which is quite ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural ResourcesTags: Citizen Science, Coastal, Coral Reefs, Invasive Species, Marine, Natural Resources, Pulse Corals, Soft Coral, Unomia, Xeniids
Fire from the Sky
April 11, 2024
The University of Florida recently hosted an intensive 4-day drone course for the Florida Forest Service, providing foresters with the essential aviation knowledge and hands-on drone operation skills. This initiative is revolutionizing how the ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Forests, Natural Resources, Professional Development, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, WildlifeTags: Drones, Florida Forest Service, Florida Sea Grant, UF/IFAS Extension Hernando County
UF fisheries professor Yanong co-authors “The Aquarium Fish Medicine Handbook”
April 11, 2024
The comprehensive fish care how-to-guide officially releases on April 15 By Suzette Cook UF School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences GAINESVILLE, FL -- Professors from the University of Florida and North Carolina State University ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Coasts & Marine, Pests & Disease, WaterTags: Aquacultute, Aquarium, Ffgs, Fish, Fish Disease, Fish Health, Fish Medicine, Fisheries, Lewbart, Marine, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, SFFGS, The Aquarium Fish Medicine Handbook, Yanong
New study shows seafood waste less profound than previously thought
April 9, 2024
A new study shows seafood food loss and waste in the United States is approximately 22.7%, a drastic decrease from previous estimates of between 43% and 47%. The study, conducted in part by researchers from the University of Florida Institute ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Natural Resources, Water, WildlifeTags: Alena Poulin, Aquaculture, Aquatic, Commercial Fishing, Farmed Fish, Fish, Food, Food Security, Frank Asche, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, James Anderson, Megan Winslow, Nature, Resource Economics, Seafood, Sustainability, UF-IFAS, University Of Florida, University Of Florida Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Waste
It’s Time to Search for Invasive Cogongrass
April 8, 2024
We have mentioned in past articles that cogongrass has reached the coastal areas of the Florida panhandle. This aggressive invasive plant was accidentally introduced to the U.S. in the early 1900s through the Port of Mobile. It was intentionally ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Invasive Species, Natural ResourcesTags: Barrier Islands, Florida Sea Grant, Invasive Species
Searching for Mangroves in the Florida Panhandle
April 3, 2024
In 2005 I was leading a field trip with high school students in a salt marsh on Santa Rosa Island near Pensacola Beach. As we explored a brackish water creek, we came across a three-foot red mangrove tree, prop roots and all. To say we were ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural ResourcesTags: Florida Sea Grant, Mangroves In Northern Gulf Of Mexico
Pensacola Bay Water Quality 2024 1st Quarter Report
April 3, 2024
Water quality continues to be one of the larger issues with the public concerning the health of our bay. Below are the 1st quarter results from monitoring projects Florida Sea Grant either oversees, or monitors. Lakewatch Lakewatch ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, WaterTags: Florida Sea Grant, Pensacola Bay, Water Quality
Spinning, swirling sawfish—oh my. But why?
March 29, 2024
Spinning, swirling sawfish—oh my. But why? Since last fall, reports of stranded, whirling, “spinning” and even dead sawfish have been making headlines in the lower Florida Keys. These events have been observed by community members and ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural ResourcesTags: Coasts, Marine, Natural Resources, Sawfish, Spinning Fish
UF/IFAS video feed to broadcast osprey chicks hatching
March 29, 2024
Between innings of his intramural softball games, Mark Hostetler will sometimes ask student participants about the high-pitched chirps and shrieks emanating from above their heads. “We always hear that bird screaming,” the students often ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, Water, WildlifeTags: Hatch, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Mark Hostetler, Megan Winslow, Nest, Osprey, Southwest Recreation Center, UF-IFAS, University Of Florida, Webcam