UF/IFAS GLOBAL BLOGS
Originally published in the Panama City News Herald Scott Jackson UF/IFAS Extension Bay County / Florida Sea Grant In the past month, Bay County worked with fishing and diving groups as well as numerous volunteers to deploy two artificial… Read More
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida’s climate supports the growth of all varieties of plants, from native to exotic species. But University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences experts have long worked to educate the public on identifying… Read More
NCBS Intern Report written by Jasmine Schwadron, and host Dr. Charlie Martin, Estuarine Ecologist at UF/IFAS NCBS Introduction This summer I had the incredible opportunity to intern at the Nature Coast Biological Station under Charlie Martin working on projects focused… Read More
June is a busy month for marine awareness. World Oceans Day is celebrated on June 8 and World Sea Turtle Day is June 16. This year there was a concerted effort to celebrate sea turtle week during the… Read More
Yep, We are still trying to remove this invasive plant from our area. For those who are not familiar with it, beach vitex (Vitex rotundifolia) is a category I invasive plant in Florida. It is current listed as… Read More
Common snook, Centropomus undecimalis is one of five snook species found in Florida and the only one we see here in southwest Florida. Where they live Snook occur from South Carolina to Brazil, including Florida to Texas along… Read More
Mangroves Mangrove trees are an important part of Florida’s diverse ecosystem and are integral to the coastal estuaries where they grow. Mangrove forests in the tropics and subtropics are identifiable by their dense tangle of prop roots that… Read More
June 14, 2019 Sea Grant Notes This Week Jun 7-17 – The Goliath Grouper Count This Sea Grant citizen science project asks SCUBA divers who frequent the same locations to report sightings of goliath grouper… Read More
Are you ready to celebrate? June 14-21 is Cephalopod Week. So exciting! No, we don’t get to take the week off from work, and it’s not a real holiday, but it is a way to raise awareness about and celebrate octopi, squid, cuttlefish… Read More
“Worm” is our common word for invertebrate animals that have soft, elongated bodies. When most people think of worms, they usually think of nightcrawlers or red wigglers. Both may be called earthworms since they both are found in… Read More
