marine Archives - Global Posts

Prepping our next horseshoe crab citizen science effort

Posted: October 9, 2019

Enthusiasm is high for citizen science projects in our area, as we’ve seen with the success of our Sarasota County Horseshoe Crab Watch Program. Participants eagerly have waded in (sometimes literally) on efforts to gather more information… Read More

Category: Conservation, Natural Resources, Wildlife

Tags: citizen science, conservation, FWC, horseshoe crab, marine, Pgm_Marine

Women in STEM Careers: Dr. Emily Hall

by Armando Ubeda

Posted: August 20, 2019

Throughout history, women have been instrumental in advancing science, in key discoveries and insightful developments. Some of my favorite contemporary scientists are women, including Dr. Sylvia Earle, Dr. Jane Goodall, and Dr. Eugenie “Genie” Clark, each of whom… Read More

Category: 4-H & Youth, Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources

Tags: coast, corals, marine, ocean acidification, Pgm_Marine, science, scientist, STEM, woman, women

EVENT: Mighty (and mightily misunderstood) Florida sharks

by Kevin O'Horan

Posted: June 3, 2019

Know your blacktip? How about your bonnethead? Bull? Hammerhead? Any? All? Discover amazing facts about the sharks that inhabit our Florida waters. Our free, two-hour class on June 18 will get you up to speed on the array… Read More

Category: Coasts & Marine, Events

Tags: marine, Pgm_Marine, sea grant, Shark, water

ACF Water War Update: US Supreme Court Rules on Florida v. Georgia

by Erik Lovestrand

Posted: August 22, 2018

If you have not seen the news yet, the US Supreme Court provided a ruling on June 27, 2018 regarding the decades-long conflict between Florida and Georgia over water use in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint tri-state river basin. Guess what;… Read More

Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, Water

Tags: Coastal, estuaries, fisheries, marine, oysters, seafood, water