Laura Tiu

Profile:

Dr. Tiu is a Marine Science Extension Agent with the University of Florida Sea Grant. Her areas of expertise include technology transfer, industry development and environmental education. She is working in Okaloosa and Walton counties on a variety of projects. Her signature project is the development of an Aquaponics Community of Practice, a group of individuals learning together in the Panhandle. She is also working on a micro-plastic awareness project, a barotrauma research effort with the Destin Charter Boat captains and a series of environmental awareness eco-tours with the Panhandle Outdoor Live groups. For fun she enjoys visiting state parks, attending Broadway shows, kayaking, snorkeling, fishing and eating ethnic food. Contact: lgtiu (at) ufl (dot) edu

Posts by Laura Tiu:

• What’s Up with Red Tide in the Panhandle?
• Researchers Test Traps for Controlling Deepwater Invasive Lionfish
• Local Eco-tourism: Blackwater River State Park
• Camp Timpoochee: Marine Camps 2018
• Aquaponics: Growing Fish and Food
• Wild Versus Farmed
• Morrison Springs Park – Walton County, Florida
• Respecting Rip Currents
• Aquaponics: A Growing Hobby
• Exploring the Economic, Environmental and Social Issues Impacting the Coastal Dune Lakes