August 23, 2019 Sea Grant Notes UF IFAS LAKEWATCH NUTRIENT POLLUTION MONITORING REPORT The University of Florida IFAS Extension has a volunteer citizen science program called LAKEWATCH. There are four volunteers monitoring nutrients and chlorophyll… Read More
Water quality is something that concerns many in our community. Older folks will remember the days of large fish kills in our bayous, reports of PCB in sediments and some species of fish tissue, and more recently health… Read More
August 16, 2019 Sea Grant Notes MANATEE SIGHTINGS CONTINUE This week we heard a presentation from Elizabeth Hieb (Dauphin Island Sea Lab Manatee Watch Program) at the Bream Fisherman’s meeting. The manatees everyone are seeing… Read More
Many local residents are concerned about the health of our bay and what we can do to try and improve it. There are many things that homeowners can do, but there are things that boaters can also do… Read More
August 9, 2019 Sea Grant Notes SEA TURTLE BABY SHOWER! This annual event is kid, and family, friendly with games, activities, education tables, music, all focused on our sea turtles. Come out and learn about… Read More
August 27 & 28, 2019 Apalachicola and Eastpoint, Florida Presented by the Florida Forest Service and the Workshop Planning Team The event will start with a day of tours, including the Tate’s Hell State Forest, as well as… Read More
Oysters… I just about said “southern Gulf coast tradition”. But honestly, oysters are popular all over the world. Some of the biggest “oyster snobs” are in the northeast part of our country. That said, we still link them… Read More
August 2, 2019 Sea Grant Notes After a few weeks’ hiatus due to extended vacation we are back. I am aware of the tropical depression that came through and have updated the water quality reports for… Read More
June 28, 2019 Sea Grant Notes This Week The Great Scallop Search This annual event requires a team of no fewer than three to survey one of 11 grids within Big Lagoon. Surveys require snorkeling… Read More
The recent attacks on swimmers in North Carolina have once again brought up the topic of sharks. And of course, “Shark Week” is coming up. It is understandable why people are concerned about swimming in waters were animals… Read More
