Tag: aquaculture

Cantore’s live reports from a UF/IFAS building delivered powerful lesson on storm surge danger

by Suzette Cook
June 26, 2024

It was University of Florida IFAS Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Professor Mike Allen who handed a key to veteran Weather Channel Meteorologist Jim Cantore with the following instructions: Once Cantore and his camera crew entered the building, ... READ MORE

Category: Academics, Coasts & Marine, Disaster Preparation, EVENTS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Aquaculture, Cantore, Cedar Key, Hurricane Idalia, Hurricane Preparation, Hurricane Recovery, Hurricane Season, NCBS, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, UF/IFAS

World Food Day: Shellfish

by jackietruong
October 13, 2022

October 16, 2022 is World Food Day! Molluscan shellfish aquaculture is Florida's largest food-use aquaculture industry. Shellfish provide benefits for water quality and marine environmental habitats, plus they taste great! IFAS is celebrating ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Health & Nutrition
Tags: Aquaculture, Clam, Molluscan, Shellfish

Women in Aquaculture: Victoria Parks

by Kim Scotto
March 19, 2021

Bonnie Waycott from The Fish Site recently featured Marine Sciences alumnus Victoria Parks as part of her Women in Aquaculture Series: "Through her own shellfish hatchery, Victoria Parks has been taking steps to support local clam growers in ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Teaching, Water
Tags: Alumni, Aquaculture, MAR, Marine Sciences, Students

How Does Aquarium Keeping Affect ‘The Keepers’?

by Kim Scotto
June 10, 2020

Aquarium keeping, for many hobbyists, goes beyond the pet aspect and truly becomes a way to bring aquatic ecosystems into one’s home. But how do aquariums affect personal views on science and conservation? Dr. Roy Yanong, professor and extension ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Water
Tags: Aquaculture, Aquarium, TAL, Tropical Aquaculture Lab

Two UF/IFAS Leaders Selected for 2019 Florida 500 List

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
September 16, 2019

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The University of Florida/IFAS earned two spots on this year’s Florida 500, Florida Trend Magazine’s second annual list of the state’s most influential business leaders. Among the 18 agricultural sector leaders the ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS
Tags: Agriculture, Aquaculture, Awards And Recognitions, Jack Payne, Leslie Sturmer, Natural Resources, Shellfish

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