Treating nutrients with algae
With all the bad press about algae, we often forget that it really can be beneficial. In fact, algae are responsible for much of the air we breathe, and they form the base of the food web upon… Read More
Category: Coasts & Marine
Fishermen – Use Best Practices and Assist with Data Collection during Red Snapper Opening
The South Atlantic recreational red snapper mini-season opens this Friday July 12th for two consecutive weekends. This is a great opportunity both for recreational fishermen to bring home a red snapper for dinner (with a bag limit of 1… Read More
Climate Change Will Mean Mass Movement of Wildlife — How Scientists Say We Can Prepare
When polar bears began showing up in Russian Siberia this year, experts suggested climate change may be a cause. Higher temperatures were melting ice in the Arctic, which polar bears rely on to hunt. The hungry bears had… Read More
Pioneer Snook in the Nature Coast
What are pioneer snook? Common snook (Centropomus undecimalis) are a highly sought-after sport fish found in tropical and subtropical waters of the Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean. Lately, anglers are catching many more snook in the Nature… Read More
Fish that hang out in surface waters
Surface waters provide a huge, but nearly featureless place for fish to live. In bottom waters there’s vegetation like seagrass and mangrove roots, there’s rock outcrops, oyster reefs, docks and pilings, and even artificial reefs. But up at… Read More
Plastic-Free July
Are you ready for Plastic-Free July? As many readers know, I created and coordinate the Florida Microplastic Awareness Project. Our goal is to both collect citizen science data about the amount of plastic found in Florida’s waters and… Read More
Sea Grant Notes – June 28, 2019
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 Thing About Sharks
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
Dealing with Nutria
I found one in Escambia County, near Perdido Key. It was dead, roadkill, and was quite large. Needless to say, working with invasive species and trying to stay ahead of any new potential problems, I was surprised. I… Read More
The Magnificent Mullet
Or just mullet… maybe you prefer “mu-lay”… Either way it is a fish we all know and love. Those of us who grew up here on the Gulf coast know this fish as part of our culture. I… Read More