UF/IFAS GLOBAL BLOGS
One of the key recommendations from the 2015 dietary guidelines is to include a variety of protein foods in your diet. Seafood is a healthy protein choice. It is a low calorie, high quality source of protein. It… Read More
Recently, beachgoers may have noticed fairly large (eight to ten-inch diameter), brownish, rubbery jellyfish washed up on the shore. This is not a rare occurrence. However, somewhat like the sea butterflies that I wrote about last summer, the… Read More
Those of us who enjoy wildlife viewing do not see much this time of year. The days are shorter and colder. Most creatures have left or are hiding from the winter air. We grew up learning about hibernation… Read More
Jan 11, 2019 Sea Grant Notes Water Quality Health Advisories 2 stations were sampled on Jan 7 (FDOH) Bayou Texar was GOOD Sanders Beach was MODERATE We will be posting the 2018 health advisory… Read More
It has been one crazy year in the world of natural resources in the Florida panhandle. I guess the top stories would be the red tide and, of course, Hurricane Michael. Both had an impact environmentally and economically… Read More
Jan 4, 2019 Sea Grant Notes Water Quality Health Advisories 2 stations were sampled on Jan 2, both were POOR and Health Advisories were issued Bayou Texar and Sanders Beach We will be posting… Read More
The news today is full of stories about microplastics. What are these plastics? Where do they come from? Why are people concerned about them? Dr. Maia McGuire will give a talk about plastics in the environment as part… Read More
Dedicated volunteers drive the program Florida Horseshoe Crab Watch (FHCW) is a citizen science program that is quickly becoming established along Florida’s coast. The fall 2018 sampling season (Sept-Oct 2018) was the 6th round of horseshoe crab nesting… Read More
Sea Grant Notes Dec 21, 2018 WATER QUALITY UPDATES Health Advisories: 2 samples taken this week: Bayou Texar, and Sanders Beach Both are GOOD – No health advisories issued See complete data table at end… Read More
It may be a long time before the memories of Hurricane Michael begin to fade in the mind’s eye for residents of the Florida Panhandle. A record-breaking tropical cyclone in many respects, Michael caught a lot of… Read More
