Category: Coasts & Marine
Fight the global takeover of plastic
June 27, 2018
Making history, in a bad way For the first time in the more than 30-year history of the International Coastal Cleanup, the top 10 most common trash items collected in 2017 were ALL PLASTIC. According to an Ocean Conservancy report released ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural ResourcesTags: Coastal Habitat, Coastal Systems, InsideNatureCoast, Marine Debris, NCBS Volunteers, Plastic, Pledge, Pollution, Water Quality
Marine Explorers Day Camp – August 10, 2018
June 25, 2018
Can you tell me how old a fish is just by looking at a slice of bone? That’s one question youth will learn how to answer in the Manatee Marine Explorers Day Camp created by two University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Camp, Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, Water, WildlifeTags: 4-H, Camp, FL Sea Grant, Florida Sea Grant, Marine
Expanding your fish vocabulary
June 18, 2018
Vertebrates are animals with a backbone and include mammals, birds and fishes. Considering roughly three-quarters of the earth is covered in water, it should be no surprise that fish are the most numerous vertebrates in the world. According ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural ResourcesTags: Fish, Otoliths, Reproduction, Scales, Swim Bladder, Vocabulary
The making of an oyster reef
June 15, 2018
Almost 90% of the oyster reefs historically present along the Big Bend of Florida have been lost in recent decades. This is a tragic loss for the coastal zone, given the high value of oyster reefs for coastal protection, habitat, fisheries, ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Community Volunteers, Natural Resources, Recreation, Water, WildlifeTags: Coastal Habitat, Fisheries, Florida Sea Grant, InsideNatureCoast, NCBS Interns, NCBS Volunteers, Oysters, Recreation, Restoration, Shoreline Restoration, Water Quality
Donor Marsh at Duke Energy
June 11, 2018
The problem Habitat loss is a huge problem along the Gulf on Mexico coast. Many groups are attempting to address habitat loss via restoration. Restored habitats include marshes, oyster and coral reefs, and dunes. However, restoration requires ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Community Volunteers, Natural ResourcesTags: Coastal Habitat, FWC, InsideNatureCoast, Living Shoreline, Marsh, NCBS Volunteers, Restoration, Shoreline Restoration, Water Quality
Smog of the Sea Screening
June 8, 2018
In honor of World Oceans Day, we are partnering with Zero Waste Gainesville and First Magnitude Brewing Co. to bring you a screening of the film Smog of the Sea. This event, on Weds, June 13th from 6-7:30 PM at First Magnitude Brewing in ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Events, WaterTags: Coastal Systems, Marine Debris, Plastic, Pledge, Pollution
New research on seagrass resilience in the Nature Coast
June 7, 2018
Seagrass in the Nature Coast Seagrasses are flowering, marine plants with fully developed leaves, roots, and rhizomes. Seagrasses support many valuable ecosystem functions such as improving water clarity and providing habitat. Along Florida’s ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS ResearchTags: Applied Research, Coastal Habitat, Coastal Systems, InsideNatureCoast, Research, Seagrass