Category: Coasts & Marine
Florida Horseshoe Crab Watch Summary 2017
December 20, 2017
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 2017 sampling season ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural ResourcesTags: Citizen Science, Florida Sea Grant, FWC, Horseshoe Crabs, InsideNatureCoast, NCBS Volunteers
Cedar Key Bird Rescue: 2017 Year in Review
December 15, 2017
A big year for Cedar Key Bird Rescue Cedar Key Bird Rescue (CKBR) was founded in August 2016 by the Cedar Keys Audubon with support from several organizations, including the UF/IFAS Nature Coast Biological Station, Florida Sea Grant, Florida ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Community Volunteers, Natural Resources, WildlifeTags: Bird Rescue, Fishing, InsideNatureCoast, NCBS Volunteers
Consider making a New Year’s Resolution to reduce plastic waste
December 15, 2017
It is estimated that in the year 2010 alone, eight million metric tons of plastic waste entered the ocean. This is a result of improper waste management, but also reflects the increasing amount of single-use plastic in our society. Since the ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, WaterTags: Ocean, Plastic
A party with a purpose! Mark your calendars for the 2018 Cortez Fishing Festival
December 13, 2017
Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival February 17th & 18th, 2018 This year marks the 36th anniversary of the Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival! Every February for almost four decades, people have gathered in one of Florida's last true fishing ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Events, Natural ResourcesTags: Cortez, Florida Sea Grant, Manatee County, Seafood
Charlotte Harbor: And how it was formed
December 11, 2017
Last month, I was asked why there is less natural relief and hard bottom habitats in the Gulf off of Charlotte Harbor compared to areas north and south. Not knowing the answer, I offered to do some research and write about my findings. The ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural ResourcesTags: Charlotte Harbor, Geologic Formations, Geology, Karst, Tampa Bay
It’s a Strange Thing, These Rattlesnakes
December 8, 2017
The observations I made of rattlesnakes is just that… observations, there is no scientific study I am aware that supports what I appear to have seen, but I have noticed it – more than once now. The eastern diamondback rattlesnake ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural ResourcesTags: Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake, Rattlesnake