Category: Coasts & Marine
Seventh Graders Make a Difference for Hernando’s Coast
June 5, 2018
On May 30, seventh-grade students from Gulf Coast Academy of Science and Technology braved bands of heavy rain to plant smooth cordgrass along the shoreline of Linda Pedersen Park. With their eager work ethic, they were able to plant everything ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, Recreation, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, WildlifeTags: Estuaries, Florida Sea Grant, Habitat, Restoration, UF/IFAS Extension Hernando County, Wildlife
How Fish sense the world around them
June 4, 2018
Fish sense the world around them in many ways. While most fish possess sight, hearing, taste, and smell senses, all of which we can easily relate to, they also have sensory means for detecting stimuli, such as water particle displacement, and ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, WildlifeTags: Electroreception, Lateral Line, Snook
Schooling Fish
June 1, 2018
Who hasn’t sat in awe, watching large coordinated schools of fish, shimmering in unison through complicated maneuvers with each member precisely spaced apart? These schools seem to effortlessly turn, expand, contract, wishbone apart and then ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS ExtensionTags: Fish, Schooling, Shoaling
Baby sportfish need estuaries
May 31, 2018
Perhaps the most well-known function of estuaries, such as Charlotte Harbor, is their role as nursery grounds for growing fish, shrimp and shellfish. Very few marine species spawn in estuaries, but estuaries are used extensively as nursery grounds. Most ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, WildlifeTags: Charlotte Harbor, Estuaries, Gag, Juvenile, Snook, Sportfish
Restoring Florida’s Coast: From the Perspective of a Student
May 31, 2018
Guest post by Anna Babione In the beginning of the year, Mr. Ahrens introduced the idea of growing our own plants from seed to replace the invasive species on Florida’s beautiful coast. At first, I was not sure if we could do it - we had ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, WildlifeTags: Coastal Upland, Florida Sea Grant, Hernando High School, Invasive Species, Native, Restoration
Do Horseshoe Crab Migrate? If so, how far?
May 30, 2018
These and other questions are the focus of Limulus watch, a citizen scientist initiative whose goal is to identify, tag and record nesting horseshoe crab population numbers to better manage these important marine animals. Resighting is one method ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & MarineTags: Citizen Scientists, Coastal Habitat, Dixie County, Florida, Levy County Extension, Saltwater