When snorkeling the grassbeds of the Florida panhandle encountering a reptile has a low probability, but it is not zero. Of all the reptiles that call this part of the state home, few enter marine waters and most of those are very mobile, ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources
In recent years, Charlotte Harbor (and the Southwest coast of Florida in general) has seen the periodic episodes of floating grey and brown carpet-like blobs. Their appearance, and the fact that they sometimes have a strong smell, gives the ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Recreation, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
One of the community science volunteer projects I oversee in the Pensacola area is the Florida Horseshoe Crab Watch. The first objective of this project is to determine whether horseshoe cabs exist in your bay – FYI, they do exist in Pensacola ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources
My favorite place in Escambia County is a waterlogged stretch of the coast near Perdido Key. Known formally as Big Lagoon State Park, the over 700-acre property has hiking, biking, and paddling trails, fishing and wildlife viewing opportunities, ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, RecreationIn the diving world there are basically three forms of diving: free diving, compressed air diving, and 1-Atmosphere diving. After the recent accident with the OceanGate Titian we thought we would give some basics as to how this form of diving ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources
"It Depends" Have you ever asked a question about permitting along a shoreline and heard the answer “Well, it depends”? Well, it does! It depends on whether the land or water jurisdiction is private, state, or federally managed. Furthermore, ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, Water![Living Shoreline course participants visit a local shoreline to assess and consider living shoreline characteristics. [CREDIT: UF/IFAS Extension, Mandy Sunshine Baily]](https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/sarasotaco/wp-content/blogs.dir/40/files/2023/06/2023_Marine_blogLivingShorelines0628_CROP1338x357TINY.png)
Thank You Partners and Course Participants for a Great Start in 2023! The Florida Sea Grant Living Shoreline Program core team - Dr. Savanna Barry, Armando J. Ubeda, Rick O’Connor, Dr. Vincent Encomio, and Mandy Sunshine Baily- would like ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, Water
In this installment of TREC’s Research Report, you’ll learn about Dr. Ashley R. Smyth, an Assistant Professor in the UF/IFAS Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences Department and her research. Promoting emerging agricultural enterprises UF/IFAS ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Research, Water
June 8, was World Oceans World Day, so to celebrate, I decided to spend the day at one of our local and most popular beaches in Sarasota County, Siesta Key Beach. I talked to visitors and residents about things that we could do to help the oceans, ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Wildlife, Work & Life
Creado por Kirsten Romaguera y Tory Moore, especialistas en relaciones públicas de UF/IFAS. Florida Sea Grant, University of Florida y el Departamento de Protección Ambiental de Florida se complacen en anunciar que Pumpout Nav ahora está ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Recreation, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Water