Much of the phytoplankton found in the waters for the northern Gulf of Mexico are diatoms and dinoflagellates. We wrote about diatoms in our last article, here we will meet the dinoflagellates. Like diatoms, dinoflagellates are ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources
Do you spend time out on the Indian River Lagoon? Whether you enjoy boating, canoeing, fishing, kayaking, snorkeling or just soaking up the sun in these critical estuaries, Florida Sea Grant is calling on volunteers for the Eyes on Seagrass ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
Written by Max Geller, undergraduate summer intern hosted by FWC Fisheries Independent Monitoring Program What is FIM? State agencies such as the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission are tasked with balancing ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, UF/IFAS Research, , Water, Wildlife
Droppin’ In at the Smart Rain Garden #4 in a series of 5 write-ups to introduce the processes and technology at work in the City of Cape Canaveral's Veterans Memorial Park "Smart" Rain Garden. Please join us for all the posts in this series. ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Disaster Preparation, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS ExtensionRemaining in the world of the microscopic, in this article we look at small plant-like creatures called diatoms. Diatoms are single celled algae that float in the surface waters of the Gulf of Mexico in the billions. Being plant-like, they ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources
If you’ve spent any time on the coast, you know we’ve got plenty of marine mammals. Dolphins will surface in pods, delighting beachgoers; they’ll bow-ride along boats and occasionally treat onlookers to a full Sea World-style leap ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, Water, Wildlife
Each year we conduct surveys, water quality is one of the top concerns of citizens. There are numerous water quality issues out there, but health advisories are ones that are of high interest. Health advisories are issued by the Department ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, WaterDroppin’ In at the Smart Rain Garden #3 in a series of 5 write-ups to introduce the processes and technology at work in the City of Cape Canaveral's Veterans Memorial Park "Smart" Rain Garden. Please join us for all the posts in this series. ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Disaster Preparation, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS ExtensionIn the first article in this series, we discussed whether viruses were truly living organisms. Well, bacteria truly are. They possess all eight characteristics of life but differ from other forms of life in that they lack a true nucleus. ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources