When visiting and exploring seagrass beds, most are hoping, and expecting, to see fish. As we have seen in this series, there are a lot of creatures that can be found living within a seagrass meadow, but it is the fish that get our attention ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources
Highlights A second edition of the book Oceans and Human Health: Opportunities and Impacts has been released, addressing benefits, opportunities, risks, and impacts resulting from the relationship between oceans and humans, informed by ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS,
Happy World Ocean Day! This year, I won't go into why we are celebrating; you can read about that in one of my previous blogs. But, I will mention that we celebrate the world's oceans for all of their critical contributions to the survival ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, Water, Wildlife
It has been 8 months since Hurricane Ian, which came with an elevated number of cases of Vibrio vulnificus, or “flesh eating bacteria”, in Lee and Collier Counties. A new study from Florida Atlantic University Harbor Branch Oceanographic ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, Recreation, SFYL Hot Topic, Water
Florida’s natural world is an amazing place. Florida is known for beautiful beaches and coastal waters, but Florida nature has much more to offer. Nearly 200 species of birds are known to nest in Florida and more than that number visit or ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Forests, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Professional Development, Recreation, Water, Wildlife
Sea turtle nesting season runs from May 1st until October 31st every year in Nassau County of northeast Florida. During this time, sea turtles are actively nesting and relying heavily on coastal habitats. They forage in and around the dunes ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural ResourcesAs I write this article it is mid spring, and the rays are bedding on the edges of our seagrass beds. The most common species seen is the Atlantic Stingray (Dasyatis sabina). They are often found in the sandy areas near the grass where they ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources
Welcome to Red Snapper Season 2023! The season began June 1, 2023 at 12:01am for "For Hire" vessels fishing in federal waters and continues through August 25, 2023. For Florida recreational anglers in state waters, the season started a few ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources
An Introduction to World Environment Day On June 5th ,1972, the first-ever global conference that put international environmental issues at the forefront, took place in Stockholm, Sweden. The “Conference on the Human Environment” gathered ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Work & Life
June 8 is World Ocean Day, and we want you to get outside and explore our coastal environment! One of my favorite places to explore the coast in the area is the River to Sea Preserve at Marineland, located in northern Flagler County. ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, Recreation, UF/IFAS Extension, , Wildlife