Category: Coasts & Marine

Newly banned beach weed threatens sea turtle nesting sites

by Tia Silvasy
October 20, 2020

With this year’s sea turtle nesting season nearing its conclusion in Florida, many of the protected species’ newest hatchlings have completed their first big journey from their sandy nests to the water. But a crawling plant introduced ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Invasive Species, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife
Tags: Beach Habitat, Beach Vitex, Deah Lieurance, Invasive Plants, Justina Dacey, Rick O'Connor

Youth Science – The Water Planet Lesson 3 – Climate

by Samantha Murray
October 19, 2020

Climate… This is a word we have heard many times over the last decades. Climate change, increased wildfires, more hurricane landfalls, Mississippi River flooding, warmest months on record, and more. For some, these are controversially ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources
Tags: Climate, The Water Planet, Youth Science Lessons

Florida fishing guide certification, on the web

by Samantha Murray
October 16, 2020

Florida, the fishing capital of the world, has one of the most lucrative fishing industries in the United States. This industry provides jobs to thousands of people in the Sunshine State and contributes billions of dollars each year to the state's ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, Professional Development, UF/IFAS Teaching, Wildlife
Tags: Fisheries, Fishing, Fishing Guide, Pgm_Marine

Sea Grant Notes – Oct 16, 2020

by Samantha Murray
October 16, 2020

Extension offices across the district are opened on a limited basis. Some essential programs are being provided with limited attendance and social distancing. It is still best to contact us by phone or email. Horseshoe Crab Nesting Surveys ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources
Tags: Sea Grant Notes

Reef Fish of the Gulf of Mexico

by Samantha Murray
October 16, 2020

When most people think of reefs, they think of the coral reefs of the Florida Keys and Australia. But here in the northern Gulf the winters are too cold for many species of corals to survive. Some can, but most cannot and so we do not have ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources
Tags: Florida Sea Grant, Reeffish Of The Gulf Of Mexico

Diving into sea urchin feeding behavior: which seagrass plant is the tastiest and why?

by Barbara L. Edmonds
October 14, 2020

Written by Jamila Roth, a Ph.D. student in UF/IFAS School of Natural Resources and Environment Sea urchins are marine invertebrates that look like spiny pin cushions. They live in coastal areas and eat large amounts of underwater ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Research, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Coastal Habitat, Coastal Systems, NCBS Graduate Students, Research, Seagrass, Water Quality

The Alligatorweed Stem Borer: Unsung Hero of Aquatic Weed Management

by Barbara L. Edmonds
October 14, 2020

Growing up along a creek that snaked its way through my hometown in the Mississippi Delta, I knew more than most people my age about alligatorweed, the invasive water-impeding amaranth weed species clogging waterways across the Southeastern ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Wildlife
Tags: #ufbugs, Alligatorweed, Aquatic Weeds, Biocontrol

Youth Science – The Water Planet – Lesson 2 – The Ocean Floor

by Barbara L. Edmonds
October 13, 2020

In the last lesson we discussed water and how much there is of it. But what is beneath it? What is on the ocean floor? Remember that in the early 1800s they had no idea how deep the oceans were, much less what was on the bottom. But they ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources
Tags: The Ocean Floor, Thw World Of Water, Youth Science Lessons

Join us for Fl. Sea Gant’s Seafood at your Fingertips LIVE!

by Chris Verlinde
October 13, 2020

For this edition of Fl. Sea Grant’s Seafood at your fingertips LIVE! I have teamed up with my batty sister, Rebecca Nelson to share two of our recipes we entered in the Apalachicola Oyster Cook-off in 2020. This annual event draws locals and ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources
Tags: FL Sea Grant, Seafood

Zombies and Vampires Discovered in Earth’s Deep Oceans

by Erik Lovestrand
October 12, 2020

Everyone who has visited our Panhandle beaches is likely familiar with the medium-sized, pale white crab called a ghost crab; often seen scurrying over the sand and into a burrow for cover. The species is perfectly named, as you generally will ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources
Tags: Crabs, Florida Sea Grant, Marine, Marine Organisms

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