Category: Natural Resources
NCBS Intern Report – Big Bend Seagrass and Water Quality Monitoring
August 16, 2017
NCBS Intern Report by: Kelly Colvin, Intern with UF/IFAS Nature Coast Biological Station and FDEP St. Martin's Marsh and Big Bend Seagrasses Aquatic Preserves This summer I worked in St. Martins Marsh and Big Bend Seagrasses Aquatic Preserves ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, WaterTags: NCBS Interns, Seagrass
Taylor County Scalloping – 2017 Season
August 16, 2017
Preliminary results of the 2017 scalloping season monitoring in Taylor County waters, Florida, USA. Scalloping in the Nature Coast and Big Bend seagrass beds regions of the GOM in Florida has historically been a very important recreational ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, RecreationTags: Extension, Florida Sea Grant, Keaton Beach, Recreational Fisheries, Scallops, Steinhatchee
Trying to Solve the Marine Debris Problem
August 16, 2017
A variety of plastics ends up in the Gulf. Each is a potential problem for marine life. Photo: Rick O’Connor Since the early 1970’s, when Chief Iron Eyes Cody shed a tear on a television commercial, we have been trying to reduce the ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources, WaterTags: Debris, Marine, Panhandle Outdoors, Problem, Solve, Trying
UF researcher: Nearly $1 million grant will help struggling blue crab industry
August 14, 2017
GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- A researcher at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences wants to study the blue crab and a viral pathogen that infects it. Now, a nearly $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, WaterTags: Blue Crab, News, School Of Forest Resources And Conservation, Virus
The Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus)
August 11, 2017
Also known as the Water Moccasin, this is a snake that is all too familiar with most Floridians... Or is it? Several non-venomous water snakes are often confused with the cottonmouth and are thus killed. That said, cottonmouths are common ... READ MORE
Category: Natural ResourcesTags: Coastal Wildlife, Cottonmouth, Panhandle Outdoors, Snakes, Water Moccasin
Ronald Cave named director of UF/IFAS Indian River research facility
August 11, 2017
FORT PIERCE, Fla. — An entomologist recognized internationally as a specialist in biological control of insect pests has been named director of the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Indian River Research and ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ResearchTags: Biological Control, Entomogy, Indian River Research And Education Center, News
Living Shoreline at the UF/IFAS Extension St Lucie County
August 10, 2017
Living shorelines in both estuarine and freshwater systems can provide habitat for fish, birds, and other wildlife. The plants provide oxygen in the water as well as hiding places for juvenile fish and water fowl. These plants also reduce ... READ MORE
Category: WaterCatch-and-Release – Not quite perfect
August 8, 2017
Catch-and-Release is an important conservation tool. Catch and release fishing helps to sustain native fish populations by allowing more fish to remain and reproduce in the ecosystem. This practice provides an opportunity for more people ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, RecreationTags: Catch And Release, Mortality, Redfish, Snook