Category: Recreation
Fishing with Vibrio in Florida
August 6, 2019
During a recent fishing trip, as we jigged for bait and got repeated stuck by the tiny hooks, talk turned to the recent reports of a death and infections in the Florida Panhandle from the saltwater-dwelling bacterium, Vibrio vulnificus. Many ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, Recreation, WaterTags: Fishing, Florida Sea Grant, Marine Science
NCBS Intern Report: Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge Manatee Monitoring
August 6, 2019
Written by 2019 Intern Connor Milton, with Joyce Kleen from the Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge. My name is Connor Milton and this past winter I interned at Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge. My research included monitoring ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources, Recreation, UF/IFAS Research, Water, WildlifeTags: Manatee, NCBS Interns, Springs
NCBS Intern Report: Fisheries Independent Monitoring – Marine Research
August 5, 2019
Written by 2019 Summer Intern Shea Husband, with host Caleb Purtlebaugh from Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Introduction My name is Shea Husband and this summer I worked with Florida Fish and Wildlife’s ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Recreation, UF/IFAS ResearchTags: Cedar Key, Fisheries, Fishing, NCBS Interns, Suwannee River
Meet the bivalves
July 27, 2019
Bivalves are mollusks that have a two-part hinged shell which hides the soft-bodied animal inside. Clams, oysters, scallops and mussels are all considered bivalves. Let’s take a closer look at a couple. Bay Scallop Bay scallops (Argopecten ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, Recreation, Water, WildlifeTags: Bay Scallops, Bivalves, Citizen Science, Filter Feeders, Florida Sea Grant, Hard Clams
The life cycle of common snook
June 14, 2019
Common snook, Centropomus undecimalis is one of five snook species found in Florida and the only one we see here in southwest Florida. Where they live Snook occur from South Carolina to Brazil, including Florida to Texas along the Gulf of ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, Recreation, UF/IFAS Extension, WildlifeTags: Fish, Fishing, Florida Sea Grant, Life Cycle, Snook