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Summer is here and so are the scallops!

by Brittany Hall-Scharf
June 27, 2024

Summertime along Florida’s Nature Coast offers a unique adventure: recreational scalloping. Enthusiasts and families alike eagerly anticipate this activity, seeking out the bay scallops that inhabit the shallow seagrass beds. These fascinating ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, Recreation, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Clean A Scallop, Florida Sea Grant, Florida's Adventure Coast, Nature Coast, Scallop Sorter, Scalloping
Operation Snag and Drag with Sea Grant and Extension agent Betty Staugler and volunteers to remove abandoned crab traps from the Peace River near Punta Gorda, Florida.

Derelict Crab Trap Clean-Ups and Institutional Partnerships for Conservation

by VICTOR BLANCO
December 8, 2020

The Taylor County Sheriff Office and the Florida Sea Grant-Taylor County Extension Office perform a derelict crab trap clean up in partnership with FDEP,USGS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF Nature Coast Biological Station and other volunteer groups ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine
Tags: Big Bend, Clean Up, Crab Traps, Fishing Gear, Florida Sea Grant, Ghost Fishing, Gulf Of Mexico, Habitat Conservation, Nature Coast, Partnership, Sea Grant, Traps Removal, Volunteers

Grant to build up ecological ‘resilience’ in Big Bend

by Samantha Murray
November 16, 2016

In less than 30 years, 3,000-year-old oyster reefs off Florida’s Big Bend coastline have declined by 88 percent, according to University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences researchers. For residents who depend on the ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Cedar Key, Featured Hot Topic, Nature Coast, Oysters

UF/IFAS Nature Coast Biological Station Brochure

by tracydz
August 1, 2016

The UF/IFAS Nature Coast Biological Station brochure was created to introduce the facility to the general public. It describes why UF/IFAS created the facility, states the station's mission, and explains future plans for the location. This brochure ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS Communications, UF/IFAS Graphics
Tags: Cedar Key, Nature Coast, Nature Coast Biological Station, Promotional Brochure, UF IFAS Extension, University Of Florida

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