Tag: Sherry Larkin

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Veteran Florida Sea Grant agent takes new role as liaison at federal level

by Brad Buck
April 10, 2026

A veteran Florida Sea Grant UF/IFAS Extension agent will now work in a larger role to help mitigate harmful algal blooms nationwide. For 17 years as an Extension agent, Betty Staugler has been based at the UF/IFAS Extension Charlotte County ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Betty Staugler, Florida, Florida Sea Grant, Harmful Algal Blooms, Liaison, Marine-dependent Businesses, National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration, Remote Sensing, Sherry Larkin, Southwest Florida
Lionfish on the ocean floor

UF study helps explain why market for invasive lionfish remains small

by Samantha Murray
February 20, 2023

When invasive lionfish came on the scene in the Gulf of Mexico, one proposed solution came with them: Control their populations and impacts by commercially harvesting them. In other words, “eat them to beat them.” But large-scale lionfish ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Florida Sea Grant, Food And Resource Economics, Holden Harris, Lionfish, Nature Coast Biological Station, News, Sherry Larkin

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