Tag: Sponges

Taking the sponge plunge to enhance an important species in the Gulf

by Brad Buck
March 28, 2024

On a recent overcast day, University of Florida experts dove into the Gulf, hoping to increase sponge abundance in an area off Hernando Beach. It’s not a deep dive – about 10 feet. But the hard bottom is key: It’s where sponges live ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources
Tags: Brittany Scharf, Don Behringer, Emerging Pathogens Institute, Enhancement, Hernando Beach, Hernando County, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, Sponges, Tarpon Springs

For the love of sponges!

by Shelly Krueger
March 26, 2024

Sponges Filter Water at Incredible Rates! Sponges are animals that are incredibly important for improving water quality. Ounce for ounce, the amount of water they filter per day is astounding! A basketball-sized sheepswool sponge can ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources
Tags: Florida Sea Grant, Marine Conservation, Sponges

A Sea of Grass; Part 3 – The Sponges

by Rick O'Connor
April 6, 2023

Many who visit a seagrass bed for fishing or snorkeling, see many forms of marine life while there. There are numerous small silver fish darting in and out of the grass, an occasional stingray half buried in the sand waiting to ambush prey, ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources
Tags: Florida Sea Grant, Seagrass, Sponges

UF, Old Dominion launch project to restore sponges in barren parts of Florida Bay

by BLOGS.IFAS
September 8, 2009

Caption at bottom. Click here for high resolution. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Marine sponges may not look like apartment buildings, but to shrimps, juvenile lobsters and other animals in Florida Bay, the puffy filter-feeders provide one of ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Don Behringer, Long Key, Mark Butler, Old Dominion, Sponges

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