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Category: Coasts & Marine
UF/IFAS CALS Student to Explore Antarctic Lake with National Team
… GAINESVILLE, Fla. — This December, a University of Florida College of Agricultural and Life Sciences graduate student will head far south to the cold of Antarctica. On Dec. 2, Christina Davis, a microbiology and cell science Ph.D…. Read More
Lighthouse Restorations Unveiled at Seahorse Key Open House, Oct. 20
Who: UF/IFAS Nature Coast Biological Station What: During this year’s Cedar Key Seafood Festival, festival-goers are invited to the Seahorse Key Marine Lab open house for the unveiling of the complete interior restoration of the historic Seahorse Key… Read More
UF/IFAS Natural Resources Faculty Earn National Recognition
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — From forests to wetlands, rivers to coastline, Floridians and visitors enjoy the Sunshine State’s rich natural resources each day. Natural resources educators with the University of Florida have been nationally recognized for their work to… Read More
It’s sea turtle nesting season and you can help
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — People aren’t the only ones headed to Florida’s beaches right now. May 1 marks the official start of the sea turtle nesting season, and beachgoers can take steps to help turtles be successful, said Maia… Read More
Florida Sea Grant helped save Keys lobster industry nearly $4 million after Hurricane Irma
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Hurricane Irma displaced more than 150,000 spiny lobster traps in the Florida Keys last year, sometimes miles away from their original locations. But a novel eyes-in-the-sky solution has saved the industry nearly $4 million, according… Read More
Hundreds expected at Seahorse Key open house events March 14 and 28
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Families who missed the last Seahorse Key open house have another chance to encounter history, wildlife and more on March 14 and 28 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Visitors will get to see aquarium… Read More
Workout on the Waterfront supports public aquarium in Cedar Key
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Feb. 24, Nature Coast residents will run, walk and paddle in support of science education and pollution prevention. Proceeds from the second annual Workout on the Waterfront (WOW) will go toward the 2018 International Coastal… Read More
UF researchers to use $10 million grant to determine red snapper population
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Two University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences researchers will be part of a $10 million project to estimate the number of red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,… Read More
Kids explore a sea turtle’s world in new children’s book by UF faculty
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida educator Maia McGuire has at least one tried-and-true way to get kids interested in science: big, recognizableanimals that spark a child’s imagination and curiosity. McGuire, a Florida Sea Grant agent with the… Read More