Category: Water

Post-Idalia adaptations help Nature Coast Biological Station weather subsequent storms

by Megan Winslow
August 26, 2024

One year ago this week, Hurricane Idalia made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend region. In addition to contributing to the deaths of 12 people, the Category 4 hurricane generated storm surge as high as 12 feet and winds as strong as 125 mph. ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Adapt, Adaptations, Big Bend, Cedar Key, Cedar Key Seafood Festival, Discovery Center, Fish And Wildlife Service, Hurricane Debby, Hurricane Idalia, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Lab, Laboratory, Matt Suggs, Megan Winslow, Michael Allen, Mike Allen, Mobile Lab, Nature Coast Biological Station, NCBS, Research, Research Facility, Storm, Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge, Suzette Cook, Tyler Jones, UF, UF/IFS, University Of Florida, Weather

Natural ponds remove nitrogen more effectively than stormwater ponds

by Brad Buck
July 30, 2024

Summer brings daily storms in the Sunshine State, and with the rain, you need to control flooding in some neighborhoods. Florida is swimming in 76,000 stormwater ponds. Designed to control flooding, stormwater ponds are not as effective as ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, UF/IFAS, Water
Tags: AJ Reisinger, Audrey Goekner, Denitrification, Dinitrogen Gas, Ecosystems, Flooding, Natural Ponds, Neighborhoods, Nitrogen, Nitrogen Fixation, Pollutants, Soil Water And Ecosystem Sciences, Stormwater, Stormwater Ponds, Subdivisions

UF study reveals environmental impact of artificial sweeteners

by Megan Winslow
July 8, 2024

The human body’s inability to break down sucralose, an artificial sweetener found in many zero-calorie food and drink products, is well established by scientific research. The compound is so stable that it escapes wastewater treatment processing ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Algae, Amelia Westmoreland, Aquatic Biology, Aquatic Environment, Artificial Sweetener, Bacteria, Biology, Cyanobacteria, Diatom, Ecosystem, Envionrmental, Environment, Environmental Impact, Environmental Impacts, Food Chain, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Marine, Megan Winslow, Microbial Communities, Microbial Respiration, Nutrient, Photosynthesis, Soil, Soil Water And Ecosystem Sciences, Sucralose, Tracey Schafer, UF, UF/IFAS, University Of Florida, Wastewater, Water And Ecosystem Sciences Department, Whitney Laboratory For Marine Bioscience, Zero-calorie

Scientists seek public help to prevent spread of invasive soft coral along Florida’s coast

by Lourdes Mederos
July 1, 2024

Scientists urge divers, recreational charters, residents and visitors exploring the waters of South Florida to look for an invasive soft coral species that has been reported on the nearby surrounding shores of Cuba. The invasive pulse ... READ MORE

Category: Blog Community, Conservation, Invasive Species, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Water
Tags: Ana Zangroniz, Aquatic Invasives, Endangered Species Act, Florida Sea Grant, Invasion Science Research Institute, News, Paul Evans, Pulse Coral, Shelly Krueger, U.S. Geological Survey, UF/IFAS Extension

Estudio evidencia un creciente interés por las costas vivas

by Luz Bahder
June 26, 2024

Creado por Megan Winslow, especialista en relaciones públicas de UF/IFAS. Promover la idea de instalar una costa viva o costa natural se consideraba una batalla perdida. Savanna Barry recuerda a un colega que intentó presentar el concepto ... READ MORE

Category: Blog Community, Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Disaster Preparation, NATURAL RESOURCES, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Contratista Maritimo, Costa, Costas Naturales, Costas Vivas, Educacion, Espanol, Estudio, Florida Sea Grant, Huracanes, MASGC, Muro De Contencion, Percepcion, Programa De Maestros Naturalistas De Florida De University Of Florida, Regulaciones, Restauracion Costera, Rompeolas, Savanna Barry, Spanish, Temporada De Huracanes, UF/IFAS

Study reveals growing interest in natural shorelines

by Megan Winslow
June 26, 2024

Promoting the idea of installing a living shoreline was once a losing battle. Savanna Barry recalls a colleague who attempted to introduce the concept during a gathering of marine contractors about a decade ago. (more…) READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Bulkhead, Cedar Key, Coast, Coastal, Conservation, Ecosystem, Extension, Florida Master Naturalist Program, Florida Sea Grant, FSG, Hurricane, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Living Shoreline, Marine Contractor, Megan Winslow, Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium, Native Vegetation, Natural, Oyster, Savanna Barry, Seawall, Shore, Shoreline, Stabilize, Storm Surge, UF, UF/IFAS, University Of Florida, Vegetation, Water, Wave Break

UF y Florida Sea Grant presentan una herramienta gratuita de clasificación al inicio de la temporada de vieiras

by Luz Bahder
June 17, 2024

Creado por Megan Winslow, especialista en relaciones públicas para UF/IFAS. La temporada de pesca deportiva de vieiras en Florida, conocidas también como escalopes, conchas de abanico o patas de mula, dio inicio el pasado sábado 15 de ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, NATURAL RESOURCES, Recreation, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Clasificador De Vieiras, Concha De Abanico, Conchas, Cosecha, Cosecha Futura, Disponibilidad De Recursos, Equilibrio Ecologico, Escalopes, Florida Sea Grant, FSG, FWC, Herramienta, Herramienta Para Clasificar Vieiras, Marina, Pata De Mula, Pesca, Recolectores De Vieiras, Reproduccion, Tamano, Temporada, UF/IFAS, Victor Blanco, Vieiras

UF, Florida Sea Grant offer free tool as scallop season starts

by Megan Winslow
June 13, 2024

Florida’s recreational scalloping season begins Saturday with shores off Dixie County and part of Taylor County opening for harvest and those along other Gulf Coast counties soon to follow. (more…) READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Recreation, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Bay Scallops, Conservation, Diving, Ecosystems Sustainability, Florida Sea Grant, Gulf Coast, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Megan Winslow, Scallop, Scallop Sorter, Scalloping, Snorkeling, Steinhatchee, Sustainability, UF/IFAS, University Of Florida, Victor Blanco, Wildlife

Return ‘Em Right ahora ofrece un componente educativo en español

by Luz Bahder
June 7, 2024

Creado por Megan Winslow, especialista en relaciones públicas de UF/IFAS. La temporada de pargo rojo inició el 1 de junio, marcando también el comienzo de un curso diseñado para ayudar a los pescadores a preservar la población de esta ... READ MORE

Category: Blog Community, Coasts & Marine, Conservation, EVENTS, NATURAL RESOURCES, Recreation, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Barotrauma, Blanquillo, Curso, Curso En Espanol En Linea, Espanol, Florida Sea Grant, Golfo De Mexico, Gratis, Hispanohablantes, Liberacion, Liberacion De Peces, Medregal, Mejores Practicas, Mero, Modulo De Educacion En Linea, Nick Haddad, Pargo, Pargo Rojo, Peces De Arrecife, Pequeria Sostenible, Pesca, Pescar, Poblaciones De Peces, Return 'Em Right, Salud De Las Pesquerias, Sobrevivencia, Spanish, UF/IFAS

Return ‘Em Right releases Spanish education component

by Megan Winslow
June 6, 2024

Florida’s red snapper season opened June 1, and with it comes the release of a new tool to help anglers sustain the species’ population for years to come: a Spanish-language edition of Return ‘Em Right’s online education module. (more…) READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Recreation, UF/IFAS, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Angler, Barotrauma, Fish, Fishing, Gulf Of Mexico, Megan Winslow, Nick Haddad, Online, Reef Fish, Return 'Em Right, Snapper, Spanish, Translated

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