GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- October is National Seafood Month, and Florida Sea Grant has spotlighted the safety and variety of the state’s seafood products with a special report published in the September issue of Florida Trend magazine. Although ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Food Safety, UF/IFAS, WORK & LIFEBaskets of hard clams on a Cedar Key dock -- Cutline below GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Aquaculture, the controlled production of seafood, ornamental fish and other aquatic life, is big business in Florida. In 2012, the state’s producers earned ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS ResearchDowntown Miami shore, seen from Biscayne Bay -- Cutline below GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- To call attention to pressing coastal and ocean issues in Florida and the surrounding region, Florida Sea Grant has launched an awareness campaign that includes ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, UF/IFASGAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Apalachicola-area oystermen and community leaders received a progress report Thursday from University of Florida scientists working to remediate the area’s oyster population collapse. Karl Havens, director of Florida ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, CropsPhoto cutlines at bottom of page. Click here for high-resolution Karl Havens photo and here for high-res oyster bed photo. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Responding to the oyster fishery collapse in Apalachicola Bay, experts with the University ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research