Category: Coasts & Marine

Are you Hurricane Ready? Get Prepared for Hurricane Season

by Jenna Austhof-Curtis
May 9, 2025

BELLE GLADE, Fla - Are you hurricane ready? If not, prepare now! The 2025 hurricane season is predicted to bring 17 named storms, 9 hurricanes, and 4 major hurricanes. This week is National Hurricane Preparedness Week, and we are kicking ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Coasts & Marine, Disaster Preparation, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: #Hurricane #Storm #homepreperation #safety, Hurricane Ready, Palm Beach County

Downstream of COVID-19

by Lisa Krimsky
August 30, 2021

As a UF/IFAS extension agent I, like all my extension colleagues, receive a lot of resources about the state of the current COVID-19 pandemic. However, as someone who specializes in water resources, I couldn’t envision how COVID-19 would impact ... READ MORE

Category: , Coasts & Marine, Conservation, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: #IFASWater, COVID-19, Florida Sea Grant, UF IFAS Water Agents, Water Quality

Understanding the 2017-2018 Florida Red Tide

by Lisa Krimsky
December 4, 2018

By: Lisa Krimsky, Betty Staugler, Brittany Scharf, Krista Stump and Rebecca Burton Florida’s lingering red tide has left many concerned residents with unanswered questions. Over the past 14 months since the bloom began off the coast of ... READ MORE

Category: , Coasts & Marine, NATURAL RESOURCES, Water
Tags: Algae Bloom, Southwest District, UF IFAS Water Agents, Water Quality

Tunicates (aka Sea Squirts)

by Linda Seals
May 12, 2014

Holly Abeels, Florida Sea Grant Extension Agent Tunicates are found throughout the Indian River Lagoon growing attached to mangrove roots, pilings, oyster reefs, and any hard substance they can find every spring and into the summer. They ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, NATURAL RESOURCES, Recreation, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Brevard County, Environment, Florida Sea Grant, Indian River Lagoon, Oceans, Sea Squirt, Tunicates, Water

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