I am the Associate Director for Extension and Education with Florida Sea Grant. From 2001-July 2020, I served as the UF/IFAS Extension Sea Grant agent for St Johns and Flagler Counties. I have a PhD in marine biology. My major education topics include microplastics, protected marine species, and invasive species. You can reach me at mpmcg@ufl.edu or 904-201-8416.

Posts by Maia McGuire:

• Sargassum
• World Sea Turtle Day is June 16
• Bite-sized science webinar series
• Online educational resources for kids at home
• Portuguese man-o-war
• Manatees
• Biodegradable plastic?
• Sea Turtle Awareness
• Sea beans (Drift seeds)
• Things to think about when trying to reduce waste

• Jellies on the beach!
• Have a Very Merry Ocean Holiday Season
• Thinking about the environment over the holidays
• Sargassum beach wrack
• September is Microplastic Awareness Month
• Permit now required to sell saw palmetto berries
• Red tide
• Mangroves
• Shells of pteropods on local beaches
• World Environment and World Oceans Days

• Bioplastics vs. petroleum plastics
• New beach legislation in Florida
• 6th International Marine Debris Conference
• Sea oats for restoring sand dunes
• Want to see manatees? Consider a trip to Blue Spring State Park this winter.
• Consider making a New Year's Resolution to reduce plastic waste
• Eight ways to help save the ocean
• Chasing Coral movie screening and discussion
• King Tides: Look out for coastal flooding
• Rip Current Safety

• Climate Change and Coral Reefs
• Recycling plastics
• Plastic Recycling--did you know?
• Turtles at the Beach