Upcoming Newell Seminar: Regional Initiatives in Caribbean Fisheries Management
The free program will take place Friday, March 13, at 2:45 p.m. at 7922 NW 71st Street in Gainesville, Fla. The public is invited to attend.
Upcoming Florida Clam Industry Workshop and Newell Seminar: March 9-10
The seminar and workshop are free, but to ensure there are enough handouts available, please RVSP by March 6.
Feeling the squeeze: Florida Sea Grant provides multiple tools to help coastal communities balance competing demands for water access
If coastal communities are to remain sustainable, residents, visitors, policy makers, and regulators need new methods and information sources to harmonize the growing demand for access to their beaches and waterways. Researchers and extension specialists at Florida Sea Grant are making that challenge a priority.
National Working Waterfronts Symposium issues call for presentation proposals
Any individual involved with working waterfronts and waterways is invited to submit an abstract by April 15. The symposium will take place November 16-19 in Tampa.
Upcoming Newell Seminar: Can Caribbean Staghorn and Elkhorn Coral Populations Be Restored?
The free program will take place Friday, February 20, at 4:00 p.m. in Chae Auditorium at the New College of Florida. The public is invited to attend.
Upcoming Newell Seminar: The Science Behind Understanding the Lionfish Invasion
The free program will take place Thursday, February 19, at 3:30 p.m. in Room 209 of the Biology building at the University of Central Florida. The public is invited to attend.
Upcoming Newell Seminar: A Greener Future for Caribbean Constitutions?
The free program will take place Thursday, February 12, from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. in Room 270 of the Holland Law Center at the Levin College of Law. The public is invited to attend.
Cortez Fishing Festival coming up Feb. 14-15
Its beginnings were humble. Music, clog dancing, smoked mullet and fish chowder were among the big draws for the first one-day festival. Organizers were hoping a few hundred folks would show up. To their surprise, over a thousand people descended on the historic fishing village of Cortez to gorge on delicious seafood and enjoy the…
U.S. Senate Finally Acknowledges Climate Change is Real
The United States Senate on January 21, 2015, engaged in a series of votes in which the Senate finally acknowledged that climate change is real. Even long-time promoter of the idea that climate change is the biggest hoax ever perpetrated, Senator James Inhofe, voted for a measure stating “Climate change is real and not a…