Meet the 2017 Guy Harvey Scholars
Six graduate students at universities in Florida have received Guy Harvey scholarship awards, recognizing their outstanding achievement in marine science research.
Sea Grant Agent Trains Citizen Scientists to Help Track Horseshoe Crabs in the Big Bend
Sea Grant agent Savanna Barry helps train volunteers to survey horseshoe crabs in Florida’s Big Bend, giving scientists more insight into population size and health.
2017 Skoch Scholar Announced
Kelly van Woesik, a senior at Satellite High School, has been named the 2017 Skoch Scholar for her project focused on the migration of great white sharks.
Feb. 18-19 Cortez Fishing Festival Celebrates Community’s Commercial Fishing Heritage
If you love seafood and want to savor a taste of Florida’s history, then don’t miss the annual Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival in the fishing village of Cortez.
Apalachicola Oyster Dealer Remembered for Contributions to Sea Grant, UF and Industry
Grady Leavins was a strong advocate of the use of research, education and outreach to find scientific solutions to problem facing the state’s oyster industry.
Great Goliath Grouper Count Provides Fisheries Managers with Stock Assessment Data
Beginning June 3, volunteer divers and anglers around the state join Florida Sea Grant agents and FWC scientists to count the large and charismatic goliath grouper as part of the seventh annual Great Goliath Grouper Count.
Hall-Scharf named Sea Grant Agent for Hernando County
Brittany Hall-Scharf, a former fisheries biologist with the Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, has been named the Florida Sea Grant agent with UF/IFAS Extension for Hernando County.
Seafood Documentaries Tell Stories of Gulf Coast Shrimp and Mullet Fisheries
Through the past seven decades, fishing families in Southwest Florida have faced years of prosperity and years of adversity, and their fishery traditions have left an indelible stamp on Florida’s cultural heritage. Their remarkable stories and prospects for survival have been captured in two films documenting the saga of the seafood industry in Fort Myers…
Tarpon Springs Business Links its Success to Florida Sea Grant
Jim Cantonis is president of Acme Sponge and Chamois of Tarpon Springs, Fla., a successful processor and wholesaler of marine sponges and sheepskin chamois products sold around the world. Florida Sea Grant contributes to the company’s success by conducting research in the biology of marine sponges that helps ensure the sustainability of the commercial fishery. Q: Tell us about the sponge industry in Florida. Cantonis:…
Florida Outdoor Writers Association announces recipients of its 2015 scholarships
The winners are Jenny Adler, a Ph.D. student in interdisciplinary ecology with a focus in journalism; Carrie Schuman, a Ph.D. student in interdisciplinary ecology with a focus in fisheries and aquatic sciences; and Jordan Skaggs, an M.S. student in fisheries and aquatic sciences.