Abeels wins Don Sweat Sea Grant Extension Award
The award is presented annually to a Florida Sea Grant agent who takes initiative, creativity and leadership in his or her extension program.
Carlos Martinez Wins High Honor from Florida Future Farmers of America
Carlos Martinez, a Florida Sea Grant statewide agent who specializes in ornamental aquaculture and aquaculture education, was recently awarded an Honorary State Degree by the Florida Future Farmers of America Association.
Adams, Thompson win Florida Association of Natural Resource Extension Professionals awards
Chuck Adams, Florida Sea Grant’s marine economics specialist and Tommy Thompson, executive director of the Florida Outdoor Writer’s Association, will both be recognized at this year’s Extension Professionals Association of Florida conference.
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.
University of Florida student awarded joint Sea Grant/NOAA Fisheries fellowship
The fellowship provides up to three years of funding to outstanding Ph.D. candidates who study ways to improve the sustainability of fish stocks that are commercially or recreationally valuable.
New law includes sea-level rise in coastal planning
A new Florida law focused on flooding also requires that redevelopment planning in coastal management elements includes the impacts of sea-level rise.
Volunteer Boat Captains and Snorkelers Needed for the Sixth Annual Pine Island Sound Scallop Search
Up to 40 boats and 150 snorkelers are needed to help monitor and document the health and status of the bay scallop population.
University of Florida Student to Serve as a NOAA Coastal Management Fellow
After she graduates at the end of the summer, Rachel Bouchillon will spend two years in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, helping to develop decision support tools for enhanced management of shoreline properties.
2015 Skoch Scholarship Winner Announced
This year’s winner, Quinn Zacharias, is a senior at Deland High School in Deland. His award-winning project was a water quality analysis report of Rose Bay in Volusia County.
Upcoming Newell Seminar: Scholarly Publishing and Open Access
The free program will take place Monday, May 4, at noon in the Buchanan room at Mote Marine Laboratory. The public is invited to attend.