Florida Sea Grant expert: 10 years after oil spill, Gulf still on the mend
FSG’s Oil Spill Research Extension Specialist answers questions.
Hurricane Michael debris still litters Florida shorelines; $3 million will go toward clearing it
FSG’s Scott Jackson leads project team.
New coastal education materials will help stay-at-home schooling
Sea turtles and manatees are two topics of new stay-a-home education lessons.
Sherry Larkin Named Director of Florida Sea Grant
Sherry Larkin, associate dean for UF/IFAS Research and associate director of the Florida Agricultural Experiment Station, has been named director of Florida Sea Grant, effective immediately. Larkin joined the University of Florida faculty in 2000 and has served as interim director of Florida Sea Grant since April 2019, after the unexpected passing of Karl Havens,…
John A. Knauss Fellowship and Aylesworth Scholarship now accepting applications
The John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship has begun accepting applications for its 2021 cohort. The fellowship is open to graduate students with an interest in ocean or coastal resources and in the national policy decisions affecting those resources. Through the program, highly qualified graduate students are matched with hosts in the legislative and…
Introducing the Karl Havens Excellence Fund
Florida Sea Grant established a sustained student-focused research program on water quality in memoriam of the program’s recently passed director, Dr. Karl Havens. The “Karl Havens Excellence Fund” will support students and research at Florida Sea Grant affiliated institutions in the areas of limnology, coastal and estuarine water quality, and harmful algal blooms. Karl’s research…
Sea Grant opens aquaculture research funding opportunities of up to $13.5 million
National Sea Grant Office announces three aquaculture opportunities. Three funding opportunities for up to $13.5 million in aquaculture research have been announced by the National Sea Grant College Program of the U.S. Department of Commerce. The opportunities address distinct aspects of domestic aquaculture and bear different deadlines for letters of intent. The national office will give…
Maurizio Martinelli Named Coral Disease Response Coordinator
In his new role, Martinelli will be steering the state’s collective response to stony coral tissue loss disease, which has plagued Florida’s 360-mile-long reef tract since 2014.
Florida Sea Grant Seeking Letters of Intent for Applied Coastal and Ocean Research Projects
Florida Sea Grant is now seeking letters of intent for two-year coastal and ocean applied research grants that reflect priorities identified in the current Florida Sea Grant Strategic Plan.
Salty Urbanism
Florida Sea Grant researcher rethinks how cities can adapt to rising seas.