UF IFAS Water Agents

04/03/2024

Dive into knowledge with Florida Sea Grant's Marine Science Minute radio segment! 🌊🎙️ If you missed the live episode, tune in to the recorded segment by clicking the link below:
👉🏽https://bit.ly/3Jn9EZT

08/18/2023

Great opportunity for those interested in learning more about living shoreline installation.

07/20/2023

Welcome to Florida - everything you need to know. Register here: ➡ https://FL101.eventbrite.com?aff=oddtdtcreator

07/20/2023

Southwest Florida estuaries are starting to experience seasonal benthic cyanobacterial mats. Here's what you need to know.

In recent years, Charlotte Harbor has seen the periodic episodes of floating grey and brown carpet-like blobs. Spoiler alert: it's not p**p!

06/23/2023

Is scalloping a part of your plans this summer? Keep an eye out for Florida Sea Grant agents stationed at boat ramps in Taylor and Hernando counties throughout the 2023 scalloping season. They'll be distributing easy-to-use "scallop sorters" which help prevent the harvesting of smaller scallops (less than 2 inches) that have not yet had a chance to reproduce. Although there is no regulation on minimum size limit, allowing younger or smaller scallops to spawn helps replenish the local scallop population and ensure future scalloping seasons!

Visit our recreational scalloping page for all you need to know before you go: 🤿 www.flseagrant.org/fisheries/scalloping/

Taylor County Reef Research Team University of Florida/IFAS Extension at Hernando County UF IFAS Extension Taylor County University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences

11/30/2022

Florida funds new red tide research to improve forecasting, protect our fisheries, and improve our assessment of red tide impacts.

Harmful Algal Bloom Grant Program funds three projects Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission sent this bulletin at 11/22/2022 01:49 PM EST (Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page.) Nov. 22, 2022 Suggested Tweet: Three new projects addressing red tide research funded by Ha...

11/14/2022

Red tide season is here and parts of the Gulf Coast have been seeing signs of red tide for the last month. Watch this new introductory video to learn more about red tide and how the state is monitoring this harmful algal bloom:

Red tide often affects the Gulf Coast of Florida during certain times of the year, like late summer. Not sure what that means for you, your family, and your ...

10/18/2022

Happy 50th Anniversary Clean Water Act!

October 18th marks the 50th anniversary of the Clean Water Act, the law that would finally regulate the industrial pollution then fouling America's waters. Learn about that watershed movement, the threats facing out waters today, and the role of environmental leadership in solutions.

Join us on Monday at Pugh Hall from 6 - 7pm for a keynote by water advocate and South Florida Water Management District Governing Board Member Jacqui Thurlow-Lippisch, followed by a panel for students across UF's 16 colleges who are interested in environmental leadership.

Bring your questions about water and be inspired to tackle the environmental challenges of our times. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3V1r7vm

10/04/2022

This google drive is full of hurricane resources for those who need help or want to help.

09/30/2022

Make sure your well water is safe after Hurricane Ian.

If your private well or septic system was damaged during the storm, your well water may be contaminated with harmful bacteria.

To avoid getting sick, make sure you boil or disinfect your water before using it for drinking, making ice, brushing teeth, cleaning wounds, or cooking.

For more details about how to prepare these systems for the storm, watch these webinars⤵️

Septic systems - https://bit.ly/3ranZPX
Private wells - https://bit.ly/3RfLbXC

09/12/2022

Florida Sea Grant is hiring!

📢 We're hiring!

Come join our team! We have two open roles:

1️⃣ Science Writer ✍️

Come join the communications team at Florida Sea Grant to communicate science to target audiences with the goal of improving the understanding of coastal and marine issues in Florida. This position will be responsible for developing and preparing a variety of science-based written content such as news releases, newsletter articles, scripts, blogs, social media posts, and more.

Apply by Sept. 29 👉 https://bit.ly/3Dg0Ov6

2️⃣ Living Shoreline Program Assistant 🌊🌾🌱

Work with Florida Sea Grant agents to bring living shoreline expertise to a broader audience. This position will use their expertise to contribute to 1) the organization and delivery of the marine contractor living shorfeline courses, 2) the development of promotional and educational materials, and 3) evaluation and reporting of the program.

Apply by Sept. 13 👉 https://bit.ly/3B0GjAZ