Save the date! Join us on May 15th @ 2PM to learn more about how faunal bioturbation can prevent #seagrass colonization in this webinar by UF Environmental Engineering Postdoctoral Researcher Dr. Bea Marin-Diaz. Register at 🔗 bit.ly/beadiaz24

A talk that should not be missed! FishSounds co-founder presents her PhD defense seminar!!! 🐠🔊🐟🎙️🐡

What factors affect natural seagrass 🌊🌱recovery? Find out about the role animals play at the next #NatureCoastCurrents webinar from UF ESSIE UF Center for Coastal Solutions Postdoctoral Researcher Dr. Bea Marin-Diaz - May 15th at 2 PM ET. Register: ufl.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Salt marsh study finds #mussel-enhanced N removal extends beyond their aggregations. N removal hotspots may be identified by mussel coverage. #Bivalve density can play a critical role in ecosystem function esp where they interact synergistically w/ plants: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/13…

We all know #bayscallops are fun to search for each summer, but how much do you know about their biology? 🤿 Learn more about these snappy mollusks this Wednesday 6/12, @ 2:00 PM Eastern by UF/IFAS Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences grad Abbey Scro. Register➡️bit.ly/scallopscro

2025 Smith Fellows Request for Proposals Announced! Deadline is September 30, 2024. View the proposal guidelines here: conbio.org/mini-sites/smi…

🐟NEW PAPER🐟 Curious about the fish sounds that inspired our logo? Learn about Gulf toadfish calls and how they can be used for monitoring applications with this new article: rdcu.be/dPDjK. Work done at UF/IFAS Nature Coast Biological Station and photo taken at the The Florida Aquarium!

"The first year of TRAP has been very successful. We collected a total of 783.86 pounds of trash from our Watergoats, and captured 2,096 pieces of large debris in our storm drain traps." Great work, UF/IFAS Nature Coast Biological Station & partners! Thanks, NOAA Marine Debris Program funding! blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/ncbs/2024/09/1…

🌱 Have you heard of Gracilaria? This Florida aquacultured algae just might be the hottest new food trend in the pasture.🐄 Join us for a webinar on 10/16 at 2PM by Georgia Dubeux, Masters Student in UF IFAS Animal Sciences Dept.. Register at🔗bit.ly/gdubeux

📢Calling all nature Enthusiasts! Take part in the Eyes on Seagrass Blitz in the Indian River Lagoon from 11/1-11/15. Visit bit.ly/eosblitz to learn more about how you can get involved.

Eyes on Seagrass Blitz in the Indian River Lagoon blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/volusiaco/2024…

The Water Institute is thrilled to announce Dr. Audrey Looby and Dr. Yuseung Shin as the recipients of the 2024 Water Institute Dissertation Awards! This award recognizes their outstanding Ph.D. dissertations on water-related issues. Learn more: bit.ly/4h5Jeex

New paper🆕🌿 from NCBS affiliate Ph.D. Alex Bijack, Dr. Laura Reynolds UF/IFAS Dept of Soil, Water & Ecosystem Sciences, & Dr. Ashley Smyth UF IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center highlights the crucial role of plant traits—both within and between species—in driving biogeochemical cycling and greenhouse gas fluxes. 🔗bit.ly/3NrMPWS

From November 1st to 15th, community members are invited to help collect data on the presence of seagrass in the lagoon. Tap the link below to learn more. flseagrant.org/eye-on-seagras…

Interested in underwater soundscapes? You're in luck; we're hosting a seminar series with a great list of speakers and topics. Made possible by DFO Pacific NSERC / CRSNG Liber Ero Fellows SFU Biological Sciences UVic Science

Get ready to dive into knowledge! Learn all about seagrass found in the Indian River Lagoon and how to take part in the Eyes on Seagrass Blitz beginning on November 1st.🤿🌿 👉 bit.ly/3YKba0E

Join us tomorrow at 11:45 AM for the next #W3seminar with Elliott White Jr., Ph.D., who will present on leveraging machine learning to develop a coastal forested #wetlands (CFWs) map and the first habitat suitability map for CFWs! @SwampManElliott 🔗youtube.com/live/XA3yMEM3I…

#OperationTRAP is working to keep FL waters clean! 🚮Trash traps, booms, & monofilament tubes are intercepting harmful litter (#plastics) from reaching our aquatic preserves!🌊 NOAA Marine Debris Program Florida Sea Grant UF/IFAS Nature Coast Biological Station Florida DEP News youtube.com/watch?v=ENGxUS…

What's the big deal with #BlueCarbon? 🔵🌿 Learn more about the Caribbean Carbon Accounting in Seagrass (CariCAS) project and influences to seagrass carbon storage in this webinar on Wed., 12/18 @ 2PM ET by Dr. Johannes Krause, from FIU. Register at ➡️ bit.ly/JohannesKrause…

Don't miss this seminar. Monitoring fish using acoustic is an emerging and important topic in fisheries management!! UVic Research DFO Pacific UVic Science SFU Science NSERC / CRSNG DFO Maritimes