Indian River – Vero Beach to Fort Pierce Aquatic Preserve. Map provided by MapDirect, Florida Department of Environmental Protection. The Environmental Protection Agency recently approved a No-Discharge Zone (NDZ) for the Indian River Lagoon Vero Beach to Fort Pierce Aquatic Preserve; this is the fourth NDZ designation in the state and the first of the … Read more
Life often comes full circle—and Dr. Dana Stephens exemplifies this through her career-long connection to extension. Now serving as the Florida Sea Grant UF/IFAS Extension Agent for Okaloosa County, she embodies the program’s vision of community outreach, education, and application of science. Growing up in Minnesota, the “Land of 10,000 Lakes,” Dr. Stephens developed an … Read more
Corralling Connections Florida Sea Grant Guy Harvey Foundation Fellows (Alexis Mitchem & Susannah Cogburn) with Dr. Guy Harvey at ICAST, in Orlando, Florida. Florida Sea Grant hosted two inaugural symposiums this year, and attended the world’s largest sportfishing trade show! The year began with the Research Symposium, which highlighted Florida Sea Grant’s role in addressing … Read more
It is important to note that we did not look behind the selected keywords to determine their substantive impact. However, we did score them based on where the keywords fell in the plans, focusing on their relevance to actionable policy and how often the keywords occurred. In addition, despite some statutory requirements, not all comprehensive … Read more
Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, the state’s insurer of last resort, said that it is encouraged as its policy count falls below 1 million or the first time in two years, with encouraging signs being seen in Florida property insurance market dynamics.Florida Citizens explained that the number of policies it has in-force declined to 987,650 … Read more
