The heavy rainfall that came with Hurricane Irma in September 2017 and the above-average rainfall in spring 2018 again set the stage for another large-scale summer algal bloom in Lake Okeechobee, the St. Lucie (SLE) and Caloosahatchee (CE) Rivers and Read More …
Florida Gutted Water Quality Monitoring – As Killer Algae Increased
Over the last decade, as the state fought federal efforts to protect water, shrunk its own environmental and water-management agencies, and cut funding to an algae task force, monitoring for water quality has plummeted. When Florida Sea Grant director Karl Read More …
Why are dead sea animals washing up on Florida beaches?
ORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. – Eric Rauch went out for a walk in Fort Myers Beach and he said it smelled like death. Piles of dead parchment tube worms were tangled over and under fish. There were dead stingrays and Read More …
Texas Shrimp Industry Stands To Lose $1 Million A DAY Because Of Trump’s Immigration Policies
BY RUTHANN GONAZALEZ JULY 18, 2018 Many who supported Donald Trump during the 2016 presidential election have come to regret their decision, as the president’s policies are wreaking havoc on their businesses. The Trump administration has capped visas for Read More …
MRIP: Fishing Survey Transition Update
This video is from the NOAA Fisheries website. It’s a little over 26 minutes, but it has some great information. For the full website click here.
From trash to treat: Rock shrimp’s rise to fame in Florida
By Mike Schneider | APJuly 7 TITUSVILLE, Fla. — After trawling the Atlantic Ocean for days, Rodney Thompson returned to his Florida home and dropped buckets of rock shrimp in the middle of the kitchen. He ordered his four school-age children to stop Read More …
Know your fishmonger and your restaurant. Don’t be fooled.
How many pounds of fried catfish are sold as grouper, red snapper and other fish species in United States? It is difficult to tell the difference between fried Vietnamese and fried Mississippi catfish. Looks like Vietnam and United States share Read More …
FRLA Presentation
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Outboards Overboard
By Jessica Hathaway June 25, 2018 In the coming weeks, the House is likely to vote on Rep. Don Young’s (R-Alaska) Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act, or H.R. 200. This revision and reauthorization of the Read More …
Seafood Fraud in Florida Harms Everyone Except the Perpetrators
The Florida media often reports restaurants selling Asian catfish for Florida grouper, selling foreign shrimp for domestic shrimp and Escolar for white tuna. The small fine for seafood fraud is not a deterrent. It can be considered a cost of Read More …