Living Docks Oyster Matting (FULL)
Like many estuaries worldwide, the Indian River Lagoon (IRL), has seen a decline in resources and overall water quality due to human activities. One method to help restore water quality and benthic habitats is the construction and deployment of oyster restoration mats on dock pilings, known as the…
Living Docks Oyster Matting (FULL)
Like many estuaries worldwide, the Indian River Lagoon (IRL), has seen a decline in resources and overall water quality due to human activities. One method to help restore water quality and benthic habitats is the construction and deployment of oyster restoration mats on dock pilings, known as the…
Living Docks Oyster Matting (FULL)
Like many estuaries worldwide, the Indian River Lagoon (IRL), has seen a decline in resources and overall water quality due to human activities. One method to help restore water quality and benthic habitats is the construction and deployment of oyster restoration mats on dock pilings, known as the…
Living Docks Oyster Matting (FULL)
Like many estuaries worldwide, the Indian River Lagoon (IRL), has seen a decline in resources and overall water quality due to human activities. One method to help restore water quality and benthic habitats is the construction and deployment of oyster restoration mats on dock pilings, known as the…
Living Docks Oyster Matting (FULL)
Like many estuaries worldwide, the Indian River Lagoon (IRL), has seen a decline in resources and overall water quality due to human activities. One method to help restore water quality and benthic habitats is the construction and deployment of oyster restoration mats on dock pilings, known as the…
Living Docks Oyster Matting (FULL)
Like many estuaries worldwide, the Indian River Lagoon (IRL), has seen a decline in resources and overall water quality due to human activities. One method to help restore water quality and benthic habitats is the construction and deployment of oyster restoration mats on dock pilings, known as the…
Living Docks Oyster Matting (FULL)
Like many estuaries worldwide, the Indian River Lagoon (IRL), has seen a decline in resources and overall water quality due to human activities. One method to help restore water quality and benthic habitats is the construction and deployment of oyster restoration mats on dock pilings, known as the…
Living Docks Oyster Matting (FULL)
Join us to create oyster mats for our Living Docks Program. Established at Florida Tech’s Indian River Lagoon Research Institute (IRLRI), this community driven program was founded to promote the growth of filter feeding benthic organisms and improve local water quality.
Living Docks Oyster Matting (FULL)
Like many estuaries worldwide, the Indian River Lagoon (IRL), has seen a decline in resources and overall water quality due to human activities. One method to help restore water quality and benthic habitats is the construction and deployment of oyster restoration mats on dock pilings, known as the…
Living Docks Oyster Matting (FULL)
Like many estuaries worldwide, the Indian River Lagoon (IRL), has seen a decline in resources and overall water quality due to human activities. One method to help restore water quality and benthic habitats is the construction and deployment of oyster restoration mats on dock pilings, known as the…
Living Docks Oyster Matting (FULL)
Like many estuaries worldwide, the Indian River Lagoon (IRL), has seen a decline in resources and overall water quality due to human activities. One method to help restore water quality and benthic habitats is the construction and deployment of oyster restoration mats on dock pilings, known as the…
Liz Grossman Joins the New Event Team
December's Volunteer Spotlight!
"Look into the Under Sea World of the Florida Oceanographic Society and the new Ocean Ecosystem Displays"
Mark Perry of the Florida Oceanographic Society speaks to local radio station, WQCS, aout the eight million dollars in donations and grants helped create new exhibits, add more aquatic life to the facility, and build a beautiful sanctuary for over 300 creatures of the deep.
Looking at Sharks in a New Light
Let’s face it – sharks receive a lot of negative press. Despite the astronomically low odds of ever having a bad encounter with a shark, they still elicit a deep-seated emotional response in many people.
LOSOM
August 13, 2024 marked a significant milestone in our ongoing efforts to protect and enhance the health of our estuaries—the implementation of the Lake Okeechobee System Operating Manual (LOSOM).
LOSOM is the blueprint the United States Army Corp of Engineers (USACE) will use to manage the…
LOSOM Plan CC Position
Make Your Voice Heard for our Waterways!
LOSOM Public Comments
We encourage you to take action by raising your voices and letting the USACE know that these are important issues to you and they must be addressed in any updates to LOSOM.
Lost Summer 10 years on: Are Lake Okeechobee, Indian River Lagoon, estuary woes too big?
"As we continue through the 10th anniversary of the Lost Summer of 2013, I’m going to make a pessimistic prediction," writes Laurence Reisman. "Like Ernie Lyons, Nathaniel Reed, Maggy Hurchalla ― some the past century’s greatest advocates for the Indian River Lagoon and the estuaries that feed it…
Making Our Ocean A Priority
World Ocean Day on June 8th gives us the opportunity to reflect on the importance of our oceans, and what we must do to protect them. The oceans are our planet’s life support system.
Manatee deaths decline for first time in five years, researchers skeptical that will last
Manatees had been dying off in record numbers in Florida in recent years, but that has changed for the first time in five years.
Manatee sighting network in Alachua County kept track of the charismatic mammal at a time of statewide concern
Zack Jud, who has a doctorate in biology from Florida International University, is the director of education for the Florida Oceanographic Society. His focus is more on game fish, but he said manatees have become crucial to overall ecosystem health.
Manatee Watching: How to Do It Right
As manatees migrate, they face threats from boat strikes and human interference. Before you hit the water, check out our tips on observing these creatures responsibly!
Mangrove Planting
Volunteer and be a part of shoreline restoration by helping us to plant mangrove and salt marsh seedlings into recycled planters!
Mangrove Propagule Planting - FULL
Help plant mangrove propagules!
