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Winter in the marsh

Dr. Randall Hughes FSU Coastal & Marine Lab It has been COLD the last few times we’ve been out in the field. The first time (described accurately by Rob), we did not have sufficient cold weather field gear – David … Continue reading

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Cold and Wet: Field Research in the Winter

Rob Diaz de Villegas WFSU-TV I was driving to Stump Hole with my production assistant Kevin when we saw these waves crashing on the rocks on the beach side of Cape San Blas.  Like any good production people, we knew … Continue reading

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Just one more thing…

Dr. Randall Hughes FSU Coastal & Marine Lab Because of the big focus on oysters over the last month, it may seem as if we haven’t been doing anything “In the grass”. We’ve been busy, though, trying to squeeze in … Continue reading

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Writing about a bygone era of fishing.

WFSU-TV’s dimensions traveled to Spring Creek, FL. to talk to a man who is preserving a bygone era in commercial fishing in his books. Mike Plummer reports. Continue reading

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Did You Say Mangroves?

Dr. Randall Hughes FSU Coastal & Marine Lab A few weeks ago, Dr. Ed Proffitt from Florida Atlantic University visited FSUCML to give a seminar here and on campus. Ed and I have collaborated on several proposals, so we used … Continue reading

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The search for patterns

Dr. Randall Hughes FSU Coastal & Marine Lab The end of summer is a good time to pause and think about any general patterns that emerge from observations over the course of the last year(s). Sometimes it is easy to … Continue reading

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The Making of a Softshell Crab

Rob Diaz de Villegas WFSU-TV To clarify, we are looking at the biological process through which a blue crab molts its shell, not recipes (feel free though, to share your favorites in the comments area).  I have to admit that … Continue reading

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Autumn in the marsh

Dr. Randall Hughes FSU Coastal & Marine Lab One doesn’t need to look at a calendar to realize that fall is upon us – recent cool mornings are a welcome sign. The marsh is also showing signs of change, with … Continue reading

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A walk “in the grass”

Rob Diaz de Villegas WFSU-TV Last week we had a post on what it was like on an oyster reef, the idea being that many people have never really seen one.  Continuing with that theme, I thought it might be … Continue reading

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Operation Noah’s Ark

Jack Rudloe from the Gulf Specimen Marine Lab talks to WFSU’s dimensions about Operation Noah’s Ark and the ecological importance of critters living in coastal salt marshes. Continue reading

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