Aquaculture Facilities

Cantore’s live reports from a UF/IFAS building delivered powerful lesson on storm surge danger

Suzette CookJune 26th, 2024It was University of Florida IFAS Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Professor Mike Allen who handed a key to veteran Weather Channel Meteorologist Jim Cantore with the following instructions: Once Cantore and his camera crew entered the building, they could not leave until given the all clear. That key was to the UF/IFAS North Coast Biological […]

New study shows seafood waste less profound than previously thought

Megan WinslowApril 9th, 2024A new study shows seafood food loss and waste in the United States is approximately 22.7%, a drastic decrease from previous estimates of between 43% and 47%. The study, conducted in part by researchers from the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS,) provides an in-depth estimate of food loss and food […]

Survey now open: Florida agricultural producers encouraged to share Hurricane Idalia impacts

Kirsten Romaguera RabinSeptember 7th, 2023GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Hurricane Idalia made landfall the morning of Aug. 30 near Keaton Beach, Florida, but the Category 3 storm’s northeastern route brought rain and high winds to coastal regions along the western peninsula and inland agricultural counties. The UF/IFAS Economic Impact Analysis Program (EIAP) uses surveys after natural disasters, seeking information on observed […]