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FMSEA @fmsea.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Mini grant applications are open 🌊 $500 + a year of FMSEA membership for that marine science project you've been sketching. Seining day? Watershed model? Florida FMSEA members, apply by Dec 12: bit.ly/4y9LqJq #FMSEA #MarineScienceEducation #FloridaTeachers

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FMSEA @fmsea.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

FMSEA Virtual Series, Tues Oct 20: sea turtles in your classroom. 🐢 6:00 PM ET. Free. Rebecca Mott, Director of Education at Inwater Research Group, on the programs she's built to bring STEM to life for kids. us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #FMSEAVirtualSeries

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FMSEA @fmsea.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Last year Ocean Edventures got its first-ever grant from FMSEA. They turned it into marine science meet & greets for adults with disabilities in Tampa Bay, with an accessible sunset wildlife cruise up next. 🌊 Mini grant apps open 10/8/26 #FMSEA

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FMSEA @fmsea.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Most of them offer free or low-cost educator workshops and field programs. Look yours up this week. Which estuary do you teach in? Tell us below. #WadeIn #NationalEstuariesWeek #WadeIn #FloridaEstuaries #MarineScienceEducation #FMSEA

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FMSEA @fmsea.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

🏫 Florida also has 3 National Estuarine Research Reserves, and all of them run education programs: Apalachicola, Guana Tolomato Matanzas, and Rookery Bay If you teach anywhere in coastal Florida, one of those seven is within driving distance.

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FMSEA @fmsea.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Some numbers: 🐟 More than 75% of the US commercial fish catch depends on estuary habitat, along with 80 to 90% of the recreational catch 🗺️ Florida has 4 of the nation's 28 National Estuary Programs: Tampa Bay, Sarasota Bay, Charlotte Harbor, and Indian River Lagoon

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FMSEA @fmsea.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

It's National Estuaries Week, and Florida has more skin in this game than almost anywhere. 🌾 An estuary is where fresh water meets salt. Brackish, often murky, and far more productive than it looks from a boat ramp.

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FMSEA @fmsea.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Tonight: Florida resources you can actually use, with Khadijah Gaskins-Jones, Science District Resource Teacher for Hillsborough County and NSELA Region C Director. 6:00 PM ET. Free. us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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FMSEA @fmsea.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

FMSEA Virtual Series, Tues Sept 15: Florida resources you can actually use. 🖥️ 6:00 PM ET. Free. One hour. Khadijah Gaskins-Jones on the Florida science resources she's compiled through her nonprofit. us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #FMSEAVirtualSeries

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FMSEA @fmsea.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

#NPS110 🎂 Florida has 11 national park sites, and most of them are water. 🐊 Everglades 🐠 Biscayne 🏝️ Dry Tortugas 🌊 Canaveral & Gulf Islands National Seashores 🌿 Big Cypress National Preserve These aren't just beautiful places. They're classrooms. #NationalParkService

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FMSEA @fmsea.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

August Virtual Series speaker: Jill Christoferson, FWC Marine Fisheries. 🎣 Tues Aug 18, 6 PM ET. Free, 1 hr. Register: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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FMSEA @fmsea.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

The coast is our classroom and it's changing! Some of Florida's best K-12 field sites could see regular flooding within a generation. How should we train and equip marine educators for that? 🌊 #FMSEA

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Virginia Schutte @vgwschutte.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

This was my PhD! 🦑🧪 1. Roots that grow into the Caribbean seafloor are bare, because sea stars eat the stuff that grows on them 2. Roots that dangle into the water get covered in stuff and are great habitat 3. Fertilizer -> more leaves, so we need to protect roots specifically, not just trees

A juvenile grunt hides amongst a sponge growing on an underwater red mangrove root

A stingray moseys along underneath red mangrove roots dangling into the water

A juvenile butterflyfish hides behind underwater red mangrove roots made more complex by sponges and clams growing on the roots

A juvenile snapper looks at the camera from between underwater red mangrove roots made into better hiding spots by sponges with complex structure

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FMSEA @fmsea.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

You think a mangrove is a tree. The fish in its roots disagree. 🌿 Florida's red mangrove prop roots shelter juvenile snook and sheepshead, grass shrimp, sponges, oysters, and tunicates. A nursery, an apartment building, and a water filter, all at once. #FMSEA

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FMSEA @fmsea.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Global shark and ray populations are down 71% since 1970. Humans kill about 100 million sharks a year. Florida logged 11 bites in 2025, below its 5-year average. This Shark Awareness Day (July 14), the numbers say more than the headlines. 🦈 #FMSEA

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FMSEA @fmsea.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

American Oystercatcher. This bird eats only what a healthy reef provides. Oyster reef health, read in real time.

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FMSEA @fmsea.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Spotted Seatrout. No seagrass nursery, no seatrout. It's that direct.

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FMSEA @fmsea.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Loggerhead Sea Turtle. Nesting success tracks beach conditions and ocean health, season after season.

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FMSEA @fmsea.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

West Indian Manatee. Warm water dependent, seagrass dependent. When manatees starve, the seagrass collapsed first.

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FMSEA @fmsea.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Florida's coastal waters are an early warning system for the health of our planet. 🌊 These five species are the ones to watch. Save this one. Use it as your intro to indicator species. 🌿 #IndicatorSpecies #FloridaMarineLife #MarineScienceEducation #FMSEA #ConservationEd

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FMSEA @fmsea.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Drop your current read in the comments. We want to know. 👇

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FMSEA @fmsea.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Braiding Sweetgrass — Robin Wall Kimmerer (not marine, but trust us)

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FMSEA @fmsea.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Reef Life — Callum Roberts The Ocean of Life — Callum Roberts

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FMSEA @fmsea.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Four Fish — Paul Greenberg

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FMSEA @fmsea.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

The Soul of an Octopus — Sy Montgomery

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FMSEA @fmsea.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Your summer reading list just got an upgrade 📚🌊 Five books every marine science educator actually needs on their shelf this summer: bonus points if you finish all five before September 🤓 #MarineEd #SummerReading #OceanEducation #BookRec

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FMSEA @fmsea.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Florida's reef isn't just struggling. It's functionally losing species that it may never get back. Those weren't rare corals. They were the ones who built the reef. 🪸 Save this for your next unit on climate, marine ecosystems, or local land use. #FloridaReef #CoralBleaching #MarineScience

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FMSEA @fmsea.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

The research is clear: students who learn science through local, place-based contexts retain it better and engage more deeply. For Florida educators, this is a massive advantage; you have world-class field sites outside your door. What does "local first" look like in your curriculum? #PlaceBasedEd

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FMSEA @fmsea.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

The pH of the ocean has dropped by 0.1 units since the industrial revolution. That sounds small. It isn't. 🧪Here’s why a 0.1 drop matters, and how to connect it to what's happening to shellfish and coral. #OceanAcidification #MarineScienceEducation #ClassroomScience #ChemistryDemo #FMSEA #OceanEd

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FMSEA @fmsea.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Behind every great marine scientist is often a teacher who took them outside first. 🌊 Know someone shout them out here: forms.gle/zNArM5rpJnUM... Every educator who sees this: you matter more than you know. #MemberSpotlight #MarineEducator #FieldScience #FMSEA

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FMSEA @fmsea.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Estuaries: where freshwater meets salt and many Florida marine species spend part of their lives. 🌿 For scientists, estuaries are ideal: nearby, measurable, and visibly seasonal. But they're threatened by development, nutrient runoff, and sea level rise. #Estuary #FloridaEcosystems #MarineScience

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FMSEA @fmsea.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

🐢 Happy World Sea Turtle Day! The FMSEA Virtual Series is taking a summer swim with the turtles 🌊 All episodes are on YouTube → www.youtube.com/fmseaorg Suggest a speaker for fall → forms.gle/xiWkm98JvDv1... See you when the turtles come back! 🐢✨ #WorldSeaTurtleDay #FMSEAVirtualSeries #FMSEA

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FMSEA @fmsea.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Want to get your “hands wet” with watershed protection for the very first time, meet like-minded peers, and start to build out professional skills and expertise? Apply for @earthechointl.bsky.social Water Challenge Ambassador Program by June 30th! Learn more here: monitorwater.org/apply.

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FMSEA @fmsea.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

🌊 Lights, camera, conservation. The 5th Annual World Ocean Weekend Film Festival is June 13–14 at Loggerhead Marinelife Center in Juno Beach, FL and it's going to be a good one.

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FMSEA @fmsea.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Sunday is Family Film Day with films by kids, for kids. Free to attend, RSVP required. See you at the ocean. 🐢🎬 #WorldOceanDay #OceanFilmFestival #LoggerheadMarinelifeCenter #JunoBeach #OceanConservation #SeaTurtles #MarineLife #OceanDay2026 #ConservationFilm #FloridaWildlife

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FMSEA @fmsea.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Saturday kicks off with an exclusive VIP premiere featuring new short films on ocean science + conservation, two complimentary drinks, small bites, and reserved Sunday seating. Only 100 seats at $55/person, get yours before they're gone. marinelife.org/wod-film-fes...

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World Ocean Day Film Festival - Loggerhead Marinelife Center

A selection of short films (featured below) centered on ocean conservation were shown with commentary by LMC host and local guest speakers, including underwater photographers, filmmakers and leaders i...

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FMSEA @fmsea.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

🌊 Lights, camera, conservation. The 5th Annual World Ocean Weekend Film Festival is June 13–14 at Loggerhead Marinelife Center in Juno Beach, FL and it's going to be a good one.

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FMSEA @fmsea.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

"The Ocean is a mighty harmonist," wrote William Wadsworth, reminding us of it its power and importance. Join in at WorldOceanDay.org #OceanClimateAction #WorldOceanDay2026

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FMSEA @fmsea.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

UF and Sea Grant are offering a virtual training on the Florida Microplastics Awareness Project and various resources of plastics education on Wednesday, June 10 at 5:30 pm. This training is free tinyurl.com/FMAPwebinar

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FMSEA @fmsea.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

🌊 Educators! @earthechointl.bsky.social Exploring the Blake Plateau educational series is open for sign-ups! Free ocean-themed #STEM lessons + virtual events from Sept - Dec 2026. Bring deep-sea science, history & culture to your classroom. Dive in: mailchi.mp/earthecho/bl...

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FMSEA @fmsea.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Seagrass, mangroves, and saltmarshes store more carbon per acre than terrestrial forests; and we're still losing them. The term "blue carbon" barely appears in curriculum. That's a gap marine educators are uniquely positioned to close. How are you teaching this concept? #BlueCarbon #oceanliteracy

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FMSEA @fmsea.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

5 ways to bring biodiversity into your marine science classroom — practical and engaging lesson hooks for Biodiversity Save this for the week of May 22! #BiodiversityDay #MarineScienceEducation #FloridaMarineLife #OceanEd #FMSEA #TeachingOcean

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FMSEA @fmsea.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Join FMSEA for our May Virtual Series featuring Jillian Morris, Founder & President of Sharks4Kids. 📅 May 19, 2026 | 6:00 PM Jillian’s lifelong passion for the ocean has led her to thousands of hours working and diving with sharks worldwide.

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FMSEA @fmsea.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

✨ One week ago, we were connecting the dots in Fort Pierce and the connections made at #FMSEA2026 are still with us. To every speaker, presenter, field trip host, sponsor, and educator who showed up: thank you. 💙 See you next year. 🐠 #FMSEA2026 #ConnectingTheDots #MarineScienceEducation

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