Sea Grant

Florida Sea Grant Marine Extension Program
Science and Education for Florida's Coast

The Sea Grant Marine Extension Program represents an academically based statewide research education and extension partnership of universities, state and federal agencies, businesses and citizens working with living marine resources, coastal processes and development, and marine industries.

Areas of Expertise and Service to Manatee County

• Recreational and commercial fisheries
• Habitat restoration
• Estuarine ecology
• Artificial reefs
• Marine resource management
• Fishery regulation
• Marine science education

Sea Grant Resources

• Florida Sea Grant
• Florida Sea Grant Anchorage
• Florida Marine Research Institute
• Tampa Bay Estuary Program
• Mote Marine Laboratory
• Mangrove Trimming Guidelines for Homeowners (12.8MB pdf)
• Mangrove ID Brochure (3.46MB pdf)
• Nutrients and Florida's Coastal Waters (245KB pdf)