Position Announcement – Biological Scientist II
July 24, 2024
This position will serve as biological staff at the University of Florida/IFAS Shellfish Aquaculture Program.
This position will serve as biological staff at the University of Florida/IFAS Shellfish Aquaculture Program.
Did you miss the Risk Assessment and Management Workshop? Don’t worry! The video recording, agenda, presentations, and handouts are now available at https://shellfish.ifas.ufl.edu/risk-workshop. Thanks to the project team: UF IFAS Shellfish Aquaculture Extension, Florida Sea Grant, Clemson University, Auburn University Shellfish Lab, S.C. Sea Grant Consortium, and USDA Farm Service Agency. Workshops were funded through the Risk Management Agency/USDA‘s Education Partnership Program.
Shellfish growers are confronted with many decisions incorporating various levels of risk throughout a production season. These workshops will help growers to assess and identify production, market, and legal liability risks; understand what crop insurance and disaster assistance programs are available to protect their operations from these risks; and learn what resources and tools are available to improve risk management. Tuesday, July 9, 11:30am-1:00pm, Capt. Hirams-Blackfins, Sebastian Tuesday, July 9, 3:30-5:00pm, Marine Discovery Center, New Smyrna Beach Wednesday, July 10, 3:00-5:00pm, UF Nature Coast Biological Station, Cedar Key Thursday, July 11, 3:00-5:00pm, FSU Coastal and Marine Lab, St. Teresa See
SAVE THE DATE! The UF/IFAS Shellfish Extension Program is hosting an Oyster Culture Workshop on May 30, 2024, from 3-5pm at FSU Coastal and Marine Lab, Auditorium and via zoom https://ufl.zoom.us/j/92286238028. Updates and results of projects conducted by UF and the FSU Coastal and Marine Lab will be provided. For more information, contact Leslie Sturmer, Lnst@ufl.edu.
Calling all Florida aquaculture industry members and aquaculture educators! Florida Aquaculture Association is hosting an immersive workshop with multiple sessions and facility tours on June 20 and 21, 2024. Register by May 10th: https://www.flaa.org/2024aquacultureworkshop.
Missed the workshop on Assessment of Using Shellfish for Water Quality Improvement in Florida? If you couldn’t attend the workshop, don’t worry! Video recordings are available. To access the workshop agenda, presentations, handouts, and video recordings, visit the following link: https://go.ufl.edu/workshop. During the workshop, results were presented from a 2-year grant funded by The Nature Conservancy SOAR program. Regulatory and incentive-based policies were reviewed related to bivalve-based restoration for water quality improvement. Additionally, a Florida Shellfish Calculator (https://ufl864.outgrow.us/ufl864-2) was developed, which estimates the amount and potential monetary value of nitrogen removal services that clam and oyster farming provides. For more
Virtual Info Session Funding Available for Shellfish FarmsApril 11, 20243:00 p.m Eligible shellfish farmers and businesses that were affected by Hurricane Idalia are able to receive funding to cover wages, clean up, recovery, and more. Please join us for an informational session to learn how CareerSource Citrus Levy Marion can offset the expense of restoring your operation – at no cost to you. Here’s what you’ll learn about: How disaster assistance programs can help you pay your workers How this funding can be used in clean up and recovery efforts Webinar link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89150261573Call-In Information: 1-386-347-5053; Meeting ID: 891 5026 1573
The Florida Farm TEAM Card is a convenient way for farmers to claim applicable agricultural sales tax exemptions. The plastic, wallet-sized card is a physical alternative to the paper exemption certificates. The TEAM card does not expand or create agricultural exemptions beyond those already provided in Florida Statute. A list of sales tax exemptions for aquaculture businesses can be found here: https://ccmedia.fdacs.gov/content/download/78423/file/FDACS-P-01781-SalesTaxExemptionsforAquacultureBusinesses.pdf. To obtain a TEAM Card, growers must complete an Application for a Florida Farm Tax Exempt Agricultural Materials (TEAM) Card (Form DR-1 TEAM) by applying online or obtaining a copy of the form to apply by mail at
February 7th and 13th, 3 – 5 p.m. UF/IFAS Nature Coast Biological Station 552 1st Street, Cedar Key, FL Eligible clam farmers and businesses that were affected by Hurricane Idalia are able to receive funding to cover wages, clean up, recovery, and more. Attend one of two information sessions to learn how CareerSource of Citrus Levy Marion Counties can offset the expense of restoring your operation–at no cost to you. Here’s what you’ll learn about: 1) How disaster assistance programs can help you pay your workers, 2) How this funding can be used in clean up and recovery efforts. If
Aquatic farmers who have not completed the 2023 Census of Aquaculture conducted by US Department of Agriculture have until March 1 to do so. The Census can be completed online at USDA – National Agricultural Statistics Service – Surveys – Census of Aquaculture. Last conducted for production year 2018, the Census of Aquaculture will yield current industry-specific data. This information is used by federal, state, and local governments, agribusinesses, trade associations, and producers to make decisions impacting the sustainability and growth of the US aquaculture. The data is also used to support and justify federal and state research, education, extension,
