NOAA Partnership

Federal funds from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) help support Florida Sea Grant’s (FSG) critical work in coral health, barotrauma and harmful algal bloom prevention, marine debris, and coastal resilience.

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Recreational Angling

Nick
Haddad

Gulf of Mexico Program Coordinator
Coral Disease

Caroline
McLaughlin

National Coral Disease Coordinator
Harmful Algal Blooms

Betty
Staugler

NOAA Harmful Algal Bloom Liaison
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Marine Debris

Dr. Monica
Wilson

Coastal Debris Project Coordinator
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Resilience

Haley Cox

Coastal Resilience Program Coordinator
Recreational Angling

Jaz
McKibben

Marketing & Communications Specialist

FDEP Partnership

State funds from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) help support water quality, Biscayne Bay Aquatic Preserve programs, and the development of the coral disease prevention and response plan.

The clean boating program, a partnership between FDEP and FSG, develops tools and resources that help the boating community properly dispose of waste and keep our water clean. This collaboration is funded by FDEP’s Clean Vessel Act grants from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife service. Learn more about FDEP’s Clean Boating Program.

Clean Vessels

Vicki
Gambale

Clean Vessel Act Education Coordinator
Coral Disease

Maurizio
Martinelli

Florida Coral Disease Response Coordinator
Clean Vessels

Octavio
Franco

South East Florida Clean Boating Coordinator
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Water Quality

Hampton
Hotard

Biscayne Bay Commission Coordinator
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Water Quality

Genevieve
Schave

Water Quality Protection Program Coordinator
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Living Shoreline

Mandy Baily

Living Shoreline Program Assistant
Coral Restoration Program

Britney
Swiniuch

Coral Restoration Coordinator
Coral Protection

Kylie
Morgan

Coral Protection Project Coordinator
Clean Vessels

Morgan
Smith

Northeast Florida Clean Boating Coordinator
Clean Vessels

Kiera
Fielding

South West Florida Clean Boating Coordinator

FWC Partnership

State funds from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) help support the program’s coral protection and restoration plan.

Morgan Eason
Coral Rescue Project

Morgan
Eason

Coral Propagation Coordinator