FGBNMS Education Digest 6/30/2025
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Blue IQ: NOAA’s new beach safety campaign

Do you know your “Blue IQ?” In NOAA’s newly released video series, ocean and coastal safety expert Bruckner Chase educates beachgoers about common threats in coastal waters. Produced in partnership with the Ocean Positive Foundation and Smithsonian Institution, the series is aimed at boosting safety ahead of the peak of this summer’s beach season. Check it out! 

Source: National Ocean Service (NOS)

2025 Sargassum Webinar Series

NOAA’s Southeast and Caribbean Regional Collaboration Team (SECART) is launching a five part webinar series to raise awareness about key issues surrounding Sargassum. Each webinar will highlight different aspects of Sargassum research, management, and its impacts on coastal communities and ecosystems. 

Sargassum 101: Origins, Biology, and Ecology

July 10, 2025 at 12 p.m. CT 

Speaker: Dr. Felix Martinez, Program Manager, NOAA National Ocean Service, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), Competitive Research Program

Tracking the Drift and Origin of the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt

July 16, 2025 at 12 p.m. CT 

Speaker: Dr. M. Josefina Olascoaga, Professor, University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science, Department of Ocean Sciences

Multifaceted Impacts of Sargassum Accumulation Events on Coasts and Coastal Communities

July 24, 2025 at 12 p.m. CT 

Speaker: José A. Martínez Ortiz, John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellow, U.S. House of Representatives

Methods Currently Being Used to Address Sargassum Inundations in the U.S. Virgin Islands—Issues, Successes, and Failures

July 31, 2025 at 12 p.m. CT 

Speaker: Amy Claire Dempsey, M.A., President, Bioimpact, Inc.

Golden Tide Opportunities – New product development as a function of availability, collection, and stabilization

August 7, 2025 at 12 p.m. CT 

Speakers: Dr. Bradley Wahlen, Group Lead Biological Preprocessing, Idaho National Laboratory; Dr. Ira Levine, Professor Emeritus and CEO of the Algae Foundation

Webinar recordings will be uploaded to the SECART YouTube channel.

Source: NOAA SECART

Coral Propagation Coordinator—FL

Application closes July 3, 2025.

This Florida Sea Grant position directly supports the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and the multi-agency Florida’s Coral Reef Resilience Program (FCRRP). The Florida Coral Propagation Coordinator (“Coordinator”) position occupies a central role in completing and executing a comprehensive Coral Propagation Strategy for Florida. The location preference is for Pinellas County FDEP office but alternative locations in South Florida that would allow work out of a state or partner facility will be considered.

Source: Florida Department of Environmental Protection

Call for Speakers at Greater Houston Environmental Summit

Call for speakers open until July 13, 2025.

The Citizens Environmental Coalition (CEC) will convene 200 diverse stakeholders at our 2025 Greater Houston Environmental Summit—Mobilize the Eco-Movement—to address Houston’s pressing local challenges that we face due to increased climate stressors, changes in the political climate, and financial constraints. This year’s summit calls for collective action in the face of accelerating environmental and climate crises. As environmental and societal challenges grow more complex, the need for deep collaboration across organizations and communities has never been greater. 

Source: Citizens Environmental Coalition

2025-2026 World Ocean Day Youth Advisory Council

Application closes August 5, 2025. 

With their fresh ideas and unique perspectives, members of the World Ocean Day Youth Advisory Council are instrumental in shaping World Ocean Day, growing its reach and impact in June and advocating for ocean and climate conservation throughout the year. Applicants should be between the ages of 16-23, have already demonstrated a commitment to protecting our blue planet, and recognize the connection between the ocean and climate. 

Source: World Ocean Day

Grant Manager—LA

Application closes August 11, 2025.

This is a management position in the LA Sea Grant program at LSU and serves as point of contact with LSU's OSP and SPA offices, all other Louisiana university OSP and SPA offices, along with other state and federal agencies, including the National Sea Grant College Program office (NSGO) and NOAA. This position handles all pre-award proposals and budget requirements associated with submitting contracts and grants to sponsors and also handles post-award contract negotiations, reporting, and oversight, including but not limited to no-cost extensions, tentative account numbers, re-budgeting, and other necessary duties to maintain contract compliance.

Source: Louisiana Sea Grant


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