It's World Oceans Day!🌊To celebrate, check out these fast ocean facts!
- The ocean covers 71% of our planet's surface 💧
- The ocean is home to over 700,000 known species 🐟
- The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef system 🦈
#fgcu#worldoceansday#waterschool
#FGCU's Dr. Melissa May and a team at The Water School are monitoring oysters in Estero Bay and how Hurricane Ian impacted the population. ⬇️🦪#WingsUp#research
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#Mangroves are resilient! SCCF staff were surprised to find these propagules virtually unscathed while conducting hurricane cleanup at one of our plant nurseries. They will eventually be planted once restoration efforts resume.
#FGCU students have been out serving the community over the past week, providing supplies and labor to relieve the amazing residents of San Carlos Island. Amazing job! 😄🙌
#SWFLstrong#WingsUp
#FGCU’s Interpreting the Environment and Environmental Education courses spent the day at the Vester Marine Field Station! They did sea grass surveying and found some cool things in the process! 🐠🌊🚤
#SWFL middle school students showed @Fox4Now what they are learning on the water at #FGCU's Vester Marine summer camp! #WingsUp 🌊 🐟 https://t.co/I4DBQZYcjf
Dr. James Douglass, Tori Guarino and Carter Oleckna from the Water School at #FGCU are working together to promote pond health in #SWFL communities. https://t.co/lElMUAoCtW