What's New Archives - Marine Resources Council

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Help MRC Plant More Mangroves!

sustainability, Restoration Highlight

MRC Giving Tuesday, November 28, 2023 Unfortunately, due to shoreline development and human activities, Florida has lost most of its

Dec. Seminar: 2023 Right Whale Update

Dec. Seminar: Right Whale Update

Lagoon at Noon Seminars, Events, marine science, environmental education, north atlantic right whale

Right Whale season has arrived in Florida! These beautiful and endangered giants have migrated south to give birth to their young in our warm, shallow waters, but there is still peril in this paradise. Tune into this presentation to hear updates from the past year and breaking news from the current season.

MRC Coastal Cleanup 2023 Enormous Win For The Lagoon!

Get Involved, Events

With your help, the Marine Resources Council enlisted 695 volunteers who picked up 8,726 pounds of trash and debris from

MRC Low Impact Development Conference

A Sustainable Tomorrow for Development

sustainability, in the news, low impact development, LID

This is your invitation! Please join the 2023 MRC Low Impact Development Conference, Thursday – Friday, October 19 & 20.

Sebastian Inlet Seagrass Monitoring

Aug. Seminar: Sebastian Inlet Seagrass Monitoring

marine science, environmental education, Lagoon at Noon Seminars, Events

The Marine Resources Council is pleased to partner with Don Deis, Environmental Scientist, to present August’s Lunch and Learn: Sebastian Inlet Seagrass Monitoring.

IRL 2023 Progress Report

2023 Progress Report

marine science, habitat restoration, stormwater, low impact development, green infrastructure, Seagrass, Get Involved

MRC’s first Indian River Lagoon Coastal Community of East Central Florida Progress Report shares progress made and work yet to be done in restoring the Indian River Lagoon.

Volcanoes Erupting in Florida’s Estuaries!

environmental education, volunteer, Restoration Highlight, green infrastructure, IRL Health Update, marine science, habitat restoration

MRC is thrilled to partner with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to develop plastic-free shoreline restoration solutions.

Endangered Whales

Humans Are Threat to Endangered Whales

marine science, north atlantic right whale

WESH 2 News reports North Atlantic right whales have been listed as endangered for 80 years, and in 2020 their status was upgraded to critically endangered.

Oyster Volcano: Plastic-free shoreline restoration

Plastic-free Shoreline Restoration

green infrastructure, marine science, habitat restoration, environmental education, volunteer

Most Indian River Lagoon oyster reefs have disappeared due to polluted water, over-harvesting, and other harmful human activities. Concrete “oyster volcanos” are a possible solution.

MRC's Mangrove Nursery

MRC’s Mangrove Nursery

Marine Resources Council is proud to be the only licensed aquatic nursery in the State of Florida specializing in and dedicated to mangroves.

Baffling Baffle Boxes Virtual Field Trip

Virtual Field Trips

Youth Education, Events, habitat restoration, environmental education

Escape the classroom or your home by joining us on a Virtual Field Trip and find out what happens to all the rainwater when it falls, why mangroves make a difference, how each of us can help sea turtles survive, and more.

The health of our lagoon and coastal ocean is jeopardized by the increasing heat content of the ocean and atmosphere. However, it’s not too late to take action.

Climate Change & the IRL

Science Highlight

The health of our Lagoon and coastal ocean is jeopardized by the increasing heat content of the ocean and atmosphere. But it’s not too late to take action.