FMSEA
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Florida Marine Science Educators Association
Founded in 1968, FMSEA is a professional association of individuals and organizations devoted to the cause of marine education in Florida. www.fmsea.org
https://linktr.ee/floridamarinescience
Founded in 1968, FMSEA is a professional association of individuals and organizations devoted to the cause of marine education in Florida. www.fmsea.org
https://linktr.ee/floridamarinescience
#GivingTuesday starts early! 💙 Join #GivingBlue to support teacher scholarships + grants that bring marine education to life. 🌊
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November 25, 2025 at 10:00 PM
#GivingTuesday starts early! 💙 Join #GivingBlue to support teacher scholarships + grants that bring marine education to life. 🌊
#ScanQR #linkinbio
#ScanQR #linkinbio
💙 FMSEA thrives thanks to dedicated members! Nominate someone for the FMSEA Service Award. #FMSEA #MarineScience #VolunteerRecognition #CommunityLeadership #linkinlinktree
November 24, 2025 at 10:40 PM
💙 FMSEA thrives thanks to dedicated members! Nominate someone for the FMSEA Service Award. #FMSEA #MarineScience #VolunteerRecognition #CommunityLeadership #linkinlinktree
☀️ Our 2026 Conference is heading somewhere sunny and full of sea life! Hotel Rooms are available now! 🐚 #FMSEA2026 #ConnectingTheDots
November 22, 2025 at 5:01 PM
☀️ Our 2026 Conference is heading somewhere sunny and full of sea life! Hotel Rooms are available now! 🐚 #FMSEA2026 #ConnectingTheDots
🌊 New teachers, make a big impact! Nominate an early-career marine science educator for the FMSEA Ripple Effect Award.
#FMSEA #RippleEffect #MarineScienceEducation #EmergingLeaders #linkinbio
#FMSEA #RippleEffect #MarineScienceEducation #EmergingLeaders #linkinbio
November 18, 2025 at 5:01 PM
🌊 New teachers, make a big impact! Nominate an early-career marine science educator for the FMSEA Ripple Effect Award.
#FMSEA #RippleEffect #MarineScienceEducation #EmergingLeaders #linkinbio
#FMSEA #RippleEffect #MarineScienceEducation #EmergingLeaders #linkinbio
Join FMSEA on Nov. 20 at 6pm for a call with Lucas Meers from Mickler’s Landing Turtle Patrol! We’ll explore sea turtle conservation, classroom-ready resources, and local events.
RSVP: northeast@fmsea.org
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#FMSEA #SeaTurtles #Conservation
RSVP: northeast@fmsea.org
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#FMSEA #SeaTurtles #Conservation
November 17, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Join FMSEA on Nov. 20 at 6pm for a call with Lucas Meers from Mickler’s Landing Turtle Patrol! We’ll explore sea turtle conservation, classroom-ready resources, and local events.
RSVP: northeast@fmsea.org
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#FMSEA #SeaTurtles #Conservation
RSVP: northeast@fmsea.org
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#FMSEA #SeaTurtles #Conservation
💧 A drop of kindness can empower an educator. Inspire a future.
Your Giving Blue gift helps fund our Teacher Scholarship, so more educators can join FMSEA events + trainings. 📘💧 #GivingBlue #FMSEA
Your Giving Blue gift helps fund our Teacher Scholarship, so more educators can join FMSEA events + trainings. 📘💧 #GivingBlue #FMSEA
November 13, 2025 at 5:02 PM
💧 A drop of kindness can empower an educator. Inspire a future.
Your Giving Blue gift helps fund our Teacher Scholarship, so more educators can join FMSEA events + trainings. 📘💧 #GivingBlue #FMSEA
Your Giving Blue gift helps fund our Teacher Scholarship, so more educators can join FMSEA events + trainings. 📘💧 #GivingBlue #FMSEA
🔹 Call for Concurrent Sessions
Got a great lesson, program, or outreach idea? Share it!
We’re seeking 50-minute sessions that connect:
Audiences with conservation
Programs with communities
Educators with resources
STEM disciplines & more!
🗓️ Submit by Jan 26, 2026
#STEMEducation #OceanLiteracy
Got a great lesson, program, or outreach idea? Share it!
We’re seeking 50-minute sessions that connect:
Audiences with conservation
Programs with communities
Educators with resources
STEM disciplines & more!
🗓️ Submit by Jan 26, 2026
#STEMEducation #OceanLiteracy
November 6, 2025 at 9:42 PM
🔹 Call for Concurrent Sessions
Got a great lesson, program, or outreach idea? Share it!
We’re seeking 50-minute sessions that connect:
Audiences with conservation
Programs with communities
Educators with resources
STEM disciplines & more!
🗓️ Submit by Jan 26, 2026
#STEMEducation #OceanLiteracy
Got a great lesson, program, or outreach idea? Share it!
We’re seeking 50-minute sessions that connect:
Audiences with conservation
Programs with communities
Educators with resources
STEM disciplines & more!
🗓️ Submit by Jan 26, 2026
#STEMEducation #OceanLiteracy
🐠 NEW this year: Student Poster Session!
College students—this is your chance to present your research or outreach work at FMSEA 2026 during the President’s Circle SciCafe on April 24.
Gain experience, network with professionals, and showcase your marine science passion!
🗓️ Submit by Jan 26, 2026
College students—this is your chance to present your research or outreach work at FMSEA 2026 during the President’s Circle SciCafe on April 24.
Gain experience, network with professionals, and showcase your marine science passion!
🗓️ Submit by Jan 26, 2026
November 6, 2025 at 9:42 PM
🐠 NEW this year: Student Poster Session!
College students—this is your chance to present your research or outreach work at FMSEA 2026 during the President’s Circle SciCafe on April 24.
Gain experience, network with professionals, and showcase your marine science passion!
🗓️ Submit by Jan 26, 2026
College students—this is your chance to present your research or outreach work at FMSEA 2026 during the President’s Circle SciCafe on April 24.
Gain experience, network with professionals, and showcase your marine science passion!
🗓️ Submit by Jan 26, 2026
🌊 Call for Presentations & Posters – FMSEA 2026 Conference! 🌊
We’re so excited to announce the FMSEA 2026 Annual Conference — happening April 23–26 in Fort Pierce, FL!
Theme: “Connecting the Dots” — celebrating the many ways marine educators inspire connection and curiosity. 💙
#FMSEA2026 #Education
We’re so excited to announce the FMSEA 2026 Annual Conference — happening April 23–26 in Fort Pierce, FL!
Theme: “Connecting the Dots” — celebrating the many ways marine educators inspire connection and curiosity. 💙
#FMSEA2026 #Education
November 6, 2025 at 9:42 PM
🌊 Call for Presentations & Posters – FMSEA 2026 Conference! 🌊
We’re so excited to announce the FMSEA 2026 Annual Conference — happening April 23–26 in Fort Pierce, FL!
Theme: “Connecting the Dots” — celebrating the many ways marine educators inspire connection and curiosity. 💙
#FMSEA2026 #Education
We’re so excited to announce the FMSEA 2026 Annual Conference — happening April 23–26 in Fort Pierce, FL!
Theme: “Connecting the Dots” — celebrating the many ways marine educators inspire connection and curiosity. 💙
#FMSEA2026 #Education
Apply for the FMSEA Project Grant and get $500 to bring your marine science program to life!
📅 Deadline: Dec 12, 2025
💡 Open to: Current FMSEA members with innovative marine education projects
🔗Link on Website.
#FMSEA #MarineScience #EducatorGrant #STEM #TeachingInnovation #FlTeachers
📅 Deadline: Dec 12, 2025
💡 Open to: Current FMSEA members with innovative marine education projects
🔗Link on Website.
#FMSEA #MarineScience #EducatorGrant #STEM #TeachingInnovation #FlTeachers
October 29, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Apply for the FMSEA Project Grant and get $500 to bring your marine science program to life!
📅 Deadline: Dec 12, 2025
💡 Open to: Current FMSEA members with innovative marine education projects
🔗Link on Website.
#FMSEA #MarineScience #EducatorGrant #STEM #TeachingInnovation #FlTeachers
📅 Deadline: Dec 12, 2025
💡 Open to: Current FMSEA members with innovative marine education projects
🔗Link on Website.
#FMSEA #MarineScience #EducatorGrant #STEM #TeachingInnovation #FlTeachers
And because all our felines couldn't fit in just one post, we had to make two!
October 29, 2025 at 4:05 PM
And because all our felines couldn't fit in just one post, we had to make two!
🐾Happy National Cat Day!🐾
From ship cats to seaside kitties, felines have always been part of ocean adventures — keeping sailors' company and seas pest-free! 🐈
Here’s to our purrfectly curious explorers who remind us to protect our blue planet.
#NationalCatDay #FMSEA
From ship cats to seaside kitties, felines have always been part of ocean adventures — keeping sailors' company and seas pest-free! 🐈
Here’s to our purrfectly curious explorers who remind us to protect our blue planet.
#NationalCatDay #FMSEA
October 29, 2025 at 4:05 PM
🐾Happy National Cat Day!🐾
From ship cats to seaside kitties, felines have always been part of ocean adventures — keeping sailors' company and seas pest-free! 🐈
Here’s to our purrfectly curious explorers who remind us to protect our blue planet.
#NationalCatDay #FMSEA
From ship cats to seaside kitties, felines have always been part of ocean adventures — keeping sailors' company and seas pest-free! 🐈
Here’s to our purrfectly curious explorers who remind us to protect our blue planet.
#NationalCatDay #FMSEA
💙 Your generosity in action! FMSEA Teacher Scholarships help educators attend the annual conference — bringing new lessons and inspiration back to their students. Support teachers who bring the ocean to the classroom. 🌊
#GiveBlue
#SupportFMSEA
#FMSEAScholarships
#GiveBlue
#SupportFMSEA
#FMSEAScholarships
October 27, 2025 at 11:34 PM
💙 Your generosity in action! FMSEA Teacher Scholarships help educators attend the annual conference — bringing new lessons and inspiration back to their students. Support teachers who bring the ocean to the classroom. 🌊
#GiveBlue
#SupportFMSEA
#FMSEAScholarships
#GiveBlue
#SupportFMSEA
#FMSEAScholarships
We had a fun time at the Guy Harvey Conservation Summit at Busch Gardens! The event provided K-12 educators with professional development in marine science through training, activities, and resources. This is part of the Guy Harvey Educators program, aiming to inspire future ocean conservationists.
October 25, 2025 at 11:45 PM
We had a fun time at the Guy Harvey Conservation Summit at Busch Gardens! The event provided K-12 educators with professional development in marine science through training, activities, and resources. This is part of the Guy Harvey Educators program, aiming to inspire future ocean conservationists.
Today is #NationalMarineSanctuaryDay! #OnThisDay in 1972, Congress enacted the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act. Today, our system of public waters spans over 629,000 square miles of our ocean and Great Lakes. Join the celebration at NationalMarineSanctuaryDay.org!
October 23, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Today is #NationalMarineSanctuaryDay! #OnThisDay in 1972, Congress enacted the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act. Today, our system of public waters spans over 629,000 square miles of our ocean and Great Lakes. Join the celebration at NationalMarineSanctuaryDay.org!
It’s International Sawfish Day! These incredible, endangered rays are native to Florida waters — and need our help. Learn how to bring sawfish conservation into your classroom with internationalsawfishday.org
#SawfishStrong
#InternationalSawfishDay
#OceanConservation
#SawfishStrong
#InternationalSawfishDay
#OceanConservation
October 17, 2025 at 11:00 PM
It’s International Sawfish Day! These incredible, endangered rays are native to Florida waters — and need our help. Learn how to bring sawfish conservation into your classroom with internationalsawfishday.org
#SawfishStrong
#InternationalSawfishDay
#OceanConservation
#SawfishStrong
#InternationalSawfishDay
#OceanConservation
🐙 It’s Cephalopod Week! From clever octopuses to color-changing cuttlefish, these brainy ocean animals keep us inspired. Choose from our curated selection of resources at tinyurl.com/2x8aews9! 💙
October 16, 2025 at 11:00 PM
🐙 It’s Cephalopod Week! From clever octopuses to color-changing cuttlefish, these brainy ocean animals keep us inspired. Choose from our curated selection of resources at tinyurl.com/2x8aews9! 💙
💙 We’re launching our Give Blue campaign to grow marine science education across Florida! This month, your gifts support teacher scholarships — helping more educators attend FMSEA 2026. Every donation makes waves. 🌊
October 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
💙 We’re launching our Give Blue campaign to grow marine science education across Florida! This month, your gifts support teacher scholarships — helping more educators attend FMSEA 2026. Every donation makes waves. 🌊
📢 Big news! Applications for FMSEA 2026 Grants are now OPEN!
Join us in Fort Pierce this April 23–26 for ‘Connecting the Dots.’
Apply today at FMSEA.org!
#FMSEA2026 #Grants #MarineEducation #connectingthedots #linkinbio
Join us in Fort Pierce this April 23–26 for ‘Connecting the Dots.’
Apply today at FMSEA.org!
#FMSEA2026 #Grants #MarineEducation #connectingthedots #linkinbio
October 9, 2025 at 1:22 AM
📢 Big news! Applications for FMSEA 2026 Grants are now OPEN!
Join us in Fort Pierce this April 23–26 for ‘Connecting the Dots.’
Apply today at FMSEA.org!
#FMSEA2026 #Grants #MarineEducation #connectingthedots #linkinbio
Join us in Fort Pierce this April 23–26 for ‘Connecting the Dots.’
Apply today at FMSEA.org!
#FMSEA2026 #Grants #MarineEducation #connectingthedots #linkinbio
🌎 Happy World Habitat Day! Healthy habitats = healthy oceans 🌊. From mangroves to reefs, we love bringing these ecosystems into our classrooms. How are you protecting your blue backyard? 💙 #WorldHabitatDay #FMSEA #MarineEducation
October 6, 2025 at 8:25 PM
🌎 Happy World Habitat Day! Healthy habitats = healthy oceans 🌊. From mangroves to reefs, we love bringing these ecosystems into our classrooms. How are you protecting your blue backyard? 💙 #WorldHabitatDay #FMSEA #MarineEducation
🌎 Happy World Teachers’ Day!
We’re celebrating our FMSEA Teacher of the Year, Erin Ryan Gigele, a middle school marine science teacher in North Palm Beach. Thank you, Erin, for inspiring the next wave of ocean advocates! 💙🐚
#WorldTeachersDay #FMSEA #MarineScienceEducation #OceanEducation
We’re celebrating our FMSEA Teacher of the Year, Erin Ryan Gigele, a middle school marine science teacher in North Palm Beach. Thank you, Erin, for inspiring the next wave of ocean advocates! 💙🐚
#WorldTeachersDay #FMSEA #MarineScienceEducation #OceanEducation
October 5, 2025 at 7:32 PM
🌎 Happy World Teachers’ Day!
We’re celebrating our FMSEA Teacher of the Year, Erin Ryan Gigele, a middle school marine science teacher in North Palm Beach. Thank you, Erin, for inspiring the next wave of ocean advocates! 💙🐚
#WorldTeachersDay #FMSEA #MarineScienceEducation #OceanEducation
We’re celebrating our FMSEA Teacher of the Year, Erin Ryan Gigele, a middle school marine science teacher in North Palm Beach. Thank you, Erin, for inspiring the next wave of ocean advocates! 💙🐚
#WorldTeachersDay #FMSEA #MarineScienceEducation #OceanEducation
🎉 Save the Date!
FMSEA 2026 Annual Conference
📍 Fort Pierce, FL
📅 April 23–26, 2026
✨ Theme: Connecting the Dots
Join marine science educators statewide to celebrate connections across disciplines, communities & ecosystems 🌊
👉 sites.google.com/fmsea.org/we...
#FMSEA2026 #MarineScienceEducation
FMSEA 2026 Annual Conference
📍 Fort Pierce, FL
📅 April 23–26, 2026
✨ Theme: Connecting the Dots
Join marine science educators statewide to celebrate connections across disciplines, communities & ecosystems 🌊
👉 sites.google.com/fmsea.org/we...
#FMSEA2026 #MarineScienceEducation
September 27, 2025 at 6:32 PM
🎉 Save the Date!
FMSEA 2026 Annual Conference
📍 Fort Pierce, FL
📅 April 23–26, 2026
✨ Theme: Connecting the Dots
Join marine science educators statewide to celebrate connections across disciplines, communities & ecosystems 🌊
👉 sites.google.com/fmsea.org/we...
#FMSEA2026 #MarineScienceEducation
FMSEA 2026 Annual Conference
📍 Fort Pierce, FL
📅 April 23–26, 2026
✨ Theme: Connecting the Dots
Join marine science educators statewide to celebrate connections across disciplines, communities & ecosystems 🌊
👉 sites.google.com/fmsea.org/we...
#FMSEA2026 #MarineScienceEducation
Join the GenSea Shoreline Cleanup Challenge!
Sign up now at joingensea.org to take part in making a difference in your community by leading a cleanup near your local body of water and joining young ocean advocates from around the world!
Sign up before the deadline of Tuesday, September 30th, 2025
Sign up now at joingensea.org to take part in making a difference in your community by leading a cleanup near your local body of water and joining young ocean advocates from around the world!
Sign up before the deadline of Tuesday, September 30th, 2025
September 26, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Join the GenSea Shoreline Cleanup Challenge!
Sign up now at joingensea.org to take part in making a difference in your community by leading a cleanup near your local body of water and joining young ocean advocates from around the world!
Sign up before the deadline of Tuesday, September 30th, 2025
Sign up now at joingensea.org to take part in making a difference in your community by leading a cleanup near your local body of water and joining young ocean advocates from around the world!
Sign up before the deadline of Tuesday, September 30th, 2025
Join Manatee Lagoon for a Lecture at the Lagoon to learn about the vital role of seagrass in marine environments. Local experts will present on its ecological importance and discuss conservation efforts. Enjoy snacks from Friends of Manatee Lagoon and treats from Kobschies Ice Rolls food truck.
September 12, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Join Manatee Lagoon for a Lecture at the Lagoon to learn about the vital role of seagrass in marine environments. Local experts will present on its ecological importance and discuss conservation efforts. Enjoy snacks from Friends of Manatee Lagoon and treats from Kobschies Ice Rolls food truck.
Join Mote Marine Laboratory on 9/15 for Dive Into Dot Day. Celebrate the school year with a program inspired by The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds. Students will explore marine life patterns and their survival uses. Participate in a guided art activity to create an ocean-themed masterpiece. #FreeEvent
September 10, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Join Mote Marine Laboratory on 9/15 for Dive Into Dot Day. Celebrate the school year with a program inspired by The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds. Students will explore marine life patterns and their survival uses. Participate in a guided art activity to create an ocean-themed masterpiece. #FreeEvent