🌊 FMSEA's 2026 Community Partner Award nominees are in! Congrats to ANGARI Foundation & FAU Harbor Branch for their incredible work connecting students & teachers to real marine science. 🚢🤯🐠 #FMSEA #OceanEd

🌊 Honoring those who show up for marine science education! Meet the 2026 FMSEA Service Award nominees: Heather Seaman, Joshua O’Leary, Kenzie Horton & Dr. Gabby McHenry. 🐟🦈🧪🌊 Congrats to all! #FMSEA

🌊 Announcing the 2026 FMSEA John Beakley Award nominees: Kathryn Jeakle, Angela Rosenberg, Celeste McWilliams, Dr. Chelsea Bennice & Jillian Morris — 5 women making waves for marine science in Florida! 🦈🐢🐙🐠 #FMSEA

🌊✨ Wrapping up 2025 with our Top 9 posts!

Thank you for learning, sharing, and making waves with us all year long. 💙

Here’s to more connection, collaboration, and ocean stewardship in 2026. Happy New Year! 🎉

#FMSEA #TopNine #YearInReview #MarineScience #OceanEducation #MakeWaves

Call for Nominations! 🏆
FMSEA is accepting nominations for the Community Partner Award, recognizing businesses & organizations advancing marine science education and ocean conservation—inside and beyond the classroom.

👉 Nominate a partner making an impact #linkinlinktree

#FMSEA #CommunityPartners

🚀 Recognize a rising star in marine education! FMSEA’s Ripple Effect Award honors early-career educators inspiring ocean learning.
#FMSEA #RippleEffect #MarineEducation #STEM #OceanLiteracy #linkinbio

🕯️ Nov 30 is #LostSpeciesDay, honoring species lost and pledging to protect those still with us. At FMSEA, we focus on preserving what remains. #FMSEA #OceanEducation #Biodiversity

💙 FMSEA thrives thanks to dedicated members! Nominate someone for the FMSEA Service Award. #FMSEA #MarineScience #VolunteerRecognition #CommunityLeadership #linkinlinktree

🌊 New teachers, make a big impact! Nominate an early-career marine science educator for the FMSEA Ripple Effect Award.
#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

💧 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

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

🐾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

🌎 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

And we're on live with Kara from @ocearch.bsky.social to learn more about the educational resources available! #FactsNotFear #FMSEA #OCEARCH

Join us TOMORROW at 7PM (ET) for the FMSEAxOCEARCH Virtual Outreach Event! 🌊 Explore OCEARCH's educational resources, ask questions, and enjoy marine science and shark tracking—all from home. Connect curiosity with conservation. Sea you there! #FMSEA #OCEARCH #VirtualEvent #MarineScience #Sharks

🐶💙 Happy #NationalDogDay! We have so many pups in our crew that one post isn’t enough. From couch cuddlers to wave chasers — and even ocean “sea dogs” 🦭 — we’re celebrating them all! 🌊🐾 #SeaDogs #FMSEA

🌊 We’re thrilled to welcome Danielle Wertz as our new Southeast Regional Director! With a passion for marine science and education, she’s dedicated to inspiring the next generation. Let’s dive into collaboration! 🐬✨ #FMSEA #MarineEducation

🌊 Exciting announcement! Meet Joy Winet, our new East Central Regional Director! With 12 years of experience at the Barrier Island Center, she’s passionate about marine education and community collaboration. Let’s make waves together! 🌟🐢 #FMSEA #MarineEducation

🌊 Exciting news! Meet Mackenzie "Kenzie" Horton, our new Northeast Regional Director! A fisheries biologist with a passion for education and ocean conservation, Kenzie is dedicated to making science accessible for all. 🌟💙 #FMSEA #MarineScience

🌊 Exciting news! Meet our new Treasurer, Katie Cable! A finance leader & Palm Beach County native, she's passionate about protecting our precious ecosystems. 🐢💧 #FMSEA #EcoLeader

🌊 Thank you for an amazing #FMSEA2025! 🌊

We loved sharing our free #environmentaleducation resources with #marinescience educators in #StAugustine, #Florida! Huge thanks to sponsors, board, & hosts. 🌎

Missed us? Explore our films + study guides at schoolyardfilms.org!

#FMSEA #STEM #teachers

film to connect learners with the wild and wonderful waters of our planet.

#FMSEA2025 #FMSEA #education #environmentalliteracy #marinescience #STEM #conservation #education #K12

🌍 Happy #EarthDay! Let’s celebrate our planet & commit to protecting it every day. 💚🌱

🌊 Don’t forget — the #FMSEA Annual Conference is THIS weekend! See you there to connect, learn & inspire action. #OceanEducation #FMSEA2025

Florida Marine Science Educators Association conferences can get a bit wild.
#FMSEA

I'm in Juno Beach FL for the annual Florida Marine Science Educators Association conference & there are many worse places to be today.
#FMSEA