Book edited by extension agent wins award

June 1, 2011

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A book edited by Maia McGuire, agent for Florida Sea Grant Extension in St. Johns and Flagler counties, recently won the Independent Book Publishers Association’s Benjamin Franklin Award.

“Explore the Southeast National Marine Sanctuaries” is the first in a four-book series introducing the National Marine Sanctuary system. The book was selected as a category winner from more than 1,300 entries. The book’s publisher, Ocean Publishing, accepted the award.

McGuire has a bachelor’s degree from Florida Institute of Technology and a doctorate in marine biology and fisheries from the University of Miami. She specializes in marine education and coastal ecology.

Florida Sea Grant Extension functions as part of the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension at the University of Florida.