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FDEP seeks $8,500 for Aqua mangrove violations
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FDEP seeks $8,500 for Aqua’s mangrove violations

Jan 10, 2023 – Joe Hendricks
August 22, 2022
By Joe Hendricks
Suncoast Waterkeeper questions FDEP response to mangrove trimming

Suncoast Waterkeeper questions FDEP response to mangrove trimming

MANATEE COUNTY – The Suncoast Waterkeeper organization remains concerned about the Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s (FDEP) response and oversight of the mangrove trimming that occurre…
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August 16, 2022
By Rusty Chinnis
Reel Time: Mangroves – Critical habitats

Reel Time: Mangroves – Critical habitats

To local fishers, the importance of mangroves is evident. Intertwined with the twisted roots, there’s a web of life that’s inextricably bound to the snook, redfish, trout, flounder, grouper and a ple…
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August 15, 2022
By Leslie Lake
Piney Point stormwater to be discharged into Tampa Bay

Stormwater released this week from Piney Point

PALMETTO – Stormwater collected over several months in a pond on top of a phosphogypsum waste stack at Piney Point is being released this week into Tampa Bay at Port Manatee, according to the Florida…
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June 5, 2022
By Jason Schaffer
Help rid Island waters of lionfish

Help rid Island waters of lionfish

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is seeking help from divers, anglers and commercial harvesters to remove lionfish from Gulf of Mexico waters. Anyone…
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May 2, 2022
By Joe Hendricks
Bradenton Beach celebrates Arbor Day park improvements

Bradenton Beach celebrates Arbor Day park improvements

BRADENTON BEACH – The city and its partners went all out for this year’s National Arbor Day celebration. Prior to Friday morning’s Arbor Day ceremony, seven sabal palm trees, three green buttonwoo…
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April 4, 2022
By Cindy Lane
Piney Point closure date set

Piney Point closure date set

PALMETTO – The environmentally unstable Piney Point site will be closed by December 2024, according to a plan approved by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) on March 30. One y…
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March 6, 2022
By Jason Schaffer
World record seeker stops at Island

World record seeker stops at Island

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Anyone who’s ever owned or rented a personal watercraft knows that after about a half-hour in the turbulent ocean, it becomes quite a workout. Now imagine traveling more than 2…
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January 31, 2022
By Rusty Chinnis

Reel Time: Dangerous seagrass bill advances

Florida Senate Bill 198 (Sen. A. Rodriguez, R- Doral) would allow permits that will impact seagrass and allow for replacing them elsewhere in state waters. Why is that a problem? I posed that ques…
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January 16, 2022
By Rusty Chinnis
Reel Time: All clams on deck

Reel Time: All Clams On Deck

This past Saturday, Jan. 15, I attended a press conference at the Mar Vista Dockside Restaurant on Longboat Key for the All Clams on Deck clam restoration initiative hosted by restaurateur and Anna M…
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January 10, 2022
By Cindy Lane
Florida loses record number of manatees in 2021

Florida loses record number of manatees in 2021

More than 1,100 manatees died in 2021, a record high since the turn of the century, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). Brevard County on Florida’s east coast…
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