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Storm washes out more than 160 turtle nests
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Storm washes out more than 160 turtle nests

Aug 12, 2024 – Leslie Lake
July 30, 2024
By Rusty Chinnis
Perico, Palma Sola cleanup Saturday

Perico, Palma Sola cleanup Saturday

Once again, Anna Maria Island residents who care about our local waters will have a chance to get involved in cleaning them up during the upcoming Suncoast Aqua Ventures water-based cleanup on Saturd…
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July 29, 2024
By Joe Hendricks
Bradenton fisherman rescues injured motorist

Bradenton fisherman rescues injured motorist

ST. PETERSBURG – Bradenton resident Eric Astemborski’s swift actions and quick thinking helped save a motorist who crashed his car on I-275, north of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge. Astemborski, a com…
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July 23, 2024
By Leslie Lake
Least tern chicks fitted with tracking bands

Least tern chicks fitted with tracking bands

BRADENTON BEACH – Four least tern chicks in a local nesting colony have been outfitted with color-coded bands to help researchers study their migration patterns along with population and breeding suc…
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July 23, 2024
By Rusty Chinnis

Vote water to ensure fishing future

Wikipedia defines the term “enlightened self-interest” as a philosophy in ethics when persons who act to further the interests of others ultimately serve their interests. It has often been simply exp…
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July 17, 2024
By Leslie Lake
First least tern chick takes flight

First least tern chick takes flight

BRADENTON BEACH – At a colony of 45 least terns, eight chicks vary in ages from one to four weeks and the oldest chicks are gaining their flight feathers and practicing flying. On July 8, shorebird…
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July 17, 2024
By Leslie Lake
Sea turtle nests disturbed at Coquina Beach

Sea turtle nests disturbed at Coquina Beach

BRADENTON BEACH – Upon seeing a group of six people digging around a marked turtle nest at the south end of Coquina Beach on Saturday, two early morning walkers did exactly what they were supposed to…
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July 17, 2024
By Rusty Chinnis
Restoration efforts go big

Restoration efforts go big

On July 14, I had the pleasure of working with Damon Moore from Oyster River Ecology (ORE) and a film crew from the Ringling College digital filmmaking program to document and install 1,050 vertical…
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July 15, 2024
By Leslie Lake
Piney Point stormwater to be discharged into Tampa Bay

Settlement reached in Piney Point litigation

PALMETTO – Prompted by a 2021 lawsuit by multiple conservation groups, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) has agreed to allow more oversight of discharges from the Piney Point…
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July 9, 2024
By Rusty Chinnis

Catch and release

Taking care when we release fish we don’t intend to keep has never been more important. While most anglers are aware that fish populations are vulnerable and not the endless resource we once thought…
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July 8, 2024
By Leslie Lake
Second sea turtle nests in daytime

Second sea turtle nests in daytime

ANNA MARIA – More than 100 beachgoers saw an uncommon sight when a nesting loggerhead sea turtle laid her eggs during the day on June 26, the second daytime nesting in a week. Anna Maria Island Turt…
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