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Reel Time: Join the 2023 EcoSummit

Nov 13, 2023 – Rusty Chinnis
November 1, 2023
By Rusty Chinnis
Try fishing by bike

Reel Time: Try fishing by bike

Two of my favorite activities are riding my bike and fishing. Often, my fishing adventures involved a boat. While I still fish more from a boat, biking allows me a way to get in some excellent fishin…
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November 1, 2023
By Leslie Lake
FISH Preserve opens this week

FISH Preserve opens this week

CORTEZ – The vision that FISH (Florida Institute for Saltwater Heritage) members had more than 20 years ago to preserve the environmental integrity of coastal land on Sarasota Bay has come to fruitio…
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October 31, 2023
By Leslie Lake

Nesting News

Turtle nests laid: 531 (Record: 544 in 2019) False crawls: 490 (Record: 831 in 2010) Hatched nests: 466 (Previous record: 447 in 2018) Hatchlings: 37,081 (Previous record: 35,788 in 2018) S…
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October 25, 2023
By Leslie Lake
Hurricane ends turtle season early

Hurricane ends turtle season early

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Turtle nesting season is over early this year, with Hurricane Idalia having left a large dent in nesting numbers. “Hurricane Idalia had a major impact on our nesting season, caus…
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October 25, 2023
By Leslie Lake
Volunteers replace sea oats

Volunteers replace sea oats

HOLMES BEACH – More than 40 volunteers planted 1,000 sea oats on Saturday, replacing those that were lost during Hurricane Idalia’s high tides. Sea oats were lost when Anna Maria Island was hit with…
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October 24, 2023
By Rusty Chinnis
Sister Keys clean-up set for Nov. 4

Reel Time: Sister Keys clean-up set for Nov. 4

Sarasota Bay Watch (SBW) is conducting its annual Sister Keys clean-up on Saturday, Nov. 4. The event is a collaboration with Suncoast Waterkeeper, the Town of Longboat Key and Mar Vista Dockside Res…
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October 24, 2023
By Leslie Lake

Nesting News

Turtle nests laid: 405 (Record: 544 in 2019) False crawls: 439 (Record: 831 in 2010) Hatched nests: 305 (Record: 453 in 2022) Hatchlings: 23,149 (Previous record: 35,850 in 2022) Hatchlin…
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October 18, 2023
By Leslie Lake
Manatees could again be classified as endangered

Manatees could again be classified as endangered

MANATEE COUNTY – Following petitions from environmental groups, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) says that reclassifying Florida manatees from a threatened to an endangered species may be jus…
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October 18, 2023
By Leslie Lake
First wastewater pond closed at Piney Point

First wastewater pond closed at Piney Point

PALMETTO – The environmentally unstable Piney Point phosphate processing site is moving towards closure with the completion of work on the first of four wastewater collection ponds, according to the…
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October 17, 2023
By Rusty Chinnis

Reel Time: Learn how to tie your own flies

When I first started fly fishing, I would buy my flies from local fly shops and occasionally, guide friends would supply me with the flies I was using. Eventually, through necessity, I started tying…
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