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Suncoast Waterkeeper urges protection of wetlands

Aug 15, 2023 – Rusty Chinnis
July 31, 2023
By Leslie Lake
Dredging project underway on Greer Island

Dredging project underway on Greer Island

LONGBOAT KEY – A portion of the Greer Island beach will be closed through the beginning of September as a dredging project continues. According to the Town of Longboat Key’s Public Works Department…
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July 25, 2023
By SUN contributor
Testing shows drinking water free of toxins

Testing shows drinking water free of toxins

MANATEE COUNTY – County officials say that new tests confirm the drinking water coming from Lake Manatee is safe. In a July 18 press release, more than a week after attention was first drawn to the…
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July 24, 2023
By Rusty Chinnis
Become a Florida-friendly angler

Become a Florida-friendly angler

If you’re new to Florida or need a refresher course in the basic practices of ethical angling, the Florida Sea Grant program has just the course for you – the Florida Friendly Angler Program. With f…
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July 18, 2023
By Leslie Lake
Turtle nests run over on AMI beaches

Turtle nests run over on AMI beaches

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – On a daily patrol last week, Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring volunteers were shocked and saddened to find multiple turtle nests that had been trampled on a…
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July 17, 2023
By Leslie Lake
FWC cites three for alleged poaching

FWC cites three for alleged poaching

LONGBOAT KEY – The vigilance of three local charter captains has resulted in multiple citations against three men for the alleged poaching of marine life in local waters. Capt. Joey Sweet, of Sweet…
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July 17, 2023
By Rusty Chinnis
Suncoast Waterkeeper christens new patrol boat

Suncoast Waterkeeper christens new patrol boat

Island residents have two opportunities to join in on the christening of Suncoast Waterkeeper’s new patrol boat and the launch of Eyes on the Suncoast, an improved citizen pollution and habitat monit…
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July 11, 2023
By Rusty Chinnis
Reel Time: Hot weather strategy

Reel Time: Hot weather strategy

Anglers are no strangers to Dog Days, those hot, sultry times when even the lizards are lurking in the shadows. We know that a change of strategy will be in order soon. What we are strangers to is th…
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July 11, 2023
By Leslie Lake
Holiday beachgoers disturb turtle nests

Holiday beachgoers disturb turtle nests

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring volunteers discovered that multiple sea turtle nests were disturbed over the Fourth of July holiday weekend. “I don’t th…
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July 3, 2023
By Leslie Lake
Loggerhead sea turtle ‘Suzi’ released into race

Loggerhead sea turtle ‘Suzi’ released into race

BRADENTON BEACH – As hundreds of delighted onlookers gathered to see a publicized turtle release at Coquina Beach, loggerhead sea turtle “Suzi” made a grand entrance from the sand to the water. Sh…
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July 3, 2023
By Rusty Chinnis
Legislation imperils local waters

Reel Time: Legislation imperils local waters

At a time when the need to move water quality issues in a positive direction should be crystal clear, decisionmakers (and, by default, the citizens who elected them) are weakening protections that ar…
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April 9, 2025
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The Off-Stage Ladies of the Island Players, April luncheon meeting