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Reel Time: Generation Alpha speaks out for the future

Jul 31, 2023 – Rusty Chinnis
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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June 26, 2023
By Rusty Chinnis

Reel Time: Fly casting mastery

Teaching fly casting has taught me some valuable lessons. Chief among them is the fact that it’s most often easier to learn from scratch using the fundamentals (physics) of the cast than it is to cor…
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June 26, 2023
By Leslie Lake
Piney Point contamination extends to Tarpon Springs

Piney Point contamination extends to Tarpon Springs

PALMETTO – A recent study shows the contaminated water from the 2021 Piney Point spill, which contributed to algae blooms and red tide in Tampa Bay waterways, traveled farther than originally thought…
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June 26, 2023
By Leslie Lake
Fireworks pose danger to wildlife

Fireworks pose danger to wildlife

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – While it’s common knowledge that house pets are easily spooked by fireworks, local animal advocates remind people about the disruption to wildlife from loud and light-filled Fourt…
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April 9, 2025
11:45 am

The Off-Stage Ladies of the Island Players, April luncheon meeting