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Volunteers clean up Egmont Key
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Volunteers clean up Egmont Key

Oct 6, 2025 – Rusty Chinnis
September 16, 2025
By Rusty Chinnis
It’s for the birds

It’s for the birds

I was reminded this past week that it’s a good time to remind anglers about the importance and protection of seabirds. Knowledgeable anglers know that these birds are valuable, but some beginning ang…
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September 8, 2025
By Rusty Chinnis
Manatee County joins SB 180 lawsuit

Manatee County joins SB 180 lawsuit

If you don’t know about Senate Bill 180 and its implications to anglers who fish Sarasota Bay and Anna Maria Sound, let me explain. The bill prohibits counties and municipalities (including Manatee C…
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September 4, 2025
By Leslie Lake
Jason Stock remembered for his love of family, fishing, the environment

Jason Stock remembered for his love of family, fishing, the environment

BRADENTON – Jason Stock, who passed away unexpectedly on Aug. 29, is being remembered by the fishing community and many friends for his legacy as a well-respected charter fishing captain, a loving fa…
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September 1, 2025
By Rusty Chinnis
Reel Time: The Great Egmont Key Cleanup

Reel Time: The Great Egmont Key Cleanup

Suncoast Aqua Ventures’ (SAV) work can be summed up in three words: “Dive. Preserve. Serve.” But this group of divers does so much more. Their work in cleaning up our coastal islands, shorelines and…
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September 1, 2025
By Leslie Lake
Suncoast Waterkeeper reports heavy toll on mangroves from 2024 hurricanes

Suncoast Waterkeeper reports heavy toll on mangroves from 2024 hurricanes

The 2024 hurricane season took a heavy toll on mangroves across Sarasota and Manatee counties, according to the data from Suncoast Waterkeeper’s second year of the Mangrove Rangers program. “One of…
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August 26, 2025
By Leslie Lake
AMI approaching turtle nesting record

AMI approaching turtle nesting record

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Anna Maria Island’s nesting sea turtles are approaching a record with 541 nests laid this year, two short of the 2019 record of 543. Another record was set last week when the fir…
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August 25, 2025
By Rusty Chinnis
Opportunity meets preparedness

Opportunity meets preparedness

Whether you’re fishing for reds, snook and trout in Sarasota Bay or Anna Maria Sound, stalking bonefish in the Bahamas, stripers in the Northeast, or casting to rising trout on a mountain stream in M…
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August 19, 2025
By Rusty Chinnis
Pine Island Redfish: Sustainable aquaculture

Pine Island Redfish: Sustainable aquaculture

When I first heard about Pine Island Redfish, I contacted owner Megan Sorby about a tour. I had assumed that the operation was on Pine Island but when I reached out to Megan by phone, she informed me…
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August 12, 2025
By Rusty Chinnis

Join the Great Scallop Search

Sarasota Bay Watch (SBW) is seeking volunteers for a citizen science event to collect data on shellfish, animals and seagrass in Sarasota Bay. The Great Scallop Search will be on Saturday, August 23…
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August 4, 2025
By Rusty Chinnis
Reel Time on The Road: The Center for Coastal Studies

Reel Time on The Road: The Center for Coastal Studies

On a trip to Cape Cod for a fam­ily wedding in July, my wife, Christine, and I were invited by Jeanne Leszczynski to tour the Center for Coastal Studies in Provincetown. Leszczynski, a friend from Lo…
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