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Reel Time: Bahamian bones
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Reel Time: Bahamian bones

Nov 22, 2021 – Rusty Chinnis
November 1, 2021
By Rusty Chinnis
Reel Time: The Center, clean and green

Reel Time: The Center, clean and green

The Center of Anna Maria Island has long been a valuable resource for the citizens and visitors to the Island. In 2019, under the leadership of the Center’s executive director, Chris Culhane, and the…
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October 24, 2021
By Rusty Chinnis
Reel Time: Little tunny time?

Reel Time: Little tunny time?

Little tunny, one of my favorite species to catch on the fly, has essentially been missing for the last two years. Sure, anglers have encountered them during this time, but I haven’t found them to be…
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October 18, 2021
By Cindy Lane

Red tide level remains high

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – High concentrations of red tide were again discovered last week at the 10th Street Pier in Bradenton Beach for the second week in a row, according to Friday’s Florida Fish and Wil…
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October 17, 2021
By Cindy Lane
Turtle rainbow

Turtle season ends with good results

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – The 2021 sea turtle nesting season is over on the Island, with the final known nest hatching Thursday, Oct. 14, according to Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitorin…
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October 17, 2021
By Cindy Lane

Nesting News

Turtle nests laid: 422 (Record: 544 in 2019) False crawls: 555 (Record: 568 in 2019) Nests hatched: 226 (Record: 447 in 2018) Hatchlings hatched: 15,725 (Record: 35,788 in 2018) Nest diso…
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October 17, 2021
By Rusty Chinnis
Reel Time: Get ready for fabulous fall fishing

Reel Time: Get ready for fabulous fall fishing

As I write these words, the first front of the fall season has begun to clear the humidity, a harbinger of cooler temperatures and hot offshore action. Just last week I scouted the Gulf waters fro…
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October 11, 2021
By Rusty Chinnis

Reel Time: In praise of seabirds

One of the things that makes the Suncoast special is our seabirds. Who hasn’t been stirred by the sight or song of a bird? The haunting sound of a whippoorwill signaling the arrival of spring, the co…
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October 3, 2021
By Rusty Chinnis

Reel Time: Join the CLAMpaign For Clean Water

Readers of this column appreciate the importance of clean water. From the glass we put to our lips and extending to the waters that surround the islands, water is literally and figuratively life…
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October 3, 2021
By Jason Schaffer
Turtle Watch Wednesday a big success

Turtle Watch Wednesday raises funds, spirits

HOLMES BEACH – After a year off due to COVID-19, the community flocked to the Third Annual Turtle Watch Wednesday fundraising event on Sept. 29 at Hurricane Hanks to show their support for Anna Maria…
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October 1, 2021
By Cindy Lane

Environmental groups sue over deep well injection plan

PALMETTO – Five environmental organizations notified Manatee County on Sept. 30 that they intend to sue the county over its plan to inject contaminated water from Piney Point into an underground well…
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