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Reel Time: Supporting Suncoast Waterkeeper: The Giving Challenge

Apr 13, 2020 – Rusty Chinnis
March 9, 2020
By Rusty Chinnis

Protecting paradise

I don’t think it’s a stretch to call where we live paradise. I hear first-time visitors say that all the time. Many, including me, never leave and that’s part of the problem that can and needs to be…
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March 2, 2020
By Cindy Lane
Shorebird survey marks start of season

Shorebird survey marks start of season

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Shorebird nesting season is beginning, and a three-day survey of shorebirds on Anna Maria Island beaches shows 38 black skimmers – a threatened species in Florida – preparing to n…
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March 2, 2020
By Rusty Chinnis
Manatee CCA banquet a huge success

Manatee CCA banquet a huge success

I attended the 2020 Manatee County Coastal Conservation Association (CCA) banquet at the Manatee County Convention Center in Palmetto on Feb. 27. That night, close to 1,000 anglers and conservationis…
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February 25, 2020
By SUN contributor
Concerns raised over horse waste in bay

Scenic Highway group seeks to solve horse problems

BRADENTON – Members of the Palma Sola Scenic Highway Corridor Management Entity met Feb. 2 with one big item on their agenda: the horse riding operations that take place on the north side of the caus…
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February 25, 2020
By Rusty Chinnis
Reel Time: Pulitzer Prize winning author to speak

Reel Time: Pulitzer Prize winning author to speak

On March 8, Suncoast Waterkeepers (SWK), a local environmental group whose mission is to protect and restore the Florida Suncoast’s waterways through enforcement, fieldwork, advocacy and environmenta…
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February 17, 2020
By Rusty Chinnis
Reel Time Scallopalooza It's Clamtastic

Reel Time: Scallopalooza, It’s Clamtastic

Sarasota Bay Watch (SBW) held its 10th Annual “Scallopalooza, It’s Clamtastic” fund-raising event at their new venue, Sarasota’s Hyatt Regency Hotel. on Saturday, Feb. 15. The yearly event sold out a…
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February 11, 2020
By Cindy Lane
Coquina Beach lifeguard stand

Lifeguards recognized for excellence

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Manatee County Beach Patrol employees Joey Garcia and Steven Cherello are the recipients of the 2019 Lifeguard of the Year Award and the 2019 Chief’s Award. The awards recogniz…
February 3, 2020
By Rusty Chinnis

Reel Time: “Fish farm” proposal troubling

On Tuesday, Jan. 28, I attended an EPA public comment session at Mote Marine Laboratory. The hearing gave the public an opportunity to speak to a proposed draft permit to test the raising of almaco j…
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January 27, 2020
By Rusty Chinnis

Reel Time: Get in on the hot winter action

Until recently, Gulf water temperatures have been surprisingly warm. It’s always been typical for a cold front to send water temperatures plummeting, after which a warming trend will send them back i…
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January 21, 2020
By Rusty Chinnis
The solution to climate change

Reel Time: The solution to climate change

On Tuesday, Jan. 14, I attended an advance screening of the documentary, “Kiss The Ground,” based on the novel of the same name by Josh Tickell. The screening previewed at the newly remodeled Bishop…
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