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Turtle Watch, resort working to improve lighting
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Turtle Watch, resort working to improve lighting

Aug 6, 2019 – Cindy Lane
July 18, 2019
By Cindy Lane
Horses not allowed on Gulf beaches

Horses not allowed on Gulf beaches

HOLMES BEACH – While motorists were noticing a long, white horse trailer parked among the boat trailers at the Kingfish boat ramp Monday morning, beachgoers were even more surprised to see three hors…
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July 16, 2019
By Rusty Chinnis
Reel Time: Line and leaders

Reel Time: Line and leaders

When anglers talk tackle, the conversation is usually centered on rods and reels, lures and accessories. While these make up the largest part of the fisherman’s arsenal, lines and leaders are a criti…
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July 16, 2019
By Cindy Lane
Dolphin

Dolphins still dying from recent red tide

Red tide is suspected of killing 177 dolphins over the past year in southwest Florida, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Elevated bottlenose dolphin mortalit…
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July 14, 2019
By Cindy Lane
Where's Bortie Too

Where’s Bortie Too?

HOLMES BEACH – Bortie Too has laid her second nest on Anna Maria Island at 66th Street,  Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring Director Suzi Fox says. According to her satellite…
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July 9, 2019
By Rusty Chinnis
Reel Time: Waterkeeper Alliance holding polluters accountable

Reel Time: Waterkeeper Alliance holding polluters accountable

The Waterkeeper Alliance is the largest and fastest growing nonprofit that is exclusively focused on clean water. The Alliance works to preserve and protect water by uniting local Waterkeeper organiz…
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July 6, 2019
By Cindy Lane
Concerns raised over horse waste in bay

Concerns raised over horse waste in bay

PALMA SOLA BAY – With red tide fresh in local memory and blue-green algae hanging around since May, everything that produces nutrients that feed harmful algae blooms is under the microscope. That…
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July 6, 2019
By Cindy Lane
Home sweet shell

Home sweet shell

Seashells are fun to find, but should you take them home? It’s actually illegal to take some shells, and it may be bad for the beach to take shells that are legal. In Manatee County, which incl…
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July 6, 2019
By Cindy Lane
First hatchlings of season disoriented on Fourth

First hatchlings of season disoriented on Fourth

HOLMES BEACH – Sea turtle hatchlings whose dash to freedom on Independence Day was spoiled by lights got a police escort to the Gulf of Mexico. The loggerhead turtles – the first nest to hatch thi…
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July 5, 2019
By Cindy Lane
Blue-green algae warning signs coming

Blue-green algae warning signs coming

BRADENTON – The Florida Department of Health plans to post caution signs at the boat ramp on the Braden River at State Road 64 warning people, “Blue-green algae may be in these waters. There may be t…
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July 4, 2019
By Cindy Lane

Where’s Bortie Too?

Loggerhead sea turtle Bortie Too has traveled 103 miles since being tagged and released after nesting on Coquina Beach on June 21. She may be coming back to land to nest again, according to Anna Mari…
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