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Egmont Key renourishment starting soon

Nov 17, 2018 – Cindy Lane
November 6, 2018
By Cindy Lane
Winter the Dolphin

Coast Lines: AMI and Ocean Allies

The Anna Maria Island business community, tourism promoters, environmental groups and local governments could take a tip from the new Ocean Allies project in Clearwater Beach.  Ocean Allies plans…
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November 5, 2018
By Cindy Lane

Where’s Bortie?

Loggerhead sea turtle Bortie is the winner of the People’s Choice Award in the Sea Turtle Conservancy’s 11th Annual Tour de Turtles race. She placed 10th out of 13 contestants on Oct. 31, the last…
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November 2, 2018
By Cindy Lane

Red tide high through Monday

Patchy red tide is forecast to remain high in the air and water around Anna Maria Island through at least Monday, Nov. 5, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC)…
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October 31, 2018
By Cindy Lane

Red tide forecast high through Saturday

Red tide is forecast to be high in the air and water around Anna Maria Island through at least Saturday, Nov. 3, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) reports today. The Oct…
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October 26, 2018
By Cindy Lane
Red tide sign

Red tide high through Monday

High levels of red tide are back in the air and water around Anna Maria Island, and forecasters predict high levels will continue through Monday, Oct. 29, according to today’s Florida Fish and Wildli…
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October 23, 2018
By Rusty Chinnis

Reel Time: Yaz Crossing

The Gulf and flats that surround Anna Maria Island were just a day’s drive to the south, but they felt a world away as we made our way down the steps at Yaz Crossing to the banks of the Chattahoochee…
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October 19, 2018
By Cindy Lane

Red tide weekend forecast good

The red tide forecast predicts very low concentrations of the toxic algae in Gulf of Mexico and Sarasota Bay waters at the north tip of Anna Maria Island, and low concentrations around the rest of th…
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October 16, 2018
By Cindy Lane

Turtle season soars into record books

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – The 2018 sea turtle season on Anna Maria Island is a record-breaking success, due to the turtles and the volunteers of Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring, dir…
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October 16, 2018
By Cindy Lane

Air sampling for red tide toxins

Mote Marine Laboratory scientists and the Florida Department of Health are now taking air samples 8-10 miles from Sarasota County beaches to measure how far inland Florida red tide toxins travel…
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October 12, 2018
By Cindy Lane

Red tide predictions for weekend: Low

Low concentrations of red tide are predicted in Island waters from Oct. 13-15 by NOAA and the University of South Florida/Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Collaboration for Predictio…
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