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Cortez fishermen assist with red tide cleanup

Aug 11, 2018 – Joe Hendricks
August 7, 2018
By Cindy Lane

Where’s Bortie?

Loggerhead sea turtle Bortie is in 7th place in the Sea Turtle Conservancy’s 11th Annual Tour de Turtles, which began on Aug. 1. She swam 12 miles since the race start. Bortie was satellite tagged…
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July 31, 2018
By Rusty Chinnis

Reel Time: Beat the summer heat

Late summer is always a challenging time for local anglers. The bizarre conditions of the last two weeks have complicated things with oppressive heat and strong westerly winds. This morning the weath…
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July 31, 2018
By Cindy Lane

Help hatchlings; leave lights home

It’s a trend that’s concerning state and local turtle officials – vacationers are increasingly taking the whole family out to the beach at night to check all the sea turtle nests with cell phone flas…
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July 24, 2018
By Cindy Lane
Sail

Imagine there’s no plastic

When Capt. Bill Brooker takes the Chomsky out on Sarasota Bay for a lesson or a charter, he watches the clouds for rain. He watches the sails for wind. And he watches the water for trash, particularl…
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July 24, 2018
By Cindy Lane

New manatee, turtle decals out

Show your support for manatees and sea turtles with new waterproof decals available for $5 each from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). Decals generate funding for resear…
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July 17, 2018
By Cindy Lane
Hands Across the Sand oil protest

Lawsuit seeks protection from drilling

Environmental group Earthjustice has sued the Trump administration in Tampa federal district court for failing to complete a report about offshore drilling’s harms to threatened and endangered specie…
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July 17, 2018
By Rusty Chinnis

Reel Time: Trade show features fishing gear

On Wednesday, July 11, I attended ICAST, the International Convention of Allied Sportfishing Trades held in Orlando, Fla. I made the trip with Steve Traves, owner of AMI Outfitters, and Capt. Casey L…
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July 17, 2018
By Cindy Lane
Turtle window cling

First nests of season bittersweet

Updated July 17, 2018 A sixth nest was disoriented in Holmes Beach on July 17, north of 66th Street. A dozen hatchlings in poor condition were discovered, according to Turtle Watch. HOLMES BEAC…
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July 10, 2018
By Cindy Lane
Turtle bench

Turtle Watch at loggerheads with city on benches

HOLMES BEACH – After the fireworks on July 4, beachgoers saw a loggerhead sea turtle come ashore, collide with a bench on the beach north of 66th Street and struggle to nest under it, said Suzi Fox…
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July 3, 2018
By Rusty Chinnis

Protecting and preserving the Gulf

The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new lands but seeing with new eyes. – Marcel Proust As I read Jack Davis’ new novel, “Gulf, The Making of An American Sea” this quote by the semi…
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