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Sep 26, 2017 – SUN contributor
August 30, 2017
By Rusty Chinnis
Scallop Search

Tenth annual scallop search defies odds

Sarasota Bay Watch’s annual scallop search is the organization’s signature event. Designed to help scientists monitor scallop populations and engage citizen scientists, it is also the organization…
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August 22, 2017
By Rusty Chinnis
Reel time seagrass

Seagrass: Rainforests of the sea

The seagrass meadows that surround Anna Maria Island are mostly hidden from view and are only exposed on extreme low tides during the full and new moons. Magical and mysterious like a tropical rainfo…
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August 16, 2017
By Rusty Chinnis
Perico Preserve

Preserving our nature legacy

Less than five miles from Anna Maria Island, Robinson Preserve, Perico Preserve and the Neal Preserve protect nearly 800 acres of prime estuarine habitat. Manatee County has done an exemplary job of…
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August 1, 2017
By Joe Hendricks
Shark dragging

Shark dragging incident has Island ties

The first week of an ongoing Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) investigation into an online video of a shark being dragged behind a speeding boat produced public outcry, but lit…
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August 1, 2017
By Cindy Lane

Eliza Ann, turtles, love AMI

It’s a record sea turtle nesting season on Anna Maria Island so far this year, but Suzi Fox, director of Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring, seems as thrilled about one particula…
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July 25, 2017
By Cindy Lane
Eliza Ann release

Eliza Ann off to the turtle races

Eliza Ann is warmed up and ready to race beginning Aug. 1 in the Sea Turtle Conservancy’s Tour de Turtle migration marathon. The race’s object is to gather information on sea turtle migration, inc…
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July 18, 2017
By SUN contributor
Dune vegetation destruction

Dune destruction sparks concerns

HOLMES BEACH – Work has temporarily stopped at 102 77th St. after the city was alerted to dune destruction on the Gulf-front site. Building Official Jim McGuinness visited the site July 7, placing…
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July 7, 2017
By Cindy Lane
Trigger fish

Nothing to see here

A trigger fish hides pretty effectively in the rocks off Anna Maria Island.
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July 5, 2017
By SUN contributor
Fourth of July beach cleanup

Cleaning up holiday trash in Holmes Beach

HOLMES BEACH — Revelers may have left a lot of trash on Island beaches following the July 4 holiday, but it’s disappearing thanks to a few dedicated volunteers. About two dozen people came out the…
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June 27, 2017
By Cindy Lane

DeSoto National Memorial kayak tour

Take a peek at the bay side of DeSoto National Memorial – by kayak.
April 9, 2025
11:45 am

The Off-Stage Ladies of the Island Players, April luncheon meeting