2019 Healthy Bay Report Card

Florida Sea Grant is involved in several citizen science and education projects designed to monitor the health of the bay. Below is an annual report of those projects. WATER QUALITY – Fish Kills… Read More
Posted: November 14, 2019
Florida Sea Grant is involved in several citizen science and education projects designed to monitor the health of the bay. Below is an annual report of those projects. WATER QUALITY – Fish Kills… Read More
Posted: October 6, 2017
Imagine this… You are a sailor on a 16th century Spanish galleon anchored in a Florida Bay south of Tampa. You, along with others, are ordered to go ashore for a scouting trip to set… Read More
Posted: September 29, 2017
Imagine this… You are a sailor on a 16th century Spanish galleon anchored in a Florida Bay south of Tampa. You, along with others, are ordered to go ashore for a scouting trip to set… Read More
Posted: September 2, 2017
Many of you have heard this before – artificial lighting on the beach is bad for sea turtles – so this article is nothing new. However, this article will expand to discuss the problem with… Read More
Posted: August 25, 2017
Life on the coast has tremendous benefits; steady sea breezes, gorgeous beaches, plentiful fishing and paddling opportunities. Nevertheless, there are definite downsides to living along it, too. Besides storms like Hurricane Harvey making semi-regular appearances,… Read More
Posted: August 11, 2017
Since the early 1970’s, when Chief Iron Eyes Cody shed a tear on a television commercial, we have been trying to reduce the amount of solid waste found along our beaches and within our waters. … Read More
Posted: January 4, 2017
The Escambia County Exterior Lighting Ordinance will go in effect for all residents and businesses on Pensacola Beach beginning in 2018. (view the basics of the ordinance at http://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/escambiaco/2017/01/03/escambia-county-fl-turtle-lighting-ordinance/. ) To become “turtle friendly”,… Read More
Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Wildlife
Tags: Habitat Restoration, Marine turtles, Sea Turtle Lighting
Posted: January 3, 2017
Escambia County Turtle Lighting Ordinance Chapter 78 – Article 13.23 of the County Land Development Code EXTERIOR LIGHTING 13.23.01. Exemptions – a) lighting required for navigation by Federal Aviation and the US… Read More
Category: Conservation, Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Habitat Restoration, Marine turtles, Sea Turtle Lightin Ordinance
Posted: November 18, 2016
WATER QUALITY HEALTH ADVISORY ISSUED FOR BAYOU’S GRANDE, TEXAR, AND CHICO – AS WELL AS QUIETWATER BEACH, SANDERS BEACH, AND BIG LAGOON STATE PARK Date Location Water Temp (F) Salinity (ppt) Dissolved… Read More
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