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The beauty and serenity of Mobbly Bayou left a lasting mark on me. I know that I have found a new passion in kayak fishing, especially on these magical sandbars where redfish lurk. The sun hung high in the sky. I felt its warmth as I prepared for an exciting afternoon at a kayak fishing workshop at Mobbly Bayou Preserve, hosted by The Tampa Bay ...
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City of Tampa Targets a Baffling Question. An ongoing study in the City of Tampa seeks to improve the effectiveness of a commonly used tool for trapping stormwater debris before it reaches Tampa Bay and the Hillsborough River. Baffle boxes work by capturing debris and lawn waste on top of the screen and heavier sediment at the bottom of the box.
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The use of boat registration revenues for boat launch facilities. Cooperative Vessel Traffic Information Service in Tampa Bay. ABM meets the second Thursday of each month at the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council, …
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Originally built in 1966, polluted water from the Piney Point phosphate plant has been discharged into Tampa Bay five times since 1988. We all want the disaster and controversy around Piney Point to go away. For many of us in the Tampa Bay area, Piney Point has been a heavy load we've been carrying for decades. The emergency discharge of 215 ...
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SWIM Celebrates 35 Years. The "necklace" at Cockroach Bay is an intricate reconstruction of a low-salinity wetland. Photo courtesy SWFWMD. Few restoration initiatives have made this much difference in just 35 years: 384 projects to improve water quality, creating 15,596 acres of habitat that drains 230,725 acres of watershed.
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A recent assessment of all coastal habitats in Tampa Bay shows that marshes, mangroves and seagrasses can remove more than 3.8 million metric tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere over the next 100 years – equal to taking 7,981 passenger cars off the road every year until 2100. In addition to the protection of existing coastal habitats ...
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There is no evidence that there is a breeding population in St. Petersburg, and only one of the animals has been measured by FWC staff, he adds. It was just three feet long – they can grow up to five feet. It's likely that the …
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Three particularly important points for foragers are included with most plants: avoid harvesting plants that may have been treated with herbicides, preparation tips for foraged foods, and safety notes that highlight when and what parts of the plant can safely be harvested. The highlight of each plant entry is Jordan's detailed – and often ...
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1 review of Bay Soundings "Bay Soundings is an excellent newspaper covering water and watershed issues in the Tampa Bay region. Their articles are very well written and cover …
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Florida is the boating capital of the country. Unfortunately, it also leads the nation in boating accidents, death and property damage. And the numbers are growing. In 2020, the number of accidents increased 26.3%, the number of deaths increased 25.1%, and the number of injuries increased 24.7% over 2019. The Coast Guard counted 5,265.
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Hitching a Ride on North African Dust Plumes By Mary Kelley Hoppe Bay Soundings 2004 Hurricanes aren't the only thing that barrel across the Atlantic toward Florida. Giant dust storms rising out of the Saharan desert blow an estimated billion tons of dust out of Africa each year; about half of that eventually reaches the
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Bringing Oysters Back to Oyster River — and Beyond. A single adult oyster can filter up to 50 gallons of water every day and oyster banks provide habitat for hundreds of other species. All photos courtesy Damon Moore. An old barge in the Manatee River is covered in oysters showing that they can be restored in other parts of the river.
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To the average Floridian, fires appear to be devastating forces, demolishing forests and destroying all wildlife in their erratic paths. Chris Reed has a totally different opinion. "Fires are our number one management tool," he says. "Done regularly, they're very safe and very effective.". The manager of the Southwest Florida Water ...
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The 2022 Tampa Bay survey will clearly distinguish seagrasses from Caulerpa so that scientists can determine how extensive they have become, particularly in Hillsborough and Old Tampa bays. While sports fans eagerly await results from the Super Bowl, the Stanley Cup or the World Series, the results of the 2022 seagrass survey are even more ...
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Mating begins when a male shark grasps a 's pectoral fin. "There's usually a lot of rolling and thrashing that goes on, and headstands where their heads are literally resting on the bottom and their tails will be pointing up to the sky," explains Whitney. Then there are periods of no movement whatsoever.
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Across the bay, seagrasses declined by 2.4%, or 1,104 acres, although the total acreage of 40,652 still exceeded the Tampa Bay Estuary Program's ambitious goal of 38,000 acres set in the 1990s. The most significant losses were in Hillsborough Bay and Old Tampa Bay, areas which have historically been the most impacted by nutrients originating ...
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It doesn't take an artist to appreciate fine art, and you don't have to live on the water or own a boat to be enchanted by Tampa Bay. Florida's largest open-water estuary is a recreational paradise, a haven and nursery for fish and wildlife, and a bustling seaport serving skyscraper-size ships from distant lands. It's
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Along with unknowing customers in the garden aisles of big box stores, the use of artificial grass is attracting attention from bay managers concerned about using it for infill development instead of natural turf. Elected officials on the Tampa Bay Estuary Program's policy board recently raised questions about artificial turf and its impact ...
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Dr. Jane Goodall may be most well known for her insights into chimpanzees' skills and culture, which changed the way the world thought about humankind's closest living relatives. Her life changed in 1986, though, when she attended a conference on the state of chimpanzees, including the many threats to their survival. "I walked in as.
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Business leaders in Hillsborough and Pinellas counties are banding together to address water quality efforts as part of Tampa Bay Waterkeeper's (TBWK) Clean Water Endorsement Program that recognizes businesses that initiate projects to mitigate the impacts of stormwater pollution. "Clean water is essential to our economy in Tampa Bay," …
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Tonya Wiley (right) and Adam Brame, the NOAA Fisheries sawfish recovery coordinator, with the first sawfish tagged in the Tampa Bay area, a newborn located in Redington Shores. (Yes, that is a 28-inch newborn sawfish. There's an extremely exciting update to the 2018 Bay Soundings article titled "Endangered Sawfish Slowly Return to Tampa Bay
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By Victoria Parsons Plastic debris -- including disposable bags and water bottles -- is becoming an issue in Tampa Bay and around the world. A group of local experts will present to the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council's Agency on Bay Management Thursday morning to discuss options on minimizing the use -- and inappropriate disposal --.
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The Real Cost of Fertilizer. By Victoria Parsons. From a perfectly straight-forward perspective, lawn fertilizer in Florida is a pretty good value. For about $25, the average homeowner can sprinkle enough nutrients, pesticides and weed killer to keep their lawn bright green and weed-free for several months. The real price tag is much higher.
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The 239-foot bridge cut in the causeway just west of the Ben T. Davis Beach improved tidal flow to the bay section north of the Courtney Campbell Causeway. "We finished two years' worth of monitoring and we exceeded the targets – targets we thought were pretty aggressive," said Shayne Paynter, water resources technical manager at Atkins.
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