Red-tide Roomba? Mote Ocean Tech Team tests remote algae killer
Mote Marine Laboratory’s most recent Breakfast with a Scientist was something like taking the underground tour at Walt Disney World or going backstage during a major stage play. The 60 or more peo…
Impromptu meeting set for tennis ideas at Wheeler Road
After Lee County’s passage of a proposed plan to remove one tennis court at Wheeler Road and replace it with four pickleball courts, one local fan of tennis has organized an impromptu meeting and …
Moon after Yule, Wolf Moon or Labradoodle Moon
For anyone up early Wednesday morning, there was a particularly effective full moon coming through the clouds, different from a clear-sky full moon. With the clouds intermittently covering and unc…
Birds on island take a stressful tern
Last week’s colder weather proved to be challenging for wildlife. Islanders have been forced to step up to help get these animals to safety.
Locals worked together to rescue an injured tern on …
Sawfish expert is launch speaker for new marine biology series
A new marine ecology education series will feature independent researchers on marine biology issues critical to Cape Haze and Charlotte Harbor. The Lemon Bay Coastal Seminar Series, set for an ina…
We’re in a pickleball here on Gasparilla Island
This week, Lee County voted to turn one of the two tennis courts on Wheeler Road into four pickleball courts. The case should not be viewed as simply that pickleball is winning over tennis (which …
2024 Gasparilla Island Tennis Classic opens Saturday, Jan. 20
It is that time of year when all eyes turn to the island’s tennis courts. The 2024 Gasparilla Island Tennis Classic opens Saturday, Jan. 20, and runs through Feb. 10.
With an array of…
Backcountry fishing, scattered snook on our higher tides
BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE
The backcountry fishing has been off to a great start this new year! We have been targeting pretty much everything from snook, redfish, and trout along with some po…
Pompano is the hit this past week in Boca Grande
BY CAPT. SANDY MELVIN
With the cool weather we had over the holiday’s, targeting snook had to take a back seat to some great pompano, speckled trout and ladyfish fishing in our area. Cloudy, co…
The Forbes sea star Asterias forbesi
In December, there have been several occasions where I came across Asterias forbesi, the Forbes sea star.
Forbes sea stars are known as the common “sea star” and are found in the littoral zones…