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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Charlotte Harbor Estuary Program to propose cyanobacteria rapid response program

Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Editorial, Letters to the Editor, News, Opinion.

To the Editor: The problems with excess nutrients discharged into water and the resulting toxic algae blooms continue to plague Southwest Florida. In an effort to evaluate potential remediation solutions, the Charlotte Harbor National Estuary Program (CHNEP), AquaFlex® Holdings LLC, Sea & Shoreline and the Calusa Waterkeeper initiated deployment of various configurations of AquaFlex Open-Cell […]

PROFILE: Phelisha Doggett

Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in News, Profiles.

BY SUE ERWIN – Phelisha Doggett, a dispatcher at Grande Aire Services for the past five years, caught the first fish at the 2018 Ladies Mix, Match or Draw Tarpon Tournament held in July in Boca Grande Pass. She was invited to fish with a team aboard the Phil-Jack, led by Capt. Matt Coleman. Catching the first […]

Turtle nest numbers up compared to this time last year

Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in News.

STAFF REPORT – Despite the red tide situation, sea turtle nest numbers are continuing to grow, hatchlings are making their way to the sea, and nest counts are up from this time last year. As of August 24, the Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association reported 687 Caretta caretta (loggerhead) turtle nests on the island. There […]

Mote scientists in Boca Grande to determine snook health

Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in News.

BY SUE ERWIN – Mote marine scientists were at 7th Street beach in Boca Grande on Wednesday morning to lead an assessment project on the local snook spawning stock, a vital effort needed to determine impacts to this important fishery and to develop more strategic stock enhancement actions to ensure recovery of this population as […]

Snook, redfish to be catch-and-release only until FWC re-evaluates

Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in News.

STAFF REPORT – The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has temporarily made snook and redfish catch-and-release only from the northernmost point of Anna Maria Island in Manatee County to Gordon Pass in Collier County. This was done through an executive order in response to the red tide bloom in Southwest Florida and is […]

The fates brought Harley home … the luckiest weiner dog in the world

Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in News.

BY MARCY SHORTUSE – The Gulf was calm on the afternoon of Saturday, Aug. 25 when Shane Hale set sail from Marina Jack’s in Sarasota in his 30-foot sailboat, with his first mate Harley, the long-haired dachshund, but mid-afternoon it turned into a nasty blow that changed Shane’s life dramatically. Shane was two miles offshore […]

Profile Rick Argo

Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in News, Profiles.

■ BY SUE ERWIN Gasparilla Island State Park Administration has a new leader, and he has plenty of experience to help him adjust to his new role. Rick Argo served in the United States Navy for 20 years before joining the Florida State Parks service in 2005. Originally from Roseburg, Oregon, the former chief petty […]

Who has our best interests in mind when it comes to …

Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in News.

■ BY SUE ERWIN With a primary election right around the corner, this might actually be a year when people sit up and take notice of one hot topic in particular – clean water. While the Boca Beacon does not endorse candidates for any election, but knowing that people feel very strongly about water quality […]

Hopkins & Daughter Publishing celebrate 30 years with the Beacon

Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in News.

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE It was 30 years ago this week when our publisher, Dusty Hopkins and his ex-wife Terry, published their first Boca Beacon … and oh, what a ride it has been. You might ask how a nice couple of people like them got caught up in a maelstrom of 50-gallon barrels of […]