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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 […]
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George De Genaro died on August 8, 2018 at home at Bay Plaza in downtown Sarasota. He was 93. His illness was short with wonderful caregivers. George, born in New Haven, Conn., was the sixth child and fifth son of his immigrant parents. At 17 he enlisted in the U.S. Navy in December 1941. With […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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BY MARCY SHORTUSE – The loss of Dylan Edic’s laughter is palpable this week on the island, after he was taken from us in a car accident that occurred on Monday, Aug. 27 in Rotonda. Florida Highway Patrol reports indicate that at approximately 10 p.m. Dylan, who was 21, was driving his truck on Cape […]
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■ 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 […]
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To the Editor: The Friday evening, 24 August Red Tide meeting at the Englewood Event Center was successful. It was a full house, they had to turn at least a hundred guests away; the house was packed to capacity. Joe Tiseo our concerned Charlotte County Commissioner took the time to attend and listened carefully. We […]
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To the Editor: The McCarthy family and the estate of Paul F. McCarthy, owners of Captiva Cruises and McCarthy’s Marina, are pleased to announce the sale of both companies to the Captiva Cruises Management Team. Paul McCarthy founded Captiva Cruises in 1986 and McCarthy’s Marina in 1991. McCarthy’s Marina serves as the home base and […]
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■ 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 […]