Boca Grande Sea Turtle Nesting Season: 10-28-26
Weekly turtle reports State Numbers Cayo Costa: 531 Loggerhead, 25 Green, 2 Leatherback, 20,879 hatchlings Gasparilla: 32 Loggerhead, 489 hatchlings Don Pedro: 233 Loggerhead, 44 Green, 5,745 hatchlings Stump Pass: 124 Loggerhead, 2,550 hatchlings
Why the tarpon keep coming back: A reflection on this legacy
BY DOD FRASER FOR THE GULF CONSERVATION ALLIANCE
“If there is better tarpon fishing in the world than can be had at Boca Grande, I have never heard of it.” A.W. Dimock, 1907…
Fall Moon
After a full moon earlier this week seen here from the south end. The moon will be waning for Halloween. Weather is in the 80s, with 70s at night.
H Wetzel photo
Water Association plans for hiding pumps in the tank
When the Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board meets Nov. 4, it will include hurricane recovery plans by the Gasparilla Island Water Association. The plans include repurposing…
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: New plans released for our Five Florida State Parks
Above, Diane and Cheryl Archer, fans of the Gasparilla Island State Park. Photo by Garland
Last spring, the State of Florida began the process of revising all of the park plan…
EcoWatch: First offshore fish farm approved in the Gulf
Increasingly, we will be faced with a choice, whether to keep the oceans for wild fish or farmed fish. Farming domesticated species in close proximity with wild fish will mean th…
Boca Grande Sea Turtle Nesting Season: 10-21-26
Weekly turtle reports
State Park Turtle Numbers
Cayo Costa: 531 Loggerhead, 25 Green, 2 Leatherback, 20,879 hatchlings
Gasparilla: 32 Loggerhead, 489 hatchlings
Don…