STAFF REPORT- The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) will meet virtually July 22 and 23 beginning at 9 a.m. each day. The meeting...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Everyone invited to watershed summit event
To the Editor: Everyone is invited to join the Coastal & Heartland National Estuary Partnership 2020 Watershed Summit on June 1-2, 2020, with the ...
Profile: Rebecca DeRosa
■ BY SUE ERWIN Rebecca DeRosa has been keeping busy helping out with charity events this holiday season. She recently led a fundraiser for Boca Grande...
Boating accident leads to death of Port Charlotte man
STAFF REPORT – On Sunday, October 13 at approximately 11:30 a.m., the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission received a report from t...
Update on Larissa the loggerhead
■ BY SUE ERWIN Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association patrol members reported that Larissa, the female loggerhead that was found wondering on the beach re...
FWC holding public meetings to gather input on aquatic plant management
■ STAFF REPORT The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is holding several public meetings to gather community input about the agen...
As stone crab season begins many wonder … are those crabs safe to eat?
■ BY SUE ERWIN It’s officially stone crab season, and Dr. Phil Gravinese, a scientist at Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota, said early testing has re...
Snook, redfish to be catch-and-release only until FWC re-evaluates
STAFF REPORT – The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has temporarily made snook and redfish catch-and-release only from th...
Red tide: What Mote is doing now
■ BY HALEY RUTGER, MOTE MARINE LABORATORY From October 2017 through July 2018, Mote and its partners have monitored extensively for Florida red tide d...
Sea turtle hatchlings due any day, but will they survive red tide?
■ BY SUE ERWIN So far this season, there are far fewer sea turtle nests on Gasparilla Island when compared to last year. The Boca Grande Sea Turtle As...