The political climate for undertaking long overdue infrastructure improvements that will reduce the nutrients that feed red tide in our waterways is the most favorable in recent memory. We all have to take advantage of it to ensure that encouraging promises are funded and acted upon. For START, this means meeting with leading federal, state [...]
At the beginning of 2019 the Florida Congressional Delegation consisting of U.S. Reps. Vern Buchanan, Kathy Castor, Charlie Christ and Francis Rooney, reintroduced the bipartisan Florida Coastal Protection Act, which would make permanent the current moratorium on oil drilling slated to expire in 2022. The moratorium currently in place protects waters up to 235 miles [...]
Now that the election is over and our current policy makers are in place, START is moving forward with a “Call To Action” to form a new coalition of organizations and concerned citizens to band together with “One Voice” to ensure that our policy makers follow through on their campaign promises to take action to [...]
More precisely, it is and it isn’t. Karenia Brevis, the toxic alga that populates the spreading, lethal blooms we call “red tide,” is, in fact, a naturally-occurring organism. And yes, much smaller red tides have been documented since the arrival of Europeans on these shores. But there is a vast difference between the naturally-occurring red [...]
Massive fish die-offs were just one of many concerns fishermen raised with NOAA scientists during workshops held in the summer of 2018. Fishermen described how the spread of toxic algae otherwise known as a “Red Tide” event along the west coast of Florida is impacting many parts of their lives including local business. This made [...]
Thanks everyone for another great clam release! It was the 5th release in our 250,000 clam pilot restoration project. Professional clam farmer Carter Davis, as always, greeted us in Pine Island with the clams freshly harvested and ready to go. Finn, Josh, Will and Val – our stalwart loading team – were on hand and [...]
The Shoreline Shindig hosted by START and Realize Bradenton on Saturday, October 13th along the Riverwalk in Bradenton was a very enjoyable event attracting over 300 people like the three well-known visitors shown above. Everyone gathered to celebrate the importance of our shoreline and waterways and hear original acoustic music from local band Passerine. They [...]
