The following organizations are members of START’s Water Quality Coalition:
The Barrier Island League, The Chiles Restaurant Group, Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast, Florida Food and water Watch, Hands Along the water, Now Or Neverglades, Progressive Water Resources, Inc, Sarasota Bay Watch, Sarasota League of Women Voters, Sierra Club, START and the Suncoast waterkeepers.
Contact Us for a list of the pending water quality bills in the Florida Legislature and the legislators who are reviewing them.
In response to the Sun Coast Water Keepers suit for violating the terms of the Clean Water Act and the large public turnout at the June 5th Water Summit, it was very encouraging to see the Sarasota County Public Utilities Department’s Water Quality Improvement Plan that was revealed at the June 19 Budget Workshop. The [...]
Thanks to the Sarasota Bay Estuary Program’s volunteer event with the Manatee County Parks and Natural Resources Department at Perico Preserve on June 18th, 40 dedicated volunteers were able to move 9.75 cubic yards of cured oyster shell saved from START’s GCORR “Shuck ‘N Save” Restaurants nearly a half mile from the shell storage area [...]
As forecasted in last month’s E-Newsletter, Ocean Habitats, Inc. installed ten under-dock mini reefs at the Mar Vista Restaurant on Longboat Key on May 31st. The installation was made possible via a very generous $3,400 Impact Day Grant from Lucky’s Market in Sarasota. The luncheon demonstration event was initiated by START to introduce mini reefs [...]
In a June 13th press release, Congressman Vern Buchanan’s office announced the passage of an amendment sponsored by the Congressman to study the impact of red tide on human health. The House amendment was attached to a government spending bill that was expected to pass shortly. Red tide or Harmful algal blooms, (HABS), occur when [...]
Servings: 4 Total Time: 30 minutes Ingredients 4 frozen white fish fillets (such as cod, haddock, or mahi), thawed (20–24 oz) 1 medium mango 1 medium red bell pepper 1 medium zucchini 1 small red onion Olive oil cooking spray 4 oz baby arugula 4 tablespoons lemon vinaigrette, divided 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt 1/2 teaspoon [...]
