Archive | July, 2006

Polluted Run off getting harder for state and Mote to Ignore

31 July 2006

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But they sure are trying. At a recent red tide forum, where the state and Mote Marine had planned on feeding propaganda to the public about how hard they were trying to fight red tide, but gosh darn it, it’s a natural phenomenon that’s just so tough, we’d better just get used to it, they [...]

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Charlotte Harbor all “Fu**ed Up”

24 July 2006

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Between Red Tide severe silt problems, blue-green algae and other messes, Charlotte Harbor is going through a rough time. Read Full Story Link to this post!

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Congresswoman says red-tide funds misused

24 July 2006

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U.S. Rep. Connie Mack IV says red tide research funds should be spent on “. . . research and research only.” Mote Marine, of course, doesn’t think that researching the causes of red tide and/or the ways to control it are subjects worth funding. Instead they want to spend almost total share of the red [...]

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Pinellas Area Reefs not Dead Yet

24 July 2006

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Last year, the Tampa Bay area was hit with one of the worst cases of Red Tide in 50 years. Fish were killed in such large numbers, their decomposing bodies depleted oxygen in the water. The result was a second kill, destroying life on the shallow reefs except for two species of coral. Heyward Mathews [...]

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Pinellas Area Reefs not Dead Yet

24 July 2006

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Last year, the Tampa Bay area was hit with one of the worst cases of Red Tide in 50 years. Fish were killed in such large numbers, their decomposing bodies depleted oxygen in the water. The result was a second kill, destroying life on the shallow reefs except for two species of coral. Heyward Mathews [...]

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Scallop Season starts Slow

9 July 2006

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Scallops Hard To Come By During Season’s First Week By FRANK SARGEANT The Tampa Tribune Scallop season is off to a somewhat shaky start according to sources in the prime waters between Homosassa and Steinhatchee. Some observers speculate that the poor showing is the result of heavy rains, which cause the swimming shellfish to ride [...]

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