Turtle season soars into record books
ANNA MARIA ISLAND – The 2018 sea turtle season on Anna Maria Island is a record-breaking success, due to the turtles and the volunteers...
Air sampling for red tide toxins
Mote Marine Laboratory scientists and the Florida Department of Health are now taking air samples 8-10 miles from Sarasota County beaches to measure how...
Nesting News
Turtle nests laid: 534 (all-time AMI record)
False crawls: 543
Nests hatched: 447
Not hatched: 87
Nests remaining: 0
Hatchlings hatched: 35,788 (all-time AMI record)
Nest disorientations: 50
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Red tide predictions for weekend: Low
Low concentrations of red tide are predicted in Island waters from Oct. 13-15 by NOAA and the University of South Florida/Florida Fish and Wildlife...
Reel Time: Reflections
While fishing might seem challenging to the average angler, there are definitely some bright spots in what has been a perplexing season. Seasoned guides...
Red tide continues to lessen
Today’s report from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) shows that red tide decreased in waters off Anna Maria Island during the...
Reel Time: Sarasota Bay Watch active during red tide
Sarasota Bay Watch (SBW) is committed to the health of the bay and has been working tirelessly to help people find ways to feel...
Red tide fishing request denied
CORTEZ – Commercial fisherman and Cortez businessman John Banyas came up short in his attempt to get the state-issued special activity license that he...
Red tide lessening
Today’s report from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) shows that red tide decreased in waters off Anna Maria Island during the...
Fly fishing the Deschutes
The sky was just beginning to lighten as my wife Christine and I crossed the high desert from Bend, Oregon on our way to...
New red tide funding for ‘weapons’
CITY ISLAND – Nearly $2.2 million in newly-allocated state funds will be used to develop weapons to fight red tide, not just study it,...
FWC: Red tide up
Today’s report from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) shows that red tide increased in waters off Anna Maria Island during the...
Local captains support catch-and-release order
ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Local charter fishing captains support the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (FWC) executive order that temporarily imposes catch-and-release restrictions...
Red tide continues to increase
Red tide increased in waters off Anna Maria Island during the week ending Sept. 14, according to the latest report from the Florida Fish...
Where’s Bortie?
Picking up the pace and moving ahead to 11th place from 12th in a field of 13, loggerhead sea turtle Bortie continues to swim...
