Snook Front & Center on the Fisheries Management Stage Habitat loss, tanking water quality, and climate impacts must be addressed AWSP Executive Director, Dr. Brandon D. Shuler I’ve had the good fortune to enjoy great snook (Centropomus undecimalus) fishing in my home state of Texas, where I worked as a fishing guide for many [...]
Mats of harmful macro algae rot along Castaway Point, Palm Bay. The algae, which smothered the seagrass meadows throughout the Indian River Lagoon, grows exponentially, especially when fed with raw or partially treated sewage. Sewage on the Move Heavy rains mobilize wastewater to the Indian River Lagoon In August 2019, Florida’s rainy season [...]
Coastal Ecosystems Subject to Lag Time In Florida there is a current sense of relief – 2019’s Harmful Algal Blooms may not be as bad as 2014, 2017, or 2018. And the state just approved a record setting expenditure on habitat restoration and water pollution reduction. So when will the local waterways heal themselves? Before [...]
