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Wildlife officials propose new rules for anglers at Skyway pier to curb bird deaths

Wildlife officials propose new rules for anglers at Skyway pier to curb bird deaths

Florida’s wildlife commission is now proposing a seasonal ban on fishing gear with multiple hooks at the popular angling spot

Always good to catch up with #EJUF and

@cynthiabarnett

's team of enviro journalists Big things coming from these students

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Serra Sowers

@serrasowers

Loving every minute of #EJUF and hearing from @MaxChesnes @danpatrickegan today. Thanks for reminding us to break through the jargon and make underlying connections as we write.

MyFWC

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St Petersburg: On Wednesday, our staff responded to a small, underweight #Manatee with cold stress lesions and a poorly resolving watercraft wound on its fluke near St. Pete. The animal was rescued and taken to

for rehabilitation.

Going to Gasparilla this weekend? 🏴‍☠️ Keep in mind this old

@TMarreroTimes

story about how divers pulled nearly 100 pounds of beads from local waters after the festivities

University of Tampa divers help pull up nearly 100 pounds of Gasparilla beads from Seddon Channel

TAMPA — In the murky depths off Davis Islands, Matt Gamache scanned the bottom of the Seddon Channel for sunken trash that had once been treasure.

Good to see

reporting on #Florida environment but horrible news for wild birds. Seeing flocks of White Pelicans is a special winter treat.

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Jan 25

Take a look at today's front page: trib.al/U5SRnTV

Jason Garcia

@Jason_Garcia

Jan 25

Utility giant NextEra Energy just announced that Florida Power & Light chief Eric Silagy – one of the most powerful people in Florida politics and a guy who has been directly linked to some of the state's biggest recent political scandals – is retiring.

Jan 24

With some fresh bird art from Martha Asencio-Rhine and

Bird flu is now confirmed in 35 counties and has circulated among 34 wild birds species in Florida, per wildlife officials Here's the map (h/t data guru

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A scooplet: Wildlife biologists confirm bird flu has spread to 2 new species in Florida: Sandhill cranes and white pelicans

also now estimates "tens of thousands" of native birds died from the virus over the past year More info

‘Tens of thousands’ of Florida bird flu cases now include sandhill cranes, white pelicans

The virus has infected wild birds across 35 Florida counties since January 2022, according to wildlife officials

Guide to Tampa’s 2023 Gasparilla pirate parade: parking, schedule, more

This year’s guide to

parade, which has been held for more than 100 years in

@CityofTampa

indulging in pirate debauchery

From parking to a schedule of the day’s events, here’s some history on Tampa’s signature parade and where to find the highlights.

Jan 24

Vehicle fire this morning just after 8:30 a.m. approaching the Howard Frankland Bridge on I-275 southbound

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Surfrider Foundation

@Surfrider

Jan 23

Join Emma Haydocy, Surfrider’s Florida Policy Manager, as she flies above the Red Tide blooms offshore of Tampa Bay with our friends at

@SouthWings

. The toxic bloom lingered just feet from beachgoers on the shoreline. Read more: tampabay.com/news/environme Photo Credit:

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Clearwater Aquarium

@CMAquarium

Jan 23

Our team is heartbroken this morning. At approximately 1:30 a.m. today our beloved rescued dolphin Hemingway passed away, surrounded by his Animal Care and Veterinary teams.

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Florida Conservation Voters

@FCVoters

Jan 21

"Recent cold fronts were good news for Tampa Bay’s red tide situation. At least for now. As the head of Florida’s red tide research center said: Conditions have improved, but “there’s still red tide around.”

Recent cold fronts were good news for Tampa Bay’s red tide situation. At least for now.

As the head of Florida’s red tide research center said: Conditions have improved, but “there’s still red tide around.”

Jan 21

About 323 million gallons of #LakeO water will flow into the St. Lucie estuary per day That’s nearly 500 Olympic swimming pools each day

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USACE Jax District

@JaxStrong

Jan 20

USACE Begins Increased Lake Okeechobee Releases Due to Lake Okeechobee's continued high water level, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Jacksonville District will begin to increase releases from the lake. MORE: saj.usace.army.mil/Media/News-Rel

Save the Manatee

@savethemanatee

Jan 20

Successful #manatee rescue! Remember to always report sick & injured manatees to FWC at 1-888-404-3922.

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A rescue team pulled a cold-stressed manatee from a popular St. Petersburg harbor this afternoon The young male sea cow was brought to @ZooTampa for care tampabay.com/news/pinellas/

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Jan 20

Things are looking good for Tampa Bay this weekend "very low" risk of respiratory problems from red tide blooms over the next 36 hours tampabay.com/news/environme

USF St. Petersburg campus

@usfsp

A distressed manatee found its way into our harbor today. Thankfully, a marine biology students acted quickly to notify officials and our neighbors at

responded even quicker, rescuing the manatee who is now recovering at

@ZooTampa

Rescuers pull cold-stressed Florida manatee from popular St. Petersburg harbor

Manatees can become stressed when water temperatures dip below 68 degrees. The water in the area was measured at 63 Thursday afternoon.

MyFWC and Tampa Bay Times

A marine bio undergrad student

@USFCMS

recognized the manatee was struggling from cold stress and called state wildlife responders, the school said

A rescue team pulled a cold-stressed manatee from a popular St. Petersburg harbor this afternoon The young male sea cow was brought to

@ZooTampa

for care tampabay.com/news/pinellas/

Bethany Barnes

@BetsBarnes

🚨The Tampa Bay Times investigations team is hiring!!! 🚨 We’re looking for an experienced data reporter with a passion for holding powerful people accountable and exposing problems in our community. More here: corehr.hrcloud.com/TBT/#/job-deta

Red tide offshore of Tampa Bay has weakened in recent weeks, and we have cold weather to thank

Recent cold fronts were good news for Tampa Bay’s red tide situation. At least for now.

As the head of Florida’s red tide research center said: Conditions have improved, but “there’s still red tide around.”

Jan 18

Tampa Bay, you can thank the colder weather for the improving red tide conditions.

Recent cold fronts were good news for Tampa Bay’s red tide situation. At least for now.

As the head of Florida’s red tide research center said: Conditions have improved, but “there’s still red tide around.”

Jan 18

Starvation remained a leading cause of death among Florida's manatees last year, particularly on the east coast As you can see, February 2022 was a brutal month for the species. Data from

veterinarian:

Jan 17

In November, the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council presented a plan aimed at strengthening the region against extreme weather events.

Tampa Bay officials release plan for dealing with climate change

In November, the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council presented a plan aimed at strengthening the region against extreme weather events.

Jan 16

made a friend on my paddle tonight!!

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Jan 16

Here’s the drone view from above the Bridge of Lions

The view of tonight’s Falcon Heavy rocket launch from St. Augustine, FL

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Clearwater Aquarium

@CMAquarium

Jan 15

On January 8, the North Carolina aerial survey team from CMA Research Institute spotted right whale #4904, a four year old female, heavily entangled. Biologists have determined that the injury caused by the entanglement is very serious, and could likely cause the animal to die.

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: At least 800 #manatees died statewide in 2022 after hundreds succumbed to starvation & malnutrition on Florida’s Atlantic coast last winter, according to preliminary data released this week by the

800 Florida manatees died in 2022 as starvation lingers — but most survived red tide

Starvation remains a leading cause of death on Florida’s Atlantic Coast. But on the other side of the state, the species fared well against red tide.

Jan 13

“It does tug at your heartstrings to see any stranded marine mammal,"

@NOAA

's Blair Mase told me. "But killer whales specifically are just such beautiful creatures" ICYMI:

How rare was the orca stranding on a Florida beach? It’s the first on record.

Just 24 hours after the stranding, biologists determined the whale likely died from disease, not human causes.

Craig Pittman

@craigtimes

Jan 13

"I've been doing this for 30 years, and we have never had a record of a killer whale stranding in #Florida — or in the Southeast U.S." tampabay.com/news/environme via

How rare was the orca stranding on a Florida beach? It’s the first on record.

Just 24 hours after the stranding, biologists determined the whale likely died from disease, not human causes.

Natalie Weber

@wordsbyweber

Jan 12

Orcas are normally associated with the Pacific Northwest, but there are some populations near Florida. A whale on the Palm Coast beach was the first stranded orca on record in the Southeast U.S. By

tampabay.comHow rare was the orca stranding on a Florida beach? It’s the first on record.Just 24 hours after the stranding, biologists determined the whale likely died from disease, not human causes.

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Jan 12

NEW: The stranded orca on a Florida beach yesterday is the first recorded killer whale stranding in the southeastern U.S., per a

@NOAA

official I'm told experts ruled out human causes like plastic ingestion or trauma, and think the whale was sick. More:

How rare was the orca stranding on a Florida beach? It’s the first on record.

Just 24 hours after the stranding, biologists determined the whale likely died from disease, not human causes.

Jan 12

2022 was another tough year for Florida's sea cows.

800 Florida manatees died in 2022 as starvation lingers — but most survived red tide

Starvation remains a leading cause of death on Florida’s Atlantic Coast. But on the other side of the state, the species fared well against red tide.

Also in today’s

e-edition: tampabay.com/news/environme

2022 was another tough year for Florida’s manatees At least 800 sea cows died as starvation remains a leading cause of death on the east coast A small bright spot: Early data show manatees fared well against red tide. More