Monthly Archives: August 2009

As Risks Rise for Sea Turtles, Regulators Mull Fishing CurbsNew York TimesFlorida beaches, thought to host the second-largest loggerhead nesting population in the world, have seen a more than 40 percent decline in nesting in that …US regulators cut longline … Continue reading →

Florida beaches' top 10 ranking on water quality nice, but could …Sun-Sentinel.com… but more proactively by mandating the elimination of six outfall pipes that for decades have dumped sewage two miles off South Florida's beaches. … More: continued here

Study: Panhandle Beaches Alarmingly UncleanCentral Florida News 13|None of Central Florida's beaches came close to receiving the alarming rankings the NRDC gave the Panhandle beaches. Brevard County's Spessard Holland Beach … More: continued here

County asks visitors and residents to keep beaches dark for sea …WWSB ABC 7Southwest Florida beaches host the Gulf of Mexico's largest nesting population of loggerhead sea turtles, deemed threatened under federal law, …and more » More: continued here

Sun-Sentinel.com Water quality off two South Florida beaches ranks near top nationallySun-Sentinel.comFlorida's beaches ranked ninth in water quality, behind first-place Delaware, Hawaii and Alaska, among others, according to the council. …and more » More: continued here