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Beach Archive

Mar 19, 2024

Santa Rosa County re-introduces mobi-mats on Navarre Beach

The beach is the focal point for northwest Florida, and especially Navarre. People from across the U.S. and world come to the Emerald Coast to visit, including those who have disabilities or handicaps. Whenever they want to enjoy the sand and water, they have to do so from a distance due to a lack of access.
Mar 15, 2024
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Gulf Islands National Seashore fifth most visited National Park site last year

Gulf Islands National Seashore hosted 8.2 million recreational visits, making it the fifth most visited National Park Service (NPS) managed site.
Mar 12, 2024
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Santa Rosa and Escambia working together to install reef sites

There soon may be more reef sites from Navarre Beach to Casino Beach (Pensacola Beach), as part of an effort to provide more recreational opportunities for visitors and locals alike.
Mar 8, 2024

Island commissions study to incorporate just Navarre Beach

Preserve Navarre is trying to create a “City of Navarre Beach” comprised by the island community and mainland Navarre; meanwhile, a group of residents of that island community is studying whether to create a “City of Navarre Beach” comprised by…the island community.
Mar 5, 2024

Navarre Beach great white necropsy provides opportunity for biologists

When the great white shark which washed ashore on Navarre Beach was hauled off for its necropsy, many people assumed that was the end of the story, but for scientists who study these apex predators, it was only the beginning.
Mar 4, 2024

Navarre Beach great white necropsy provides opportunity for biologists

When the great white shark which washed ashore on Navarre Beach was hauled off for its necropsy, many people assumed that was the end of the story, but for scientists who study these apex predators, it was only the beginning.
Feb 27, 2024
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Great white shark washes ashore on Navarre Beach

On Feb. 23, a great white shark washed ashore on Navarre Beach. The sight of a 15-foot shark, particularly a species as famous as the great white, garnered much attention on social media and throughout the Navarre community.
Feb 26, 2024
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Navarre Beach Lifeguards welcome 13 new guards, get ready for season

With Spring Break just a few weeks away, Navarre Beach Lifeguards are getting ready. The beach safety outfit recently welcomed 13 newcomers.
Feb 19, 2024
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Lionfish a featured topic at Northwest Florida Extension conference

On Feb. 8, ecologists and extension workers across Florida gathered on Okaloosa Island for the Northwest Florida Lionfish Workshop.

The goal of the workshop was to give the latest updates on the science around red lionfish, an invasive and venomous fish species native to the Indo-Pacific. They have been in Florida waters since the 1980s.

Feb 14, 2024
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Fishermen catch 1,200 lb. great white shark off Navarre Beach

“That’s a monster, dude.”

Those were the words Dylan Wier used when he saw the giant, great white shark which had bit onto fellow angler Blaine Kenny’s fishing pole. The great white shark turned out to weigh about 1,200 pounds and was around 12 feet long.

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