Seashore conducting lionfish research
Gulf Islands National Seashore will be conducting conduct lionfish research in the water west of the Fort Pickens fishing pier this year. The most recent survey was July 22.
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Gulfarium C.A.R.E. Center successfully releases rehabilitated sea turtles
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Beach.
The Gulfarium’s C.A.R.E. Center successfully released nine rehabilitated sea turtles Tuesday morning at Inlet Beach, Florida.
Child caught in rip current, rescued by surfer
Written by Wendy Victora Rudman on . Posted in Beach.
An 11-year-old boy who was pulled out by a rip current Wednesday evening is safe thanks to a young surfer.
“The boy was out near the end of the Navarre Pier by the time the surfer reached him,” said Navarre Beach Fire Rescue Chief Danny Fureigh. “He definitely was in pretty bad shape, swallowed a bunch of water, vomited it all back up in our truck.”
Wildlife officials eye shark encounters
Written by News Service of Florida on . Posted in Florida News.
State wildlife officials are trying to better understand increased encounters between sharks and people fishing in Florida waters.
The incidents haven’t made the waters deadlier. But as conservation efforts have helped some shark species repopulate, the encounters appear more prevalent amid reports of sharks consuming catch before it’s brought onto boats or shortly after it is released back into the water, said Jessica McCawley, director of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s Division of Marine Fisheries Management.
Navarre Beach center focuses on giving sea turtles ‘more tomorrows’
Written by Sam Lambert on . Posted in News.
“Together, we are giving sea turtles more tomorrows!” That is the commitment of the Navarre Beach Sea Turtle Conservation Center located at 8740 Gulf Boulevard.
April 22-28, 2021 Blast from the Past
Written by Linda Murchison on . Posted in History.
One Year Ago – 2020
After ECUA stated that they did not plan to extend their existing contract for waste disposal services in the northern unincorporated parts of the county, commissioners stated during the April 23 meeting that they would negotiate with Waste Pro on taking over the area.
Editorial: Traffic congestion tough road to hoe
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Editorial, Opinion.
Santa Rosa County businesses and officials want tourists to come. They are and in solid numbers if recent bed tax revenues are the indicator.
When the tourists come, they arrive in cars. The cars cause more congestion on our always crowded roads.
Permanent mats installed at 3 Navarre Beach accesses
Written by Wendy Victora Rudman on . Posted in News.
Following the granting of permits by the state Department of Environmental Protection, new beach mats have been added to three accesses on Navarre Beach.
Reef deployment goes off without a hitch
Written by Brian Lester on . Posted in News.
Deployment of new reef modules got underway early Tuesday morning at three different sites off the shore of Navarre Beach.
A total of 47 were deployed during the daylong effort, including 20 at a location a little more than a mile south of the Navarre Beach Pier. The other two reef locations were west of the other one.
Reef deployment set to begin at sunrise
Written by Brian Lester on . Posted in Beach, Community.
Deployment of new reef modules for the one-mile out reef expansion is expected to begin Tuesday morning at three sites off the shore of Navarre Beach.
A total of 47 structures will be deployed, including 20 at a site a little more than a mile south of the pier. The other two sites are a little less than a mile west of the pier.