Sarasota Bay Estuary Program
The Sarasota Bay Estuary Program is a cooperative partnership among communities, researchers, and governments that strives to improve the health of Sarasota Bay and enhance the area's natural resources for public benefit.
Hurricanes & Estuaries
Hurricane season begins June 1. Learn more about how major storms and hurricanes influence Sarasota Bay, and why efforts to improve water quality and restore habitat are becoming increasingly important.
Featured News & Notes
The Eyes on Seagrass Program is a bi-annual citizen science event where participants travel to various locations throughout Sarasota Bay to collect information on macroalgae and seagrass coverage. Results are then integrated into the Sarasota Bay Ecosystem Health Report Card. This year, 42 dedicated volunteers contributed a total of 168 hours to the program. Thank…
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The Bayfront Park seawall retrofit, funded by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, features Living Seawall panels that reintroduce aquatic habitat to hundreds of feet of shoreline on Longboat Key. While not as biodiverse as natural shorelines, these panels illustrate one of the many ways we can optimize manmade infrastructure to support marine life. What…
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Hopefully, you’re aware of our recent good news on the health of the bay. If not, it’s pretty basic, and it involved a couple of steps: Concerns over the obvious deterioration in the health of the bay manifested themselves in a series of public meetings, culminating in a packed auditorium at Riverview High School in…
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Almost 35 years ago, my wife and I got married in Nueces County, Texas. We were broke at the time, making a combined income of less than $25,000 a year, so we went camping on our honeymoon, in the Texas Hill Country. That area is one of the few parts of Texas that is actually…
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Often, we hear from folks that Florida has no seasons. However, as with all things in Florida, it is a matter of slowing down, letting preconceived notions fall away, and being open to observing the subtle and not-so-subtle cues all around us. When asked a few weeks ago by a visitor what season we were…
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Both the State of Florida’s Resilient Florida Program and the Tampa Bay Climate Science Advisory Panel have released updates this year on what sea level rise could look like for our region (based on the St. Petersburg tide gauge). In April, the Florida Statewide Office of Resilience and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP)…
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We work with our partners to improve the science of bay management, restore wildlife habitats, and increase community engagement in bay restoration efforts.
