CAPTAINS FOR CLEAN WATER
Billions of gallons of nutrient-laden freshwater flow daily from the Caloosahatchee and St. Lucie rivers into our estuaries. It’s not just the pollutants—it’s the sheer volume disrupting fragile marine ecosystems.
EVERGLADES TRUST
Everglades Trust is an organized group of citizens, businesses and community leaders who are committed to protecting the Everglades and three nationally important coastal estuaries.
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA ICHTHYOLOGY DIVISION
The Florida Museum of Natural History, located at the University of Florida, is Florida’s state museum of natural history, dedicated to understanding, preserving and interpreting biological diversity and cultural heritage.
GUY HARVEY OCEAN FOUNDATION
The Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation is committed to developing new strategies for sensible fisheries management, encouraging cooperation of commercial and recreational fishers and creating novel programs to stimulate future scientists and new stewards of the marine environments.
THE INTERNATIONAL GAME FISH ASSOCIATION
The International Game Fish Association is a nonprofit, tax exempt organization, supported by its membership and governed by an Executive Committee and Board of Trustees
BONEFISH & TARPON TRUST
Bonefish & Tarpon Trust is a group of concerned anglers and guides who want to preserve their way of life. Scientists working to answer questions about these popular and elusive gamefish. Bonefish & Tarpon Trust is this and more.
BTT: BEST PRACTICES FOR CATCH & RELEASE TARPON FISHING
These best practices are provided by our friends at Bonefish & Tarpon Trust.
This tarpon season, we strongly urge you to practice these recommendations for the health of the fish and the fisheries.
Coastal Days: Seagrass Research with Florida Oceanographic Society
Since 2009, the Indian River Lagoon along Florida’s east coast has lost about 58% of its seagrasses, foundational habitat for the 150-mile Estuary of National Significance.
Without that essential seagrass, the treasured lagoon faces a challenging future, but restoring the grass is a lot more complicated than just replanting it.