(vieravoice.com, May 2021) The fifth year of the Save Our Indian River Lagoon (SOIRL) Project Plan was approved by the Brevard County Commission on Feb 9th. The same plan? No! […]
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Causeway infrastructure changes should focus on climate resiliency | Opinion
(Florida Today, Laurilee Thompson, 04/15/2021) Aging infrastructure and changing weather patterns demand climate-smart solutions to mitigate the impact of rising seas and increased flooding on existing infrastructure, public lands, and […]
Spike in Manatee Deaths Prompts State, Federal Probe
(WPTV, Jay Cashmere, 04/13/2021) An alarming spike in manatee deaths has both state and federal investigators probing the case. In all of 2020, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission report […]
Recycled Plastic Bottle Caps Can Help Clean Lagoon
(WFIT, Jane Clary, March 23, 2021) Researchers at the Florida Institute of Technology developed a novel approach to promote the growth of good bacteria in order to help clean the […]
Merritt Island park now a ‘manatee graveyard’ as Florida sea cows starve to death
(Florida Today news, Jim Waymer, March 9, 2021) Manatees are slowing starving to death in the Indian River Lagoon. Biologists suspect that the lack of sea grass in the Indian […]
‘Hearing’ eagle rays yields ecological insights in Indian River Lagoon
(Floridatoday.com, Jim Waymer, March 8, 2021) Florida Atlantic University’s marine biologists have studied the white spotted eagle ray in the Indian River Lagoon uncovering very interesting insights into the ‘sounds’ […]
City Council Passes Important Ban on Glyphosate-based Herbicides
(CityofCapeCanaveral.org, Feb. 21, 2021) “At the February 16, 2021 City Council Meeting, Resolution 2021-03 unanimously passed, which henceforth bans all applications of glyphosate-based herbicides in favor of less impactful non-glyphosate alternatives […]
A State of Emergency for Manatees in the Indian River Lagoon and Beyond
(Savethemanatee.org, Patrick Rose, Feb. 17, 2021) This article states that massive losses in seagrass coverage resulted in manatee deaths the Indian River Lagoon. The Fish and Wildlife federally managed Manatee […]
Melbourne installs Baffle Boxes to help clean Lagoon
(HometownNewsBrevard.com, Wendy Scheuring, Feb. 12, 2021) Baffle boxes are underground structures made up of chambers that trap debris, trash, and other pollutants from storm water that flows off of streets […]
Initiative in the Water
(News.fit.edu, Ryan Randall, Feb. 15, 2021) What are the possible effects of enhanced seawater exchange between the IRL and coastal ocean? Florida Tech’s Restore Lagoon Inflow research project is a […]