Water quality monitoring plays a critical role in understanding and protecting Sanibel’s estuaries.

NexSens Technology, which helps power the SCCF Marine Laboratory’s River, Estuary, and Coastal Observing Network (RECON), explores this in its new video, “How Mixing Waters Shape Ecosystems in Sanibel, Florida.”

In the video, viewers get an inside look at how Southwest Florida’s waterways face mounting pressures from harmful algal blooms, red tide, nutrient pollution, managed lake releases, hurricanes, and other environmental stressors. The video features SCCF Marine Laboratory Manager A.J. Martignette and Marine Lab Director Eric Milbrandt, Ph.D., and highlights how SCCF’s River, Estuary, and Coastal Observing Network (RECON) tracks salinity, nutrients, temperature, and other key indicators that drive and shape our coastal ecosystems.