Roskamp Returning to SCCF for Red Tide Study

The Sarasota-based Roskamp Institute is returning to Sanibel next week to give islanders the opportunity to participate in a 4-year study examining the health effects of aerosolized brevetoxin exposure from red…

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SCCF Responds to 6 Sea Turtle Strandings

loggerhead sea turtle stranding sanibel

From Feb. 13-21, SCCF documented one live and five dead stranded sea turtles on Sanibel. All stranded turtles were identified as loggerheads (Caretta caretta) and consisted of three adult males,…

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SCCF Partners with Roskamp on Red Tide Study

Today, ten islanders, including some SCCF staff, are participating in the Roskamp Institute’s red tide research study. The Sarasota-based Roskamp Institute has an RV set up in the parking lot…

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Red Tide Impacts Continue in Lee County

red tide noaa satellite map

A red tide bloom that moved nearshore to Sanibel and Captiva last week is increasing in intensity and continues to impact the islands. Both islands saw medium to high concentrations of the red…

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Red Tide Detected Offshore of Sanibel

red tide current status map

Recent sampling from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has detected medium to high concentrations of Karenia brevis, the dinoflagellate that forms red tide, offshore of Sanibel. Elevated K.…

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