CoastECO : Coastal Ocean Association of Science & Technology Inc. (COAST)

Commercial fishing faces a crisis in Florida Florida brands itself as “The Fishing Capital of The World.” But in some areas, the “Sunshine State” is starting to see a depletion of its fish.

Hey Everyone c'mon out and support a wonderful program this Friday at Atlantic Theaters in Atlantic Beach! Should be alot of fun! See flyer for more details!!

Don’t miss the Right Whale Festival next Saturday at Sea Walk Pavilion in JAX Beach. The event with free admission features live music with Split Tone, DANKA and The Crazy Daysies, food trucks, local artists and merchants selling gift items, expert speakers, an early morning beach cleanup, a beach race and fun walk, fun activities for kids, silent auction tent, and many unique exhibitors and displays.
http://rightwhalefestival.com

Home The Festival is fun for all ages. Enjoy live music, food, art and photography, water recreation displays and more while learning about the right whale.

Pretty disturbing...

Redfish Pass north of Captiva Island on July 13, 2013 during the height of last summer's discharges from Lake Okeechobee. A wet winter and a prediction of more wet weather to come has the Army Corps contemplating early releases from the Lake. The Caloosahatchee River drains hundreds of thousands of acres of citrus farms west of the Lake and millions of acres of cattle and dairy farms north of it. This is the end result of all the plumbing we've put in place which makes that productivity possible - lost wetlands and severely damaged estuaries. Photo by Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation.

http://www.wptv.com/dpp/news/region_martin_county/stuart/army-corps-may-resume-discharges-from-lake-okeechobee-which-damaged-local-waterways-last-year

the ocean is so cool.

WATCH: Giant Fish Spotted In Deep Seas A remotely operated vehicle has come face-to-face with the world's longest-known bony fish -- and video footage of the rare encounter has now surfaced on YouTube. Check it out above.

Anyone want to volunteer at Mayport Elementary Science Night, Wednesday from 6-7:30?

Happy Earth Day everyone! This week the COAST FUN club will take a trip to Dutton Island Preserve to learn about the habitats in our local watershed. Such a great opportunity for the kids who have never even seen the ocean, much less the ICW :) with Kids' FUN & CoastECO : Coastal Ocean Association of Science & Technology Inc. (COAST)

Hey COASTERS! The Jacksonville Zoo has asked if any COASTERS would be interested in volunteering to wear the Zoo's tiger costume down at One Spark this weekend. they need one to wear the costume and one to es**rt. The Zoo will give anyone who signs up two Zoo passes each. They need two people from 1 – 5p.m. & 5 – 9 p.m. on Saturday!

Event this Saturday! I hope all of you can make it!

Thank you OCEARCH for this amazing opportunity!

Been stuck at the dock since Tuesday, March 5th at 3pm. The wind and swell have been up so we have not been able to work and there does not appear to be a window before the planned end of Expedition Jacksonville.
We have been making the most of it by visiting schools and having classes come down to the OCEARCH.
We may not be working on the ocean, but we can work for the ocean while we are on weather hold.

A video the kids from Mayport elementary made about Sharks!

Sharks are Awesome - Mayport Elementary Mayport Elementary's thoughts after learning about Lydia, the Great White Shark caught and tagged by Ocearch last Sunday, at their home beach, Mayport, Florida

COAST has been invited to participate in a tremendous opportunity for tomorrow Saturday the 9th of March from 3:45 until 5pm. Please meet on the riverwalk directly across from the entrance of the Hyatt Hotel in downtown Jacksonville (225 East Coastline drive) at 3:45 PM tomorrow March 9. For those who live at the beach, we will be meeting at the Subway parking lot in Atlantic Beach at 3pm to carpool. We will tour Ocearch's world famous Great White Shark tagging vessel (that caught the Great White last week in AB) and meet with the crew from 4-5pm. We are limited to 30 people so please rsvp immediately. RSVP is required to attend. You dont want to miss this awesome opportunity. We will try and make a video while we are there.

Visit //www.ocearch.org/ to learn more about Ocearch and their awesome projects. Please feel free to call me or text me at 904-525-3042 if you have any questions.

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