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Only 7 right whale calves counted this season off Florida, Georgia coasts

As North Atlantic right whale season nears its end this month in Florida and Georgia, prospects for the ...

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Hundreds turn out for fishing rights protest, as deputies and FWC officers look on

Photo by Kaila Jones The scene on the Indian River Lagoon side of Ambersand Beach Saturday was a ...

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Study of lagoon dolphins yields some surprises

Scientists from Florida Atlantic University’s Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute in Fort Pierce and Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute have revealed ...

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Lagoon dolphins, long considered highly social, actually spend most their time alone

Scientists from Florida Atlantic University's Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute and Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute have revealed surprising new information ...

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Local governments still spraying with suspected carcinogen

Even though the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has stopped spraying herbicides containing the controversial chemical glyphosate ...

Melbourne Beachsider

County volunteers recruited for horseshoe crab research

Horseshoe crabs – those dark helmets with spindly legs and a sharp tail you sometimes see lying in ...

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Pilot study gets underway on horseshoe crabs in the lagoon

Horseshoe crabs – those dark helmets with spindly legs and a sharp tail you sometimes see lying in ...

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Seagrass beds in Indian River Lagoon near Vero found to be relatively stable

When Dennis Hanisak, organizer of the annual Indian River Lagoon Symposium, was asked last week about the state ...

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Vero High student creates app to predict algae blooms in lagoon

Vero Beach High School science whiz Griffin Wagner last Wednesday took top honors at the Indian River Regional ...

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Rare beach closures on the island likely to be lifted this week

It was a rare event when three island beaches were closed to swimming last Thursday because of bacterial ...

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Spawning sea trout a good sign for our lagoon

More spotted sea trout than ever before have been recorded reproducing in the Indian River Lagoon between Vero ...

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Government shutdown threatens scientific research, environmental conservation here

As the federal government shutdown enters its second month, it is beginning to have a negative impact on ...