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New Plan Aims to Protect the Gulf of Mexico's Largest Seagrass Bed

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By Holly Binns, Justin Grubich
| The Pew Trusts
Florida’s top environmental agency has approved an extensive plan to conserve some waters off the state’s west coast by expanding water quality monitoring, restoring damaged seagrass, and encouraging community groups to work together to address pollution and other problems. Florida Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Shawn Hamilton approved the plan for the Nature Coast Aquatic Preserve, which Governor Ron DeSantis (R) and the legislature created in 2020.
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Florida Seeks Public Input on Managing New Aquatic Preserve

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By Justin Grubich, Cameron Jaggard
| The Pew Trusts
When Florida created the Nature Coast Aquatic Preserve off the state’s west coast two years ago, officials knew the next big step would be determining how to best protect the preserve’s more than 700 square miles of coastal habitat.
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Expanding Seagrass Beds Are Good News for Florida’s West Coast

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By Holly Binns, Justin Grubich
| The Pew Trusts
Research shows healthy areas that will benefit manatees and other wildlife, coastal economies, and the new Nature Coast Aquatic Preserve Article February 23, 2022 By: Holly Binns & Justin Grubich Read time: Share Read Mode Navigate to: Expanding Seagrass Beds Are Good News for Florida’s West Coast In a positive development for southwest Florida wildlife, coastal communities, and economies, scientists there recently discovered that some areas gained significant amounts of seagrass from 2016 to...
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Run, Octopus, Run!

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By Justin Grubich
| Science Friday Verified
Crawling, swimming, squeezing, jetting—the range of movement available to an octopus is impressive. Yet some species occasionally choose to stand up on two arms and "run" backwards. Chrissy Huffard, a Senior Researcher at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, explains the pros and cons of this seemingly silly behavior and why an octopus might find looking foolish useful.
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