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“If we don’t manage this resource, we will be left with a diet of jellyfish and plankton stew.” Daniel Pauly

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(Photo Credit:  Michael Sullivan)     Be careful out there.  No day at the beach is worth trading your health for. (Photo Credit:  Stephen Hayford GNS) Can you believe Red Tide is still with us on the shores of SWFL ?  Yuck!! The algae bloom has been meandering  up and down the coastline from as far north as Clearwater Beach to as far south as the Keys.  The highest concentrations have been on Venice Beach, Manasota Key, and Pine Island Sound (the backside of Sanibel/Captiva).  Before you head to the beach on SWFL check The Florida Fish & Wildlife Con s er vation Commission site for an update on your local beach. Here's a throwback from happier shelling times from a year ago .  I'm re-posting my adventure to become a Guinness World Record holder in my favorite sport - the Sanibel Stoop.   (Originally posted on February 19, 2012) On Friday February 17, 2012 - 700 Sanibel Stoopers set a Guinness World Record on Bowman's Beach - San