Stories by:
Mary Kelley Hoppe
and Victoria Parsons

Tampa Bay on the Comeback Trail
INSIDE THIS REPORT
How is the bay measuring up?

1.  Habitat Restoration: Restoring the Balance
2.  Atmospheric Deposition: What Goes Up Must Come Down
3.  Sea Turtles & Manatees: Concerns Mount
4.  Southwest Florida Coastal Conservation Corridor Plan
5.  Exotic Armored Catfishes: A Tale of Two Invaders

Beachwalking with Art Morris
Shutterbugs in hot pursuit of shorebirds at Ft. DeSoto
Filling The Gap
Manatee and Pasco Counties Propose Environmental Lands Programs

Schooner Sets Sail with Students
Prized for more than the beauty of her lines and the joy of her sailing speed: She is a floating laboratory, a sailing classroom, the official schoolship for the City of Sarasota.

Oysters, Oysters, Oysters...
Things are bad for oysters all over

Restoration Spotlight

Chesapeake Bay:
Debate brews over oyster restoration strategy as disease hammers fishery

Pamlico Sound:
Partners promote reef restoration and oyster sanctuaries

Hard Times for Tampa Bay Oysters