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Florida’s estuaries once teemed with clams, oysters and other bivalves that helped keep waters clean and seagrasses healthy. By the mid-20th century, only a fraction of the state’s vast shellfish beds and reefs remained. Can a small clam make a big difference in serious water pollution hotspots like the Indian River Lagoon?

The Pensacola Perdido Bays Estuary Program marked a major milestone with the release of its draft plan.

The Pensacola Perdido Bays Estuary Program marked a major milestone with the release of its draft plan.

The ecosystem's exciting recovery is a surprise to everyone but those who've been fighting to save it

The 15th annual City of Water Day returns Saturday, July 16, 2022; organized by the Waterfront Alliance, the NY-NJ Harbor & Estuary Program (HEP), and

The Narragansett Bay Estuary Program (NBEP), hosted at Roger Williams University, has announced $649,000 in planning grant awards to support green-infrastructure and capacity-building projects for municipalities, local organizations, and universities acro

Become a citizen scientist by recording the health and quality of Sarasota Bay seagrass.

The wastewater was bad for Tampa Bay, but measuring how bad is complicated.

To the Editor: This letter was originally sent to the Tisbury Conservation Commission. Reading the signage at the Lagoon Pond Bridge recently, I was reminded that the Lagoon is an estuary. I am sure conservation commission members already know what an estuary is, but I looked it up to educate myself. I found this: “Estuaries […]

The issue has set up a conflict over who controls the program as its on the verge of unlocking millions in federal funds to clean up local waterways.