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But beaches got a reprieve this week as red tide’s effects continued to dissipate around Anna Maria Island, Longboat Key and Sarasota’s Gulf beaches. Red tide algae was detected in 51 water ...
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A red tide forecast from University of South Florida predicts that very low to medium levels of the algae will circulate around Anna Maria Island through this weekend in Gulf-side and Intracoastal ...
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill, beginning on April 20, 2010, released masses of oil and tar which began washing ashore, in varying amounts, along the Gulf Islands National Seashore on June 1, 2010. On June 23, 2010, wave after wave of oil pools and globs began covering the beaches on Santa Rosa Island , [ 3 ] resulting in a fishing and ...
A chart datum is the water level surface serving as origin of depths displayed on a nautical chart and for reporting and predicting tide heights. A chart datum is generally derived from some tidal phase, in which case it is also known as a tidal datum. [1] Common chart datums are lowest astronomical tide (LAT) [1] and mean lower low water (MLLW).
Storm surge in the county peaked at 3.85 ft (1.17 m) along Dunns Creek, a tributary of the St. Johns River; other nearby areas saw similar storm tides. [84] The surge damaged or destroyed docks and stranded boats along County Road 13. [88] Canals up to 0.25 mi (0.40 km) from the St. Johns River overflowed, leaving roadways impassible.
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Longboat Key got its first newspaper, Gulf Gale, in 1941; it would run until 1944. [4] In World War II, Longboat Key had a bombing range. In 1942, it was used by B-26 planes, and from 1943 to 1945 by P-40 and P-51 planes. The range was used between 8am and 5pm, which meant that residents on the northern side of the island could not go south of ...