First Florida aware on Wednesday February 12 2020 11:53 am .
280 Scuba diving at night is special because a site that you know well will look completely different at night. Even the best dive sites in Panama, Australia, and the Keys can become tiresome after a while. During the day, most divers will scan the entire site, looking at everything around. At night though, you […]
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First Florida aware on Monday June 10 2019 8:18 am . Tags: Bowman’s Beach, Caladesi Island State Park Beach, Florida State Parks, Sanibel Island, St. George Island State Park Beach, Washington Oaks Gardens State Park
171 Florida in the summertime is a place unlike any other. With stunning beaches, thriving wildlife, and tons of outdoor adventures, the Sunshine State is the perfect place to soak up the sun. However, with all those opportunities for fun comes huge crowds of other visitors. If you’re looking for a quiet spot to enjoy […]
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First Florida aware on Monday March 18 2019 8:06 am . Tags: Anastasia State Park, Atlantic Coast Beaches, Cocoa Beach, Cocoa Beach-KSC, Flagler Beach, Kennedy Space Center, Miami Beach, New Smyrna Beach, Pompano Beach, St. Augustine Beach, Vero Beach
115 When people think of stunning coastal views, beaches with sand for miles, and unbelievable sights, places like Italy or Greece might come to mind. What people tend to forget is that there are plenty of majestic beaches and views right in the United States. Florida is home to a lot of these exquisite spots—here […]
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First Florida aware on Friday March 01 2019 11:27 am . Tags: algae, dolphins, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, FWC, Gulf coast, Gulf of Mexico, Karenia brevis, manatees, marine life, red tide, red tide Florida, Sanibel Island, sea turtles
774 It seems that the most recent Red Tide outbreak is finally receding. A report from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission stated that as of February 22, 2019, “the red tide organism, Karenia brevis, was not observed in the samples collected over the past week.” Beginning in late 2017, this current eruption has […]
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First Florida aware on Friday March 01 2019 11:09 am . Tags: chumming, fishing, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, florida wildlife, Lemon Shark, Longfin Mako, Tiger Shark
163 The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is going to implement a statewide ban on chumming in July of 2019 to address shore-based shark fishing concerns. Chumming refers to a widely-used fishing process that involves dumping chopped up fish parts, bones, and blood into the water to attract marine life. The final decision by […]
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First Florida aware on Wednesday December 16 2009 3:00 pm .
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Information about Florida’s seashore beaches along the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico. Beaches are the result of wave and wind action on the shoreline. Waves deposit sand grains that are suspended in the water near the shoreline. Wind blows the sand grains further inland. The beach berm is the deposit of material comprising the […]
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