Island Water Quality
The Captiva Community Panel is working with the SCCF Marine Lab to monitor water quality around the island in response to the beach closures in 2007. Thanks to funding from Lee County through the Tourist Development Council, the panel has finished Year 2 of a two-year monitoring project. Year 1 goals were to build a database of historic water quality measurements, set up a monitoring plan and begin islandwide sampling. Year 2 worked with the findings from Year 1 to target areas of chronic pollution and help identify its sources in hopes of enabling islanders to take action to reduce future pollution.
Reports
Read an article from "Florida Specifier" on the Captiva study.
April 12, 2011 update -- project summary and options
March 8, 2011, update -- Year 2 summary
Year 1: Summary and Findings (Jan. 12, 2010 presentation)
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Captiva Community Panel Opposing The Approval Of Oil Drilling In Florida’s Waters In Areas Other Than Those Already Approved For Oil Leasing And Exploration Please click here to read more!
Feb. 23, 2009 community presentation
The panel's Year 1 project proposal to the Tourist Development Countil
The panel's Year 2 project proposal to
the Tourist Development Council
Useful Links
Oyster Restoration Working Group
SCCF Marine Lab Current Research
SCCF’s Real-Time Land-Ocean Observing System
SCORE
Community Oyster Restoration Program