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SEPTEMBER 26th, TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis lifted all restrictions on restaurants and other businesses in Florida on Friday. He banned local fines against people who refuse to wear masks as he seeks to reopen the state’s economy despite the spread of the coronavirus. The Republican governor’s order unleashed...

Manatee County Vacation Rentals Plan for Phased Opening including Anna Maria Island July, 2020

10 Jul 2020

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The Manatee County Plan for Opening Short-Term Vacation Rentals was developed using guidance from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR). This Plan seeks to establish industry-wide best practices to ensure guest safety as the County recognizes the importance of keeping residents and visitors safe. Tourism remains the...

Red Tide – August 2018 – Anna Maria Island, Florida

29 Aug 2018

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August 29th, 2018. The red tide outbreak in Florida has left many travelers wondering if they should seek a beach holiday elsewhere. What is being called the worst toxic algae bloom in years has been killing turtles, manatees, dolphins, and other marine life. It is also creating respiratory and gastrointestinal issues...

The Red Tide in the Gulf

03 Jun 2017

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In 1564, Spanish explorers off Sarasota’s coast recorded outbreaks of coughing and respiratory distress in their ships’ logs. Native Americans in the area told them about periodic giant fish kills. Patches of microscopic marine algae—Karenia brevis—that cause red tide are always floating somewhere in the Gulf; periodically, they proliferate, or...

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