Sarasota Bay Watch board members with the help of volunteers put the first test batch of hard-shell clams into Sarasota Bay this past week to begin efforts to restore the …
Environmental Summit April 25-28th
Sarasota Bay Watch is proud to sponsor the 2018 Environmental Summit right here in Sarasota! Get ready for a fast-paced, interactive, engaging program. Expert panel discussions, viewpoints from local thought …
Rival Schools Team Up for Island Restoration
Traditional rivals Sarasota and Riverview High Schools worked together on Saturday March 3, 2018 when they joined forces with Sarasota Bay Watch to make Skier’s Island just a little bit …
2017 Was a Great Year for Sarasota Bay Watch!
Species Restoration Bay Scallop Restoration – over 100,000,000 scallop larvae released to date Southern Hard Shell Clam Restoration 60,000 juveniles released in Sarasota Bay 250,000 clams being grown to top …
Another Great Event With Suncoast Reef Rovers
Suncoast Reef Rovers – Making Venice Better Venice’s awesome dive club came together again at the South Jetty on Sunday October 22, 2017 and pulled a monstrous amount of debris …
Sarasota Bay Watch Receives National Estuaries Week Gulf of Mexico CITGO Grant Award
Sarasota Bay Watch is one of 8 organizations that has received the National Estuaries Week Gulf of Mexico CITGO Grant Award this year. This grant will go to our efforts …
Another Great Event with Suncoast Reef Rovers
Oh, what a day! Enthusiastic volunteers gathered on Saturday morning, August 11, 2017 for the SunCoast Reef Rovers annual underwater clean-up of the Venice North Jetty, a popular fishing spot. …
Sarasota Bay Watch Lends a Hand to Suncoast Reef Rovers
The entire Gulf beach under the Venice Fishing Pier is clean thanks to the work of the Suncoast Reef Rovers of Venice and their many friends. A team of divers …
2017 New Pass Cleanup
Sarasota Bay Watch partnered with Sarasota Police Dive Team and the City of Sarasota to host a cleanup on Saturday June 3, 2017 at Ken Thompson Park in Sarasota and …
Sarasota Bay Watch Receives Grant From Disney Conservation Fund
We are proud to announce that Sarasota Bay Watch has been selected as a 2017 grant recipient of the Disney Conservation Fund. The Disney Conservation Fund designates funds to organizations …
Sarasota Bay Watch Begins Clam Restoration
On Friday the 24th of February, Sarasota Bay Watch and partners Bay Shellfish Company and Two Docks, (a commercial clam farmer), began a new clam restoration effort. Over 300,000 juvenile …
Tony Saprito Fishing Pier Cleanup
On Saturday, Nov. 19, Sarasota Bay Watch and partners conducted an underwater cleanup at the Tony Saprito Pier in Sarasota. Participation swelled to over 60 volunteers as vacationers, fishermen from …
8th Annual Monofilament Cleanup
Who: Volunteers like you who love to make a difference! When: Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016 at 8:30 – 12:30 Where: Launching from Sarasota Sailing Squadron How: Sign up at Sarasotabaywatch.org …
Scallopalooza, It’s Clamtastic!
On Sept 24 2016 our community gathered forces at our 6th Annual Scallopalooza, It’s Clamtastic! fundraiser and not only met, but exceeded Sarasota Bay Watch’s funding goals for scallop and …
Underwater Trash Clean-up event Venice Mooring Fields
This enthusiastic dive group yet again made our bays cleaner and safer for us and also for our fine friends with fins. Almost 1000 pounds of waste was pulled from …
Scallop Search 2016
August 13, 2016: Sarasota Sailing Squadron Sarasota Bay Watch launched with its first scallop search in Sarasota Bay waters in 2008. Since that time SBW has benefitted scientists, environmental organizations, …
The Suncoast Reef Rovers of Venice Do It Again
The Rovers pulled hundreds of pounds of waste from all around the North Venice Jetty on Saturday morning July 23, 2016. Once again the SCRR has made a major improvement …
World Ocean Day at Mote Marine
Sarasota Bay Watch participated in World Ocean Day at Mote Marine on June 4, 2016. Ellie Martin and Erin Campbell manned the table helping kids make scallop necklaces and talking …
Suncoast Reef Rovers Clean the Venice Pier
A truly impressive amount of marine debris was cleaned from the Venice Fishing Pier on May 21, 2016 by the Suncoast Reef Rovers. The Suncoast Reef Rovers of Venice, Florida …
Florida Marine Debris Workshop
May 17-19, 2016 The Florida Marine Debris Working Group convened a workshop in St. Petersburg on May17-19, 2016 to look for solutions to the marine debris problem in Florida. Marine …