May 14, 2016 On Saturday May 14, 2016 a group of about 25 Pineview students, parents and teachers cleaned up the Jim Neville Marine Preserve located in Little Sarasota Bay. …
Red Bug Slough Preserve Cleanup
On May 7, 2016 a dozen Friends of Red Bug Slough Preserve shared the morning cleaning up the Preserve. Sarasota Bay Watch joined the effort and provided bags, grabbers and …
Phillippi Creek Great American Clean-up
On April 16, 2016 the South Gate Community Association organized a cleanup of Phillippi Creek in cooperation with Keep Sarasota County Beautiful. This energetic group started their day at the …
Sixth Annual Skiers Island Cleanup: April 2, 2016
We successfully completed our 6th Annual Cleanup of Skiers Island with the Riverview High School Marine Club and National Honor Society with over 30 students and 7 adults. Approximately 100 …
7th Annual Fishing Line Cleanup
Who: Volunteers like you who love to make a difference!When: Saturday, October 10th 2015 at 8:30 – 12:30Where: Launching from Sarasota Sailing SquadronHow: Sign up at Sarasotabaywatch.orgRegistration: RequiredLunch available after …
Thank You SBW Citizen Scientists
Thank you SBW Citizen Scientists for your dedicated work in the 8th Annual Scallop Search. The 2015 Scallop Search Results:31 large live scallops and 220+ recently dead scallop shells This …
Fifth Annual Scallopalooza
This is the event that raises the funds for the scallop restoration in Sarasota Bay. Enjoy a fun social evening with delicious food, entertainment, a beautiful venue and participate in …
2016 Scallop Search – August 13
The 9th Annual Sarasota Bay Scallop Search will be held on Saturday August 13. The Sarasota Sailing Squadron will host this year’s event. Each year snorkelers explore Sarasota Bay for …
2015 Scallop Release
January 17th, 2015 — SBW volunteers and Mote Marine Lab scientists released 2 million scallop larvae into Sarasota Bay. This begins our third scallop restoration season working with the Bay …
SBW 2014 Accomplishments
In 2014 SBW volunteers contributed over 2,500 hours of time to our many community outreach and educational programs and activities. More than $50,000 of funds and services were donated, including 25K from the Disney
Worldwide Conservation Fund. In addition we hosted six on the water volunteer events and continued to grow our valuable community partnerships.
SBW Monofilament Cleanups Protect Sea Birds
Recently 15 MOTE interns measured 292 yards (2.92 football fields) of entangling debris that was collected by SBW volunteers during their 2014 island and coastal shoreline cleanups. This data is …
Fun Science!
Recently SBW presented a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) Workshop for area middle school students. The workshop provided hands-on learning about marine food chains and ecosystems, a close up look …