Havenworth Coastal Conservation
@coastalelasmos.bsky.social
Promoting the sustainable use and conservation of marine resources through research, outreach, and education.
🚨This is not good for Florida🚨 Staghorn and elkhorn corals are now functionally extinct in the Florida Keys and Dry Tortugas following the historic 2023 marine heat wave.
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New Study Documents Functional Extinction of Two Critically Endangered Coral Species Following Record Heatwave in Florida | Shedd Aquarium
New published research led by Shedd Aquarium and partners has documented the functional extinction of two key, critically endangered reef-building coral species in Florida's Coral Reef, following a ma...
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October 24, 2025 at 7:48 PM
🚨This is not good for Florida🚨 Staghorn and elkhorn corals are now functionally extinct in the Florida Keys and Dry Tortugas following the historic 2023 marine heat wave.
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For #InternationalSawfishDay learn about endangered sawfish in the United States and how to #RespectReleaseReport any sawfish you encounter.
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RESPECT - RELEASE - REPORT: Guidelines for Interactions with Endangered Sawfish in the United States
YouTube video by U.S. Sawfish Recovery
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October 17, 2025 at 1:57 PM
For #InternationalSawfishDay learn about endangered sawfish in the United States and how to #RespectReleaseReport any sawfish you encounter.
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On the eve of #InternationalSawfishDay, we thank the Conservancy of Southwest Florida for highlighting endangered smalltooth sawfish as one of the species that could forever disappear if the aquatic ecosystems of Florida aren't intact and healthy.
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Without the Wilds of Southwest Florida, These Endangered Species May Vanish | Conservancy of Southwest Florida
By Amber Crooks, Senior Environmental Policy Advisor What do you envision when you think of southwest Florida? Possibly the picturesque beaches or mangrove-lined estuaries that support productive fish...
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October 16, 2025 at 1:24 PM
On the eve of #InternationalSawfishDay, we thank the Conservancy of Southwest Florida for highlighting endangered smalltooth sawfish as one of the species that could forever disappear if the aquatic ecosystems of Florida aren't intact and healthy.
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A big "thank you" to the St. Pete College Dive Club for hosting me during your recent meeting to talk about endangered sawfish and how divers can safely and legally enjoy their encounter with a sawfish!
October 15, 2025 at 6:08 PM
A big "thank you" to the St. Pete College Dive Club for hosting me during your recent meeting to talk about endangered sawfish and how divers can safely and legally enjoy their encounter with a sawfish!
Sawfish as the “Canary in the Coal Mine” for the Caloosahatchee River by Calusa Waterkeeper
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Sawfish as the “Canary in the Coal Mine” for the Caloosahatchee River - Calusa Waterkeeper
Sawfish as the “Canary in the Coal Mine” for the Caloosahatchee River - Important water quality news from around Southwest Florida and featuring Calusa Waterkeeper's advocacy.
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September 25, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Sawfish as the “Canary in the Coal Mine” for the Caloosahatchee River by Calusa Waterkeeper
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Thank you Bay Soundings for this article about the endangered smalltooth sawfish we rescued in Tampa Bay!
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Seven-foot sawfish returned to Tampa Bay - Bay Soundings
Cameras whirred as Tonya Wiley directed the rescue of a seven-foot smalltooth sawfish from a pond off Bishop Harbor. However, saving that animal has been a long time coming for both the endangered spe...
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September 16, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Thank you Bay Soundings for this article about the endangered smalltooth sawfish we rescued in Tampa Bay!
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Endangered Sawfish Trapped in Tampa Bay Saved by Scientists
An endangered smalltooth sawfish that had been trapped in a lower Tampa Bay wetland was safely relocated on August 9 thanks to a team effort by researchers and concerned citizens.
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An endangered smalltooth sawfish that had been trapped in a lower Tampa Bay wetland was safely relocated on August 9 thanks to a team effort by researchers and concerned citizens.
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An endangered sawfish was trapped in a Tampa Bay pond. Could it be freed?
After three days of searching, a jagged rostrum breached from below the murky water.
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August 15, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Endangered Sawfish Trapped in Tampa Bay Saved by Scientists
An endangered smalltooth sawfish that had been trapped in a lower Tampa Bay wetland was safely relocated on August 9 thanks to a team effort by researchers and concerned citizens.
www.tampabay.com/news/environ...
An endangered smalltooth sawfish that had been trapped in a lower Tampa Bay wetland was safely relocated on August 9 thanks to a team effort by researchers and concerned citizens.
www.tampabay.com/news/environ...
"We're all very nervous about the future of sawfish right now" said Dr. Dean Grubbs with Florida State University Coastal & Marine Laboratory in this new Changing Seas video.
Go to www.sawfishrecovery.org to learn more and make a tax-deductible donation.
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Go to www.sawfishrecovery.org to learn more and make a tax-deductible donation.
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Florida Keys’ Mysterious Spinning Fish Event Explained | Changing Seas
YouTube video by South Florida PBS
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July 18, 2025 at 6:41 PM
"We're all very nervous about the future of sawfish right now" said Dr. Dean Grubbs with Florida State University Coastal & Marine Laboratory in this new Changing Seas video.
Go to www.sawfishrecovery.org to learn more and make a tax-deductible donation.
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Go to www.sawfishrecovery.org to learn more and make a tax-deductible donation.
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‼️URGENT CALL TO ACTION FOR CHARLOTTE COUNTY, FLORIDA RESIDENTS‼️
This Tuesday, May 27, 2025, the Charlotte County Commission will vote on a proposal to re-zone an exceptional portion of the Peace River and a crucial nursery for endangered smalltooth sawfish for high-density commercial development.
This Tuesday, May 27, 2025, the Charlotte County Commission will vote on a proposal to re-zone an exceptional portion of the Peace River and a crucial nursery for endangered smalltooth sawfish for high-density commercial development.
May 25, 2025 at 7:38 PM
‼️URGENT CALL TO ACTION FOR CHARLOTTE COUNTY, FLORIDA RESIDENTS‼️
This Tuesday, May 27, 2025, the Charlotte County Commission will vote on a proposal to re-zone an exceptional portion of the Peace River and a crucial nursery for endangered smalltooth sawfish for high-density commercial development.
This Tuesday, May 27, 2025, the Charlotte County Commission will vote on a proposal to re-zone an exceptional portion of the Peace River and a crucial nursery for endangered smalltooth sawfish for high-density commercial development.
Excited to talk about endangered smalltooth sawfish today at our booth at #FMSEA25
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#RespectReleaseReport
#SawfishResearch
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April 26, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Excited to talk about endangered smalltooth sawfish today at our booth at #FMSEA25
#SawfishResearch
#RespectReleaseReport
#SawfishResearch
#RespectReleaseReport
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Smalltooth sawfish are beautiful, weird, and endangered. With colleagues at @noaa.gov and @coastalelasmos.bsky.social, our 15-year study revealed habitat preferences and hotspots of juvenile sawfish, suggesting key areas to protect around SW Florida as climate changes. Data access was a key hurdle.
January 24, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Smalltooth sawfish are beautiful, weird, and endangered. With colleagues at @noaa.gov and @coastalelasmos.bsky.social, our 15-year study revealed habitat preferences and hotspots of juvenile sawfish, suggesting key areas to protect around SW Florida as climate changes. Data access was a key hurdle.
If you see a healthy, sick, injured, or dead sawfish please call 844-4-SAWFISH, email sawfish@myfwc.com, or submit the form at www.SawfishRecovery.org. All reports of this endangered species help us monitor the population and track any new threats.
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Researchers ‘ready to respond’ as Florida Keys marks 1 year since start of spinning fish phenomenon
It’s a somber anniversary in the Florida Keys.
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November 22, 2024 at 2:14 PM
If you see a healthy, sick, injured, or dead sawfish please call 844-4-SAWFISH, email sawfish@myfwc.com, or submit the form at www.SawfishRecovery.org. All reports of this endangered species help us monitor the population and track any new threats.
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U.S. Sawfish Recovery team member Dr. Dean Grubbs will be giving an online webinar November 7 for Angari Foundation about his research on critically endangered smalltooth #sawfish. Details at www.facebook.com/events/15004...
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October 25, 2024 at 11:43 AM
U.S. Sawfish Recovery team member Dr. Dean Grubbs will be giving an online webinar November 7 for Angari Foundation about his research on critically endangered smalltooth #sawfish. Details at www.facebook.com/events/15004...
Happy #InternationalSawfishDay, if you're looking for a way to celebrate consider donating to the U.S. Sawfish Recovery team!
October 17, 2024 at 1:20 PM
Happy #InternationalSawfishDay, if you're looking for a way to celebrate consider donating to the U.S. Sawfish Recovery team!
The Sawfish Conservation Society is featured in the latest IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group magazine starting on page 84!
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October 3, 2024 at 5:44 PM
The Sawfish Conservation Society is featured in the latest IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group magazine starting on page 84!
Read the full magazine at issuu.com/iucnsharkspe...
Read the full magazine at issuu.com/iucnsharkspe...
I blocked off this entire week on my calendar to work on a #sawfishscience manuscript that I had to put on hold last fall when other things required my attention.
Instead we have to deal with Hurricane Helene, and I'm thinking this paper is cursed. 😡
Instead we have to deal with Hurricane Helene, and I'm thinking this paper is cursed. 😡
September 23, 2024 at 6:10 PM
I blocked off this entire week on my calendar to work on a #sawfishscience manuscript that I had to put on hold last fall when other things required my attention.
Instead we have to deal with Hurricane Helene, and I'm thinking this paper is cursed. 😡
Instead we have to deal with Hurricane Helene, and I'm thinking this paper is cursed. 😡
"Most likely it's algae based neurotoxin, powerful ones, that primarily affect the animals through the gills," said U.S. Sawfish Recovery team member Dr. Dean Grubbs. #sawfish www.fox13news.com/news/scienti...
Scientists determine what caused sawfish to act strange, die
A group of marine scientists may have finally determined what caused dozens of sawfish in Florida waters to exhibit unusual behavior and die off during the last several months.
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September 18, 2024 at 3:06 PM
"Most likely it's algae based neurotoxin, powerful ones, that primarily affect the animals through the gills," said U.S. Sawfish Recovery team member Dr. Dean Grubbs. #sawfish www.fox13news.com/news/scienti...
A man pled guilty to knowingly violating the #ESA by removing the rostrum of a smalltooth sawfish while on a shrimp boat off the Florida Keys and ONLY got one year of probation. Why do such egregious actions with endangered #sawfish result in such little consequence??
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Ocean Springs man pleads guilty to taking smalltooth sawfish, an endangered species
On Thursday, officials announced an Ocean Springs man pled guilty to violating the Endangered Species Act.
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September 6, 2024 at 4:59 AM
A man pled guilty to knowingly violating the #ESA by removing the rostrum of a smalltooth sawfish while on a shrimp boat off the Florida Keys and ONLY got one year of probation. Why do such egregious actions with endangered #sawfish result in such little consequence??
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UNF biology tags first #sawfish in 16 years of surveying sharks in NE Florida and SE Georgia!
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UNF biology tags first sawfish in 16 years of surveying sharks in NE Florida and SE Georgia
The UNF Shark Biology Program caught, tagged and released the first sawfish recorded in its 16 years of surveying shark populations in Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia.
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July 26, 2024 at 1:40 PM
UNF biology tags first #sawfish in 16 years of surveying sharks in NE Florida and SE Georgia!
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Help endangered smalltooth sawfish!
April 29, 2024 at 4:54 PM
Help endangered smalltooth sawfish!
These beautiful solar performance shirts are now available & a portion of the proceeds will help our emergency efforts to rescue, rehabilitate & return to the wild endangered smalltooth sawfish affected by the ongoing fish health event in south Florida! thefloridanomad.com/products/saw...
April 13, 2024 at 9:28 PM
These beautiful solar performance shirts are now available & a portion of the proceeds will help our emergency efforts to rescue, rehabilitate & return to the wild endangered smalltooth sawfish affected by the ongoing fish health event in south Florida! thefloridanomad.com/products/saw...
Biologists Rescued a Sawfish in the Florida Keys, Transported to the Mainland for Rehabilitation!
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April 12, 2024 at 12:45 PM
Biologists Rescued a Sawfish in the Florida Keys, Transported to the Mainland for Rehabilitation!
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Tremendous thank you to the Letts Dive Club members for letting me spend the evening with you talking about endangered smalltooth sawfish. And, because of your immense generosity and concern, we raised nearly $700 for our emergency sawfish efforts in the Keys!!! THANK YOU 💚
April 11, 2024 at 1:35 PM
Tremendous thank you to the Letts Dive Club members for letting me spend the evening with you talking about endangered smalltooth sawfish. And, because of your immense generosity and concern, we raised nearly $700 for our emergency sawfish efforts in the Keys!!! THANK YOU 💚
“Given the limited population size of smalltooth sawfish, the mortality of [these] sawfish could have an impact on the recovery of this species” said Adam Brame, NOAA Fisheries’ sawfish recovery coordinator.
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April 10, 2024 at 7:41 PM
“Given the limited population size of smalltooth sawfish, the mortality of [these] sawfish could have an impact on the recovery of this species” said Adam Brame, NOAA Fisheries’ sawfish recovery coordinator.
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