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Bay study reports high bay water temps and declining grass
NWFWMD board hears of extreme temperatures near Destin last March rising from 60 to 109 degrees in under 10 hours. Investigators seek pollutant sources and predictions. Marine grass drops noted with Cuban Shoal only remains. eastern bay lacks grass. Deeper bay areas show small to no fish catches. erosion mapped from 1872 to 1977. Study slated for October release.
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Agustin Maristany
Nwfwmd
Destin
Santa Rosa Sound
Choctawhatchee Bay
U.S. Fisheries and Wildlife Survey
Hogtown Bayou
Bill McCartney