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Beaches Sea Turtle Patrol works with the Army Corps of Engineers and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to protect sea turtles during beach renourishment. l Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
May 3, 2024

#AskJAXTDY l Does beach renourishment disturb sea turtles?

A Jacksonville Today reader wonders if sea turtles are at risk when beaches are renourished during nesting season.…

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Beach renourishment efforts started Monday, April 29, 2024, along Duval County's beaches. l Steven Ponson, Jacksonville Today
April 29, 2024

Beach renourishment begins along Duval shoreline

The beach restoration is the first in Duval County since 2019. The federal government pays the $32 million cost.…

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Brian Lapointe, an algae bloom expert at Florida Atlantic University’s Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, is deep into his research on how to best dispose of large sargassum mats landing on Florida and Caribbean beaches every summer. | Florida Atlantic University, WGCU
April 17, 2024

Sargassum buries beaches and threatens tourism

Deep piles of sargassum, normally stuck out in the Atlantic Ocean, are finding a way to foul many Florida beaches…

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The Sixth Avenue South pier after its opening in 1963.
August 30, 2022

THE JAXSON | 6 First Coast beach stories

Jacksonville and the rest of the First Coast are home to some of the best, most accessible beaches in a…

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Incumbent Elizabeth Andersen (left) and challenger April Carney (right) take part in a town hall forum hosted by Beaches Watch on Aug. 3. | Raymon Troncoso
August 4, 2022

AUG. 23 VOTER GUIDE: Duval School Board District 2

Two candidates are running in Duval County School Board District 2, a non-partisan race. The August race, which would normally…