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Citizen Science For A Troubled Indian River Lagoon

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Dr. Leesa Souto, Executive Director Marine Resources Council (MRC) and Tom Saam, Member of Board of Directors of MRC and water quality tester, on the current conditions in the Indian River Lagoon Estuary.

The Indian River Lagoon provides livelihood and recreation for thousands along the East Coast of Florida. Recent die offs of marine mammals have caused concern for experts and identifying the issues affecting the Lagoon have proven to be difficult. As with any ecosystem with a multitude of interactions between the species, the cause and effect are complex and interconnected.

In this two-part story we talk with the experts and volunteers who are working to discover both problems and solutions.

More on the Marine Resources Council here.

Terri Wright held the position of General Manager at WFIT from 1998-2023.