How A Pile of Rocks REVIVED Tampa Bay’s Seagrass & Fishing

Everyone knows how vital seagrass is for fishing. It’s the place redfish, trout, and snook feed, conceal, and develop. However what if I informed you that one mission, utilizing nothing however strategically positioned rocks, helped carry 5.5 acres of seagrass again to life in Tampa Bay?!

Yeah, you learn that proper—a pile of rocks helps save our fishery.

In our newest video, Salt Sturdy Alliance President & Founder Darlene Shuman met up with Niki Marino, Chief Environmental Scientist at Faller, Davis & Associates, to interrupt down the Howard Franklin Rock Groins Mission—a conservation effort that began in 2008 and is now a serious success story for Tampa Bay.

Now, Salt Sturdy Alliance is taking this momentum and working with it. They’ve partnered with FDOT to launch 18 new habitat initiatives in 2025, all targeted on making our waters cleaner and our fisheries stronger.

The Salt Sturdy Alliance is a community-driven conservation group devoted to preserving fisheries, defending clear water, and connecting households to nature by way of hands-on initiatives and training. By empowering anglers and native communities, they take motion to revive habitats, promote environmental stewardship, and guarantee more healthy waters for future generations.

Wish to Assist? You May Win a Skiff Whereas You’re At It!

You may assist conservation AND get a shot at taking dwelling a Beavertail Mosquito Skiff! Each raffle ticket goes instantly towards funding habitat restoration. Enter right here: https://saltstrongalliance.com/win-a-beavertail-mosquito/

The winner can be introduced reside at our FREE Inshore Fishing Occasion on Wednesday, February nineteenth, on the Egypt Shriner’s Middle in Tampa.

Occasion Particulars: Wednesday, February nineteenth Egypt Shriner’s Middle, Tampa Doorways open at 5:00 PM FREE for all anglers—Simply RSPV HERE

Come out for excellent meals, native guides, and fishing speak with Captain Mike Goodwine, Loopy Alberto Knie, Captain Leiza Fitzgerald, and Captain Blair Wiggins.

See you there!

Joe SimondsSalt Sturdy