FRANK'S BLOG

THIS MONDAY, MAY28, 2012, THERE WAS AN ARTICLE

IN THE PRESS JOURNAL

ENTITLED "MEADOWS  OF SEAGRASS IMPORTANT TO 

INDIAN RIVER  LAGOON."

THIS IS WRITTEN BY JAMES KIRLEY OF THE SCRIPPS STAFF AND RECOUNTS AN INTERVIEW WITH SHERRY REED, A RESEARCH SPECIALIST AND DIVE SAFETY OFFICER AT THE SMITHSONIAN MARINE STATION IN FORT PIERCE.  ONE OF THE THINGS THAT OUR  CONCERNED IRC TAXPAYERS TEAM HAS BEEN DISTURBED ABOUT IS THE LACK OF 

ADEQUATE STUDIES BY FIND  OF SEAGRASSES IN THE LAGOON IN THE AREA WHERE THE SEDIMENT PIPING WILL LEAD INTO THE DMMA SITE AND THE AREA WHERE THE PIPING TO RETURN 
THE WATER THAT HAS RISEN TO THE TOP AS THE SEDIMENT SETTLES OUT OVER TIME.
THE LINK TO THIS ARTICLE IS HERE: http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2012/may/25/monday-chat-meadows-of-seagrass-important-to/

THE LINK IN THE ARTICLE CAN BE REACHED AT:
www.sms.si.edu/irlspec/index.htm.
THIS IS SMITHSONAN MARINE STATION'S WEBSITE.