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• Swim advisories persist, blamed on the birds

  
  Beach Beat — Authority: 127
  Health officials announced that people should continue to avoid swimming in waters near beaches in Daytona Beach and Daytona Beach Shores. I realize there probably aren’t many of you venturing out in 50-degrees water when the air temp is 30 degrees, but I just wanted to pass that along. The swim advisory includes ...
  21 hours ago

• How the cold affects some wildlife

  
  Beach Beat — Authority: 127
  This week’s sub-freezing temperatures can be tough on wildlife. Several animal rehab facilities are taking in an influx of sea turtles which are suffering “cold stun.” Cold-blooded reptiles can’t function in the cold, which stuns them into a state of paralysis. Even after the temperatures warm up, the ...
  1 day ago

• Updates – dolphins, swim advisories, beach park construction

  
  Beach Beat — Authority: 127
  Now that I’m getting caught up on items over the holiday season, I wanted to update a few blog posts. Last month, four dolphins washed ashore in New Smyrna Beach during a short span, prompting questions on whether there may be a common cause. Red tide, a toxic algae, was suspected as a culprit . However, all the ...
  2 days ago

• Surf’s up for Saturday contest at the Daytona Beach Pier

  
  Beach Beat — Authority: 127
  The North Central Florida chapter of the Eastern Surfing Association will  hold Contest # 6 on Saturday. This event is presented by Maui Nix Surf Shop at Main Street Pier in Daytona Beach. Online registration is already up and running until Wednesdayat midnight. Good luck to all the competitors. There is a ...
  2 days ago

• More on Florida shark bites

  
  Beach Beat — Authority: 127
  Today, I have a story in the paper discussing a new forensic technique to help determine a shark’s size, and often its species, from its bite. This could be useful information in Volusia County, and especially in New Smyrna Beach, which has long reigned as the “shark-bite capital of the world.”  Why? ...
  2 days ago

• Marine Science Center in Volusia County looking for volunteers

  
  Beach Beat — Authority: 127
  The Marine Science Center – Volusia County’s facility for rehabilitation of sea turtles and sea birds – is recruiting new volunteers and is hosting an event on Saturday for people interested. Participants can tour the center and see the inner workings of the sea turtle and bird hospitals, educational ...
  3 days ago

• Audubon birding tours - Free!

  
  Roger's Florida — Authority: 109
  In conjunction with the West Volusia Audubon Society, I will be hosting wildlife tours of the Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge each Sunday in January from 2-4 pm. Our tour depends on the group, but generally covers about 1.5 miles over 1.5 hours. We often see up to 25 species of birds and other wildlife on the ...
  5 days ago

• Red tide culprit in dolphin deaths?

  
  Beach Beat — Authority: 127
  Could an offshore red tide bloom be the culprit in recent dolphin and sea turtle deaths? State officials are trying to get water samples but there are a few clues that make people suspicious that toxic algae is to blame. Yesterday, the carcass of a spotted dolphin washed onto the beach in New Smyrna Beach, making ...
  2 weeks ago

• Event at Ponce Inlet Lighthouse planned for Dec. 29

  
  Beach Beat — Authority: 127
  The Ponce Inlet Lighthouse , located south of Daytona Beach, will hold a fun event for families on Dec. 29, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.. The lighthouse keeper (in living history mode) will explain his duties at the lighthouse, talks about the history of it, and will also describe how to care for the lighthouse’s ...
  2 weeks ago

• Recent turtles washed ashore in Volusia County

  
  Beach Beat — Authority: 127
  Three sea turtles washed up onto the beach recently but state officials said the circumstances for all three are different. In a prior blog post, we mentioned there was a loggerhead sea turtle found in just south of 10th Avenue in New Smyrna Beach on the 17th. That turtle had barnacles on the soft tissue indicating ...
  2 weeks ago

• Construction begun at new beachside park

  
  Beach Beat — Authority: 127
  Volusia County will have a new beachside park in Ormond-by-the-Sea next year. Construction has begun at the two sites for the new Ormond Beachside Park, located near the northernmost lifeguard station in Volusia. The new park includes nearly two acres on the ocean and one acre on the western side of State Road ...
  2 weeks ago

• Loggerhead turtle washed up in New Smyrna Beach

  
  Beach Beat — Authority: 127
  Add another animal finding to the recent finding of three bottlenose dolphins on the beach – today, a loggerhead sea turtle. The sea turtle, weighing between 70 and 80 pounds and measuring more than two feet long, washed up onto the beach near 10th Avenue in New Smyrna Beach. Jennifer Winters, manager of ...
  3 weeks ago

• More on the dead dolphins in New Smyrna Beach

  
  Beach Beat — Authority: 127
  Researchers with the Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute hope to figure out what caused the death of the two bottlenose dolphins that washed ashore in New Smyrna Beach today. Since Sunday, three dolphin carcasses have washed ashore in that area. Today’s dolphins washed up at 26th and 29th Avenues. The carcasses ...
  3 weeks ago

• Dolphins washed ashore in New Smyrna Beach

  
  Beach Beat — Authority: 127
  Two dead bottlenose dolphins have washed up onto the beach in New Smyrna Beach, the Volusia County Beach Patrol just confirmed. One of the dolphins is near the 26th Avenue beach approach, the other near 29th Avenue, said Capt. Scott Petersohn. Word is that the carcasses are relatively fresh and there are folks from ...
  3 weeks ago

• Swim advisory in Daytona Beach lifted

  
  Beach Beat — Authority: 127
  The water is OK now, according to the Volusia County Health Department. A swimming advisory for the ocean near the Silver Beach Avenue access in Daytona Beach was lifted today. Health officials issued an advisory last week, warning swimmers to avoid the water because of high bacterial counts. The water, according ...
  3 weeks ago

• Bird watching trip with local Audubon chapter in New Smyrna Beach

  
  Beach Beat — Authority: 127
  U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service photo o  The Southeast Volusia Audubon Society will be visiting Smyrna Dunes Park on Friday morning for a bird-watching trip. Of course, the park in New Smyrna Beach is known to be wintering grounds for the endangered piping plover (left). The Audubon folks will be out at 8 ...
  3 weeks ago

• Contest results from the local Eastern Surfing Association Chapter

  
  Beach Beat — Authority: 127
  Thanks again to Ryan and the folks at Lionize PR for keeping us updated on what’s happening with the North Central Florida chapter of the Eastern Surfing Association. The year is drawing to a close, but we’re posting here the results from Contest #5 presented by Red Dog Surf Shop in New Smyrna Beach. There’s ...
  3 weeks ago

• Swimming advisory in Daytona Beach from the health department

  
  Beach Beat — Authority: 127
  Not that there are many people out swimming in the 68-degree waters on a chilly, rainy day like today, but swimmers should be cautious about the Silver Beach Avenue area in Daytona Beach. Tests showed high enough levels of bacteria to rate the water quality as “poor,” prompting a swim advisory from the Volusia ...
  3 weeks ago

• Arctic-faring sea duck released from captivity

  
  Beach Beat — Authority: 127
  Today’s cold (by Florida standards) and drizzly weather were no downer for a sea duck used to Arctic climes. A common eider flew straight into the brisk wind, as it enjoyed its first moments of freedom, following a 10-month recovery at Volusia County’s Marine Science Center in Ponce Inlet. Common eiders are ...
  3 weeks ago

• No change yet in surfing rules near the Daytona pier

  
  Beach Beat — Authority: 127
  Volusia officials postponed the issue of surfing near the piers in the Daytona Beach area. One reason is that an attorney has been brought into the issue. County officials manage the beach and County Councilman Josh Wagner would like to change the buffer zone surrounding the two piers – the Daytona Beach Pier ...
  4 weeks ago

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