Mismanagement is destroying Florida’s coastal waters

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Mismanagement is destroying Florida’s coastal waters

By John Cassani, Calusa Waterkeeper emeritus  Florida’s coastal waters – composed of marshes and tidal estuaries, fed by iconic rivers – represent the very essence of natural Florida. It is hard to imagine any significant historical event going back to the 16th century that did not involve the state’s coastal waters.   Florida’s aquatic preserves – the first of which was Estero Bay, in 1966 – were intended to conserve and celebrate these vital w…