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Summer 2002 - V.17 N.1	HEADLINES
Headlines	PUFFER FISH TOXINS LINKED TO DOLPHINS DEATHS IN LAGOON? Sixteen people were poisoned by eating southern puffer fish caught in Titusville and near the Pineda Causeway. There are several species of puffer fish, also known as blowfish or toadfish... EPA PROPOSES CHANGES TO WEAKEN THE CLEAN WATER ACT The Clean Water Act requires all rivers, lakes, and coastal waters be safe for swimming, boating and fishing. Over 20,000 water bodies (40 %) failed to meet the goals of the Clean Water Act, and the EPA reports the condition of our coastal waters is only fair to poor... MRC NEWS The New tuttle Trail Officailly Named New Program Coordinators 2001-2002 MRC Board of Directors Grant, FL. Pierce & Titusville Brown Bags on Summer Hiatus News and Renewed Membership March 2002-May 2002 NEWS AROUND THE LAGOON Seagrass in Lagoon Receded This Year The Perfect Lawn is Destroying OuWater Quality Judge Okays Weakening of Impaired Water Rule State Agency Failing to Curb Sprawl Indian River Lagoon Scenice HighwayGiven National Status Beautification Plantings Begin Along The Scenic Highway Water Contaminated by Household Chemicals Using Muck from the St. Lucy River Florida Fish and Wildlife Panel to Advies About Manatee's Status Army Corps of Engineers Sued by Consevation Advocates Brevard Boaters Raise Money toFight Manatee Speed Zones HOT ISSUES AT THE INDIAN RIVER LAGOON PUBLIC WORKSHOPS The Decision on the Brevard Manatee Rules Swoope’s Power Plant site Pre-stressed Concrete Site Indian River County Stormwater Master Plan Acquiring Conservation Corridors Muck Dredging in the St. Sebastian River Annexation of Parcels on the St. Sebastian River Martin/St.Lucie Adopt - A - Drop Program Mysterious Dolphin Deaths In Lagoon SHORELINE RESTORATION PROGRAM Shoreline Restoration Brevard County Shoreline Restoration Indian River County Shoreline Restoration St. Lucie/Martin County THE LAGOON MONITOR Report from the Indian River Lagoon Watch Lagoon Water Clarity. Dissolved Oxygen - Good for this Time of Year The top ten things you can do to help the Lagoon LAGOON HISTORY Cruising the Lagoon 1884 SPECIES SPOTLIGHT Bottlenose Dolphin

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