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SCCF receives grants from shell club

By SANIBEL-CAPTIVA CONSERVATION FOUNDATION 1 min read
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SANIBEL-CAPTIVA CONSERVATION FOUNDATION From left, Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation (SCCF) Marine Laboratory Director Eric Milbrandt, Ph.D., Coastal Watch Director Kealy Pfau, Sanibel-Captiva Shell Club Grant Chair Karen Turner, SCCF Youth Education Director Shannon Rivard and marine science educator Annie Clinton.

The Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation (SCCF) was awarded $15,000 in grant funds from the Sanibel-Captiva Shell Club (SCSC). Its Coastal Watch, Sanibel Sea School and Marine Laboratory will each receive a $5,000 grant. The funding for Coastal Watch will support a volunteer-driven oyster restoration project in the Tarpon Bay. The Sanibel Sea School grant will support A Week in the Field, a free camp that introduces local high school students to hands-on environmental research. The funding for the Marine Laboratory will support a new study analyzing the sea slug Oxynoe antillarum’s ability to forage on macroalgae Caulerpa fastigiata, which has been increasing in the Matlacha Pass and is potentially associated with seagrass decline.

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