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Waterways commission hears manatee, salinity and algae update; deaths remain at nine
Summary
At the June 12 Jacksonville Waterways Commission meeting, Dr. Jerry Pinto reported low local manatee counts, microcystin detections at several sites and unchanged death totals; commissioners asked few follow-up questions.
Dr. Jerry Pinto, a Jacksonville University researcher, told the Jacksonville Waterways Commission on June 12 that local manatee counts remain lower than recent years and that staff have detected algal blooms containing microcystin at several sites.
Pinto said salinity readings were near normal for the river system — citing roughly 33 at Mayport and 12–15 at Dames Point — and that temperatures were “running around 80 degrees.” He…
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