Sanibel-Captiva News
SCCF: Decreased salinity documented due to lake discharges
The Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation reported that its Marine Laboratory researchers collected samples surrounding the Chiquita Lock on Feb. 28 as part of an ongoing monthly survey monitoring the quality of the water coming from Cape Coral’s canal system. The sampling was done 11 days after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers started making releases to the Caloosahatchee River from Lake Okeechobee. “We noticed there was already an effect on the lower estuary where the Chiquita Lock is located,” SCCF Research & Policy Associate Leah Reidenbach said. “The salinity was ...