This meeting will be held in conjunction with the Indian Rocks Beach Lighted Boat Parade’s Captain’s Meeting.

For our first meeting of the New Year our guest speaker, from Eckerd College, is Lara Milligan. She will be speaking about microplastics in the ocean.

Recently, students from Eckerd College sailed aboard a Florida Institute of Oceanography (FIO) vessel as part of their Oceanography class. Students sample the water, sediments, and large and small organisms that live in Tampa Bay. She will be talking about their findings.

Happy Hour is 6-7pm with the meeting beginning at 7pm. As usual, Jimmy Guana’s will provided free appetizers, but you may also ordered dinner during the meeting. New Members are welcome!

Our speaker is Hunter Miller with Oceana, a conservation organization focusing solely on ocean issues. He will be discussing the federal government’s recent offshore drilling plan and how local communities are standing up to protect our coast. Offshore drilling is a direct threat to our coastal economies, our beaches and marine ecosystems and our way of life. Come hear about what exactly is in this plan and how you can get involved.

New members are welcome.

Speaker to be announced.

New members are welcome.

Speaker to be announced.