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  • Shells For Shorelines

    Learn more about how recycled oyster shells are restoring the bay every day!

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  • Scallop Search

    Don’t miss out on the volunteer event of the season! Join us for the 30th annual Great Bay Scallop search on August 2, 2025.

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  • Discover More

    Visit our Discovery Center on the St. Pete Pier to discover more!

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Our Mission in Action

Discover how we achieve our mission through collective action.

Restoration

Community Outreach

Education

Let’s Get Social!

🚨The numbers are in for our Summer Coastal Cleanup! A total of 59 volunteers collected 532 pounds of debris at two locations, Tierra Verde Bayway and Grandview Park, this past Saturday. 💙 Thank you to our volunteers and cleanup partners: City o
Some mid-week motivation 😌🙂‍↕️ You can make an impact! Visit the link in our bio today to support our mission to restore the bay every day! Tampa Bay Watch, Giveback, St.Pete, Marine Science, Marine Conservation, Education, Water
It’s plastic-free July! 🌱 You can take on the challenge with the help of local zero waste store, Sans Market. Shop at @sans.market during the month of July and mention Tampa Bay Watch sent you to get 10% off your in-store purchase at checkou
Did you know ❓ Tampa Bay is Florida’s largest open water estuary, spanning 400 square miles, with a watershed more than FIVE times that large, covering 2,200 square miles. 💙 At Tampa Bay Watch, our mission is to restore the bay every day th
The Great Bay Scallop Search 2025 is HERE! 🌊 @tampabaywatch, in partnership with the @tampabayestuaryprogram is inviting boaters, kayakers and snorkelers to participate in the 30th annual Great Bay Scallop Search August 2, 2025 from 9a.m. - 12p.m.!
🥳 Our Discovery Center is turning 5! Join us Saturday, July 5th to celebrate our 5th birthday with a special snake encounter from 12:30pm-1pm! 🐍 Plus, enjoy snake-themed birthday hats, a year of the snake presentation and a snake trivia game where
The numbers are in! 👏 On Friday, June 20th, Tampa Bay Watch partnered with Manatee County Natural Resources Department (NRD) for a community planting event at G.T. Bray Park. 🌱 With the help of YOU, our dedicated volunteers, approximately 1,800