PALM BAY, Fla. – A scientist will present the Marine Resources Council’s third annual report card scoring the health of the Indian River Lagoon and it’s once again expected to show continuing challenges.Dr.
Leeza Souto said algae blooms are still happening even four years into Brevard County’s 10-year, $400 million restoration plan with hundreds of cleanup projects.Green water was recorded this month in Merritt Island in a Sykes Creek canal.[TRENDING: Gov: Vaccine coming to Florida ‘relatively soon’ | CDC: Avoid Thanksgiving travel | Georgia presidential race recount results]“It was just stunning, like pea soup,” Souto said about recent blooms.Souto said that despite progress in certain areas, the overall health of the lagoon is still not.