In the years before Florida’s explosive growth, Rose Bay was a productive estuary on the Halifax River that supported fishing and shell fishing activities for the commercial and recreational sectors. In the past, good water quality, plus the proximity to the Atlantic Ocean (nearby Ponce de Leon Inlet), provided vital nursery and juvenile habitat for estuarine and offshore fish species. At the present time, Rose Bay is a vivid example of how the by-products of growth have threatened the beauty and productivity of a natural system. (Submitted by the St. Johns River Water Management District, May, 1998)
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As you drive in the traffic near Rose Bay, and hear the pounding from the construction, there is a group of kids that is excitably researching the true beauties of Rose Bay.  The Legacy Program of Mainland High School, coordinated by Louise Chapman, is on a mission, a mission to protect and restore Rose Bay to its natural beauty.

During 2003, students from Mainland High have continued examining Rose Bay to evaluate the ongoing success of the Rose Bay Restoration Program.  Fish surveys, plant identification and inventory, and oyster and conch population counts are just some of the few topics that these students are concentrating on.

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