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DEP to host next Blue-Green Algae Task Force meeting

Staff report

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection is hosting the next meeting of the Blue-Green Algae Task Force at 9:00 a.m. on Jan. 23, 2020, at FAU's Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute in Fort Pierce.

The key focus of the task force is to support funding and restoration initiatives, such as prioritizing solutions and making recommendations to expedite nutrient reductions in Lake Okeechobee and the downstream estuaries.

The Task Force will meet to continue discussing progress toward reducing the adverse impacts of blue-green algae blooms now and over the next five years. The agenda will be made available on the Task Force website.

The meeting will be streamed live online.