Dr. Tracy Fanara | “Inspector Planet” | Ep. 962

Tom Rowland Podcast

Waypoint TV

Wilderness, Sports, Health & Fitness

5 • 899 Ratings

🗓️ 26 February 2025

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Summary

In this installment of Anglers Unite, I’m thrilled to have Dr. Tracy Fanara— an environmental engineer and water quality expert, join us. We dive deep into water quality issues in Florida, covering everything from pharmaceutical contaminants to the infamous Red Tide. Dr. Tracy shares her insights on sustainable land management, wastewater treatment challenges, and innovative mitigation strategies. We also touch on the interconnectedness of ecosystems and the surprising impacts of events like Saharan dust. Whether you're an angler, boater, or just passionate about clean water, this discussion is packed with valuable information. Don't miss out on learning how we can collectively make a difference! 00:00 Introduction to the Podcast and Guest 00:11 Understanding Water Quality Issues 00:42 Dr. Tracy Fanara's Background and Expertise 02:06 Low Impact Development Techniques 05:21 Challenges in Urban Water Management 11:43 Saharan Dust and Its Impact 16:49 Red Tide: Causes and Effects 25:15 Mitigation Strategies for Red Tide 36:15 Advancements in Environmental Modeling 38:52 Improving Hurricane Surge Models 39:29 Understanding Watershed and Flooding 40:21 Visualization Tools for Better Storm Preparation 41:18 Public Involvement in Environmental Data Collection 42:11 The Role of Anglers in Environmental Monitoring 44:15 Anecdotal Information vs. Scientific Data 45:30 Beach Conditions Reporting System 46:40 Shark Behavior and Environmental Changes 57:09 Pharmaceuticals and Chemicals in Marine Life 01:00:51 Water Treatment and Conservation 01:08:57 Optimism for Florida's Environmental Future 01:12:11 Fishing and Conservation Efforts 01:15:44 Conclusion and Future Prospects Thanks to Burnewiin for sponsoring Anglers Unite! Check out there awesome selection of products here https://bit.ly/3B6CX1L 🚀 Special Thanks to Our Sponsor: Star brite https://bit.ly/TomRowlandPodcast 👋 Stay Connected with Tom Rowland: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tomrowlandpodcast Website & Show Notes https://bit.ly/3O4lgn0 Text: +1 (305) 930-7346 Email: [email protected] 🔗 Explore More: All Socials and Links https://linktr.ee/TomRowlandPodcast 🎥 Discover More of Tom’s Shows: Saltwater Experience https://bit.ly/4by096g Into the Blue Fishing https://bit.ly/48VZYju Life on the Water https://bit.ly/3Pp9rbs 💬 Let’s Keep in Touch! Text: +1 (305) 930-7346 Email: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	My name is Dr. Trace Finara, environmental engineer and scientists, and you're on the Tom
0:05.0	Rowland podcast. What's going on, everybody? This is the Tom Rowland podcast brought to you by
0:10.3	Starbright. And today we have another part of our series, Anglers Unite with our partner
0:16.2	Bernouin. And the Anglers Unite series has been a really good one for me.
0:21.6	I've learned a lot about different ways that we as anglers or we as outdoors people can get together to really move the needle on things that make a big difference.
0:31.9	And we've talked about a lot of different things.
0:34.2	And water quality is definitely one of the things that I do believe that
0:38.2	we can have the biggest impact by working together. And today, we have Dr. Tracy Fanara,
0:46.3	and she is an environmental engineer, a scientist. I consider her a hydrologist. And I even told her that I thought she was a meteorologist,
0:56.9	but she told me that she's definitely not a meteorologist.
0:59.6	But anyway, we're going to talk about all types of different water quality issues,
1:03.9	mostly in the state of Florida.
1:05.5	Some we've touched on before, like pharmaceuticals in the water, others, Red Tide.
1:10.8	She is going to be our first Red Tide specialist that we're going to have in the podcast.
1:15.6	And I'd love to bring her in right now.
1:17.8	Tracy, how are you?
1:19.6	Good.
1:20.0	Thank you so much for having me.
1:21.7	Oh, very excited.
1:22.8	Very excited.
1:23.4	So an environmental engineer, scientist, a hydrologist, I called you a meteorologist, you said you're not.
1:32.2	But where did you study?
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