Welcome to the Salt Strong Podcast, Disrupting Fishing Entertainment as you know it, Prepare

to laugh, Prepare to get to know fishing legends in a whole new and unfiltered way.

And on occasion, you might even learn a thing or two about fishing.

Here's your host, Joe Simons, Like Diamonds.

Hello, Salt Strong Nation, Joe Simons, Like Diamonds.

We are back again talking about Tampa Bay.

I had on, or we had on, it was quite the little panel.

I guess what two weeks ago, Tampa water keepers and great conversation.

I learned a lot.

We had really just a great discussion about what's going on.

Some of the main issues.

And I received a lovely email from my guest here in Lindsey Cross.

So I'm going to read it because this is probably the best way to introduce you.

Minus the wedding DJ part, of course, that I will bring up, of course.

So hi, Joe and Luke, I listen to your podcast and I'm glad that you just feature Tampa Bay

water keeper discussing the red tide.

I would love for you to continue to highlight this critical issue and wanted to offer myself

as a guest.

This is where it gets really good.

I have 20 years experience working in the Tampa Bay area as an environmental scientist

and conservation advocate.

I work for 14 years for the Tampa Bay estuary program and was the executive director for

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