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Midnight Pass: what does the science say?

Storms in September (Helene) and October (Milton) of 2024 opened Midnight Pass, located at the south end of Siesta Key/north end of Casey Key. This pass now allows water from the Gulf of Mexico to exchange and flow into Little Sarasota Bay, an exchange that hasn't happened since the pass was closed in 1983. Below, we explore what this means from a water quality and habitat standpoint, and what the options are moving forward.